Sounds similar to what our rottie zara went / is going through. She will be 4 on saturday (14-11-09) and she looks like a 9yr old dog !!!!

It started with sticky eyes in the mornings, we gave them a wipe. Then we noticed this small light brown patch around her eye. Went to the vets, got the usual eye drops etc etc. They thought it could be entopian !

This has went on for months now, and she has started to go white on here head, and around her eye. The vet said that it is vitilago !!!

She lost the pigment on her nose, and lips. They were patchy black and pink !!!!

She was given a months course of steroids, and the colour has came back.

She still has the odd patch around her eye..but as long as there isn't any major health issuses we're not to worried.

They did think it was a raer dissorder, that affectted the imune system, but that problem is mostly in akitas, border collies and some dobermans. Her test came back negative on that !!!

Hopefully you get to the bottom of it soon.

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