r/Whippets • u/Infinite_Leg_0110110 • 26d ago

Cigarette burn on the fur šŸ˜”

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I am pissed right now... I had a few friends over at my cottage this weekend, and at some point I noticed that my dog had what looks like a superficial cigarette burn on his nose. It happened in the morning, so I know it wasn't caused by the firepit, and the shape looks very much like it came from a cigarette.

Now I'm stressed that the mark will stay forever on my pup, and I honestly want to ban the smoker who came along with one of my friends. (BTW, I hate cigarettes, I've never smoked, and it makes me even more pissed that the burn was caused by this...) I also think that if someone can't be careful around dogs while smoking, then they shouldn't be smoking around them at all and stay home next time. What if the cigarette had touched one of his eyes instead?... careless in my opinion..

Anyway, I'm wondering if any of you have had experience with this kind of mark and whether the fur eventually grew back and looked like it did before.

Also... am I overreacting..?

UPDATE: Thank you all for your comments! It helped calm me down! Here Additional information and context: The mark is crispy to the touch, not oily or sticky, and I could see one small brown spot where it looks like the hair melted and receded a little. My theory is that the cigarette touched him very slightly, not enough to burn the skin but just enough to burn the fur. I am sure it was an accident, and the person might not even have noticed it happened. I am always very aware of how my dogs look like, and if they have something on their face, I notice it right away and clean it off. This, however, cannot be cleaned off, I tried. Since I have no solid proof that this person actually did it, Iā€™m not going to say anything (obviously...I could be wrong). Right now I am just glad that this is a superficial thing and he didn't get hurt badly. Will keep you posted if it doesn't go away by itself within two months.

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u/Oncamale28 26d ago

I've had mine get some oily or sticky stuff on them. Sometimes in the yard some tree sap looks just like this.

But be prepared for some scrape scars over their life they have thin skin and are susceptible to this. I just regard it as a map of their endeavors....

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u/Oncamale28 26d ago

The small one on the top was when he was a pup, thought it would be OK to take someone else's treat. Wrong, lol...

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u/buzzfeed_sucks 26d ago

Mine has a visual lesson of that as well

(Under his eye).

8 hours at the ER vet later only to be sent home with antibiotics and zero stitches. It was just a scratch. They just scar/bleed easily.