Those of you who have been reading for awhile, know that my Australian Shepard, Kermit, has discoid lupus.

This disease affects the nose in a dog. It causes ulcerations and cracking. Kind of like a very bad case of chapped lips only on the nose. Here is how his nose looked before he started taking the steroids.

He has been on the prednisone for almost a month now. Things have changed somewhat. Here is how his nose looks now.