When going to the hospital, doctors usually say that you can know your physical condition by sticking out your tongue. You must not know that a dog's tongue can also tell you its health! How to see the health status from the dog's tongue? The normal tongue color of dogs is generally reddish, with thin and even tongue coating, moderate wet and dry tongue, and no slippery or dry tongue. The tongue color is red in summer and light in winter. However, the tongue surface of a few breeds of golden retrievers is dark red or black, which should be distinguished.
1, white tongue, indicating deficiency of qi and blood, which is more common in dogs with malnutrition, anemia, excessive blood loss or parasitic diseases. A pale tongue indicates extreme weakness.
2, the tongue color is red, indicating blood diseases, more common in hot infectious diseases. Purple-red tongue is seen in the late stage of heat infection and intestinal volvulus.
3. Yellow tongue indicates damp-heat syndrome, and dark yellow is more common in chronic hepatitis. Orange is more common in acute hepatitis and blood parasitic diseases. The change of tongue color can provide reference for the initial diagnosis, and the diagnosis of diseases must be comprehensively diagnosed in the hospital.