Apple Cider Vinegar for hot spots? - Page 1

I was checking some things out online for home remedies for hot spots on Chaos. They aren't real big this time, but you can feel them under his hair. I came across apple cider vinegar! Does anyone else out there use it on their dogs for hot spots or anything else for that matter? I have bathed him in it twice so far and it seems to have dried them up. Now we just have to wait for the scabs to go away! I think they are bothering me more than they are him at this point, lol.

It's what I use for Dante's (*knock wood didn't need any this year)hot spots from flea bites. I dilute 50/50 with water and saturate the area a couple times a day.

I normally use a Vinegar & Water rinse on the dogs after a bath. Look at my old post>>>> http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/bulletins_read/135802.html#135822

It also comes in capsule form and is good for kidneys, gout, and a number of other things. It's good for us too!

It also comes in capsule form and is good for kidneys, gout, and a number of other things. It's good for us too!

If it were my dog, I would be concerned about what underlying issue would be causing these recurring hotspots. What does your vet say as to why he keeps gettting hotspots?

sueincc, I already have allergy testing set up at a place other than my vet, for after the 1st of the year! Yes I am quite concerned with what is causing his hot spots. The place I am going to is booked until after the 1st. So yes, it is being taken care of!

Apple cider vinegar is good in the dog food.....one teaspoon over the food ...kibble or raw..There is a lady in one of the Austin Schutzhund clubs who makes dog food , a raw diet and with apple cider vinegar in it, freezes it in a roll and she and her husband have done this for years..She sells to all the schutz clubs in south Texas and a lot of other places.....Apple cider vinegar is the cure all....for reflux,is a sure cure..if you can stand to swig down a tablespoon in the morning and a swig in the am....I cant get it down....or not yet...I tried but cant stand it..and you can dilute it...I like veggies in it..but that wont solve reflux.... It is the most widely used household product on the market today and it it healthy and you dont need a prescription for it..... Shepherd woman ; Do you havae your dog on raw meat diet...one of my young men , years ago had a hot spot at 4mos old ,went to vet...came home ., put pup on raw meat slone...never another hot spot ever....dog is 4 now.., lives in Caddo Mills , Tex...no hot spots.....

Apple Cider Vinegar is an old farm remedy used on people and farm animals in years past. In pregnant farm animals, when added to the feed it supposedly made labor and delivery easier, offspring healthier with better coats. Years ago I used it on a couple of bitches I bred (two tablespoons per day in their food) and the puppies had very thick, proper coats and were very energetic at birth. Farmers used to use it along with honey as an antibiodic and remedy for sore throats and influenza. There have been whole books written on the anecdotal evidence. Chemical analysis has shown it to be very rich in minerals if from organically grown apples. Supposedly it's the high mineral content which makes it so therapeutic. Some dog breeders feed it to all their dogs every day as well as their pregnant bitches (1 tablespoon perday for non-pregnant dog and two tablespoons per pregnant bitch, mixed in the food). It's slight acidity is believed by some to help prevent urinary tract infections.

SW once you identify and eliminate the underlying cause of the hot spots, he probably won't be bothered by them anymore. Good decision to have him tested. Skin testing?