Creating a 3D-Printed Nose Guard to Help a Dog Recover from Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
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Summary
A personal story about how a pet owner created a custom 3D-printed nose guard called SnoutCover to help their pitbull Billie recover from Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), a painful autoimmune condition affecting the dog's nose. The article details the journey from diagnosis to innovation, describing how love and desperation led to designing a protective device that allowed the dog's nose to heal fully.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledWhen our pitbull Billie was diagnosed with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), we had no idea how much our lives, and hers were about to change.
This is the story of how desperation, love, and a 3D printer led to the creation of SnoutCover.
Billie's nose started changing gradually. At first, we thought it was just normal aging—her beautiful black nose began losing pigment, turning pink in patches.
But then came the crusting, the scaling, and worst of all, the pain.
Every time she bumped her nose, even...
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