ickplant@lemmy.world to Dogs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoArchibald and his portrait (by Scarlett Van Vliet)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down13
arrow-up1163arrow-down1imageArchibald and his portrait (by Scarlett Van Vliet)lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Dogs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squarecogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoA lot of times dogs who have to get teeth pulled will have their tongues hang out like that. I’ve had 3 dogs with droopy tongues post-dental work.
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoI’m not sure as it’s not my dog, but it looks to be some kind of congenital defect, most likely.
minus-squareMandarbmax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThat dog appears to be a hairless xolo. Iirc the hairless trait in xolos comes with tooth issues so the dog is probably just missing half his teeth so the tongue just dangles out.
Why does the tongue do that?
A lot of times dogs who have to get teeth pulled will have their tongues hang out like that. I’ve had 3 dogs with droopy tongues post-dental work.
I’m not sure as it’s not my dog, but it looks to be some kind of congenital defect, most likely.
That dog appears to be a hairless xolo. Iirc the hairless trait in xolos comes with tooth issues so the dog is probably just missing half his teeth so the tongue just dangles out.