straw-like hair follicle - (dec.20.12) plucked!!!
Hello,
So, I was examining my Kai's fur/skin, which is something I like to do regularly on all my dogs, to check the health of the hair, skin, see if they have any odd bumps, etc, when I noticed something strange on Hana. She has this straw-like hair follicle? It looks like the base of a feather embedded in her skin. Does anyone know what I'm talking about or know anything about this? I tried googling it but the closest thing I found to explaining what that it might be was something called a "keratin horn"??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_horn
I was tempted to pluck it, because it looks like it can be plucked, but it also looked like it might be painful so I did not. I've never seen anything like it, and was fascinated by it, so I thought I might ask here.
So, I was examining my Kai's fur/skin, which is something I like to do regularly on all my dogs, to check the health of the hair, skin, see if they have any odd bumps, etc, when I noticed something strange on Hana. She has this straw-like hair follicle? It looks like the base of a feather embedded in her skin. Does anyone know what I'm talking about or know anything about this? I tried googling it but the closest thing I found to explaining what that it might be was something called a "keratin horn"??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_horn
I was tempted to pluck it, because it looks like it can be plucked, but it also looked like it might be painful so I did not. I've never seen anything like it, and was fascinated by it, so I thought I might ask here.
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@ttddinh oh I have no desire to pluck it out. It actually looks like it might leave a hole in her skin like an enlarged pore.
Follicular
Follicular hyperkeratosis dass (also called "Phrynoderma") is a skin condition characterized by excessive development of keratin in hair follicles, resulting in rough, cone-shaped, elevated papules. The openings are often closed with a white plug of encrusted sebum.
This condition has been shown in several small-scale studies to respond well to supplementation with vitamins and fats rich in essential fatty acids. Some research suggests this is due mainly to E and B vitamins.[3] Vitamin A is also listed as connected to the pathology.[4]
It kinda sounds like this is what it might be when I wikied hyperkeratosis. Did you treat Akuma carpal pads with a cream or something, or was it okay to just leave it?
@lindsayt How strange....Mei has hyperkeratosis on her carpal pad and so did Mika. One day Mika scraped them and both of them came off. They grew back fine though.