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What should a chocolate labs gums look like?

What should a chocolate labs gums look like?

“Healthy gums should appear shrimp-colored pink,” says Dan Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC and board-certified veterinary dentist at the Animal Medical Center. “Unhealthy gums will appear red and inflamed.” Certain diseases can cause discoloration of the gums. For instance, red, inflamed gums can be a sign of gingivitis.

Are pink gums healthy?

Healthy gums should look pink and firm, not red and swollen. To keep gums healthy, practice good oral hygiene. Brush your teeth at least twice a day, floss at least once a day, rinse with an antiseptic mouthwash once or twice a day, see your dentist regularly, and avoid smoking or chewing tobacco.

What is the normal color of bubble gum?

Normal gums should be a bubble gum pink color. When pressed, they should lighten to a white or pale pink color and then quickly return to the normal pink color when you take your finger off of the gums.

What are the symptoms of a bloat lab?

Initial symptoms typically include swollen stomach, anxiety, whining and general discomfort. Other symptoms can include unsuccessful attempts to vomit, pale gums, increased heart rate and abnormal rapid breathing. If your Lab has any of these symptoms, seek immediate care.

Is there such a thing as a smart Chocolate Lab?

There are experienced owners who’ve had labs of every color, with some saying their chocolate was or is the smartest they’ve ever had. And of course the opposite in some cases. Black, Yellow, Chocolate, or even a ‘mismark’, dogs are individuals, a product of their different genes and environment.

Can a black and Yellow Dog have the Chocolate gene?

However, blacks and yellows can carry the chocolate gene and because of this, in particular pairings of sire and dam that carry the chocolate gene, chocolate pups would occasionally appear in a litter of puppies.

Normal gums should be a bubble gum pink color. When pressed, they should lighten to a white or pale pink color and then quickly return to the normal pink color when you take your finger off of the gums.

Initial symptoms typically include swollen stomach, anxiety, whining and general discomfort. Other symptoms can include unsuccessful attempts to vomit, pale gums, increased heart rate and abnormal rapid breathing. If your Lab has any of these symptoms, seek immediate care.

What does it mean when a Labrador Retriever has bloat?

Bloat is a life-threatening condition that occurs when gas is trapped in the stomach. This can lead to your Labrador retriever’s stomach twisting 180 to 360 degrees, a condition called gastric dilatation-volvulus syndrome. Labrador retrievers as a breed are susceptible to bloat.

Can a dog with cobbled gums have cancer?

A cobbled texture in and of itself is nothing to fret about, he says (and it tends to be seen more in large breed dogs like Labrador retrievers or Saint Bernards), but cobbled gums can be a sign of cancer.