Hot spot remedies? - Page 1

 While I was gone for a week, my 4 year old bitch developed a couple of lovely hot spots on her rump.  I bought a new bag of kibble recently, so am very tempted to toss it.

By doing a search, I found a number of threads on this topic, but they were too old for the reply to work.  I hate the idea of the vet filling her with cortisone, so I am going to try some alternatives first.  I have put Gold Bond powder on her as a stopgap.

Does anyone have any new remedies that work?  We're definitely changing food.

Micky

I had a terrier with hot spots from time to time.  We treated it three ways - diet, allergy, and surface treatment.  Fish oil, salmon Tasts of the Wild dog food really helped a lot in increasing oild to the skin - although she did get the squirts from it.  Also we gave her benadryl to treat the underlying allergy - it appeared that she had an allergy to the chlorophill in freshly cut grass.  Finally, we would use a triple action antibiotic cream and cortison cream from time to time.  Twice over many years, it required a cortisone shot, but that was when we didn't get to is soon enough. 

 Thanks.  I plan on going to an all meat diet and I'll get some salmon oil.  Has anyone tried mackerel?

Micky yes I have used Mackeral but usually canned Salmon, you can throw in some sardines as well. All good for omega-3's . Also I use fish oil caps 1000mgs twice a day.
As for the hot spot, I don't believe all are caused from allergies. Some can start with a small irritation from a bug bite etc. and the itching/chewing can make the area moist...voile'... Hot Spot.
I have found that clipping the hair some to let in more air for drying helps, shaving is good too but can ad another irritant if it burns the skin by to close a clip. I wash the area with Betadyne, a mild solution, by adding warm water to make it look like tea. Then pat dry some. A topical of Original Listerine or Bactine with a cotton ball. Both are drying and antiseptic, also taste gross and helps deter the dog from licking/chewing. It has to be done several times a day, but usually is healing pretty good on day 2-3.
Hope that helps. Glad they don't happen often, such a pain.

Food can def. do it.  Trim area, dry with gold bond, then put bag balm on it.  Works great and usually within a  week. 

I just clipped my girl's hot spots close, but not too close and I clipped any hair around it too.  Just getting it where the air can dry it out does wonders.  She always licked at it if we put medicine on it so we just let it dry and kept an eye on her so she would not mess with it.  She was an exceptional dog...if she was told to leave it she usually did. 

Bag balm is great...I use it too....when I get bit   heals my big wounds up....big mouths on big dogs....
also   this is found at most feed stores also....

a tube of    Nu-Stock   made by   Pierce     All Purpose


great stuff...use it now for everything  Ingredients are all natural also.......  Non  toxic for all animals   horses also....
ALSO CAN BE USED FOR EAR MITES..

INGREDIENTS;  Sulfur,  Pine oil  Mineral oil


YR

My vet dermatologist gave me chlorhexiderm 4% (not 2%) it works AMAZING! all kinds of skin issues, Its like my magic potion. I always kkep it close and have friends who had issues that they couldnt clear and with the Chlorhexiderm, cleared right up! I never saw a hotspot it couldnt clear...in days! Most vets carry it.

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if you don't mind a little discoloration of the fur, hydrogen peroxide cleans it out and help dry it up pretty quickly.   there are many things you can use that will work, gold bond, listerine, vinegar, rubbing alcohol, tomlyn's biocane.  it depends on the dog, and how bad the hot spot is.  i don't even clip the hair anymore.

good luck

Absolute best topical treatment for hot spots, I'm talking nasty, oozy, stuff gone in just a few days, nothing is better than Gentocin spray. I do believe you can only get it from your vet.

Now if you want to fight them from the inside out, I have had enormous success with Source Plus for dogs.