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Q. Boudreaux’s Butt Paste caught my eye in your column about diaper rash. Our beagle Buddy was bruising his nose, grinding it to the quick as he went about burying treats, small toys and other objects in some hidden nook of the carpet. He pushed and pushed outward with his nose, rubbing it raw.
Our veterinarian suggested Boudreaux’s Butt Paste, and we thought he was putting us on. Almost embarrassed to ask, I went into our drug store and whispered the name of the product. “Sure, right up here,” said the pharmacist as he reached to the top shelf for a tube of it. It worked! It’s heavy enough that even constant licking kept it in place long enough for Buddy’s nose to heal.
A. Boudreaux’s Butt Paste is a diaper rash ointment that contains zinc oxide. Our veterinary consultant confirmed that veterinarians sometimes recommend this type of ointment for a dog with a sore raw nose like Buddy’s. She cautions, however, that a zinc oxide product should be used for a short period of time and not in large quantities. Dogs do lick their noses frequently, and zinc oxide can be toxic if they ingest too much of it.
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