Hot Spot Treatment - Page 2

Vetericyn. Apply several times a day as needed, works without the need to clip or shave the area.

i USE all the old fashioned tricks....baking soda... and the stinky Tea Tree Oil..,.,.

Do not get on you , you will not be kissing any TOADS

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I use a drop or two of neat lavender essential oil on hot spots; it is much milder than tea tree oil and does not smell near as strong, it also has anti itch properties which helps the dogs to stop itching and making it worse. Usually the spots are gone within a few days of starting treatment. If you have tea tree and not lavender I would just use that, but just one drop neat or mixed at a 10% solution, and be careful not to let your dog lick any of it off as tea tree can be toxic for animals. 

I was told of a great treatment by my vet who tries holistic approaches first if it is safe for the animal.  She said trim the hair around the hotspot out 1/8-1/4 inch of good skin.  GENTLY wash the area with mild soap and water to wash away the saliva from licking and the serous fluid from seepage.  Make a super saturated solution of Epsom Salts by boiling water, then adding Salts until a few crystals are left.  Let it cool and refrigerate in a glass sealable container.  Depending on your dog's tolerance (because hot spots are SO painful and sensitive), you can use the cold solution or let a small amount warm to room temperature.  Using clean cloth or cotton balls, make a compress with the solution and either place on and hold or gently dab the hotspot.  It will dry up very quickly after the first treatment.  Do this twice a day and you will see it heal rather quickly. Neither of my dogs will lick the hotspot after treatment.  Ronin needs the solution room temp and Isis prefers it cold.  I swear by this and am always amazed how quickly the spot clears up.  The solution does not burn or irritate (I had a big scrape that was open and bleeding, after stopping the bleeding, I put an Epsom Salt compress on to see if it burned, it felt better almost immediately and without any discomfort).

I use it for bug bites, scrapes, and will soak their feet in it when they are chewing like crazy (I rinse their feet off so they don't lick up the solution).

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Here  is what I do. 1/2 tea spoon of bleach in 16 oz of water. Wash it and rub it until  the wound is not slippery. Then I pack it every day with neosporin. When scab occurs I gently  rub on it Neosporin on it until healed.    I do same on ring worm.   i make sure that the dog does not lick a neosporin for about 2 minutes. by then it is soaked into the tissue adequately and licking will not remove it. it will not hurt the dog. . I put neosporin on it 2x-3x per day.   As some one suggested you can use veterycin instead of a bleach . Vetericyn includes bleach homeopathically ( I believe) 

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