[Dailydrool] Fur turning white

[Pam McQuade]

<<I know this is going to sound goofy. But I have a red/white Basset whose 
hair around her hips is turning white. My holistic vet says it is not 
natural for animals to gray or white out on their bodies. graying of the 
muzzle is different .>>

Doesn't sound goofy to me. Our tri-colored Abner has grayed on his 
hindquarters. Alexis, who was a lemon and white, may have done the same 
thing, since she had darker patches in some places, but her back area seemed 
to be lighter in most places.

Another thing that seemed to cause Alexis to fade was, I think, being fed 
lousy food. When we got her, she was mostly white. After living with us for 
a while as a foster, she started getting more color to her. I can only 
assume it was the food or good medical care, since we provided both in 
abundance.

Oh, how I miss that lovely girl.

It has always seemed to me that red and white (or lemon) hounds fade more 
than tri's as they age. Is it just me, or have other Droolers noticed that 
too?
Pam, food slave to the Dashing Bassets