Another Damn Hot Spot! - Page 3

LOL!  Got it!!

That is so funny! I am soooo glad there are others out their feeding their dogs the good stuff while we eat hamburger helper! ShepherdWomen I also think the food is playing a roll. For the hot spot you might try Listerene Original (the brown kind). You might have to shave the hair though. My male had one while on RAW but I think a spider bite could have caused it. I tried an assortment of things and it is all that worked.

Keep an eye out for allergies, both food and "inhalent".  Atopic dermatitis if it's inhalent.

My dog is RIDDLED with all of the above.  She is very expensive, and time-consuming and physically demanding.

She's all-Euro.  I'd be interested in knowing if you find out about any allergies, if he is all Euro.  I'm sick of this cropping up all the time.

Another possibility is "seasonal" allergies, which believe me, isn't as bad as "every-day living" allergies.

Anyway, although it's been my (extremely limited) experience, I'm not going to push this as THE cause of your problems and that A or B will solve them, unlike some.   Just a suggestion to watch out for.

You might want to watch for what are called "seed ticks" the laval form of the tick.  They are very tiny, hard to see but do bite and can cause the irritation that leads to a hot spot.  My own recipe for treating hot spots is to wash are with antiseptic sscrub, I use one called Hibicleanse, it is used for surgical prescrub, then a wipe with a Tucks Pad to cool the itch.  Then an application of Animax cream for an antibiotic.and finish off with a dusting of Gold Bond Medicated Powder.  Hot spot is usually gone in 3-4 hours and no need to shave area.

Ok, I'm going to cry : - {   I shaved his hot spot on his back.  He's bareeee : - {  My baby has a bald spot on his back.  I poured peroxide on it and then, put Gold Bond Medicated Powder on it.  So far so good.  He isn't messing with it finally.  I think it hurt me more than it did him!  My baby is balddddd.  Can't show him when he's bald lol.  Some one stop me from crying, lol.

Farnums Wound care   stinks like Sulfadene     but also  there are sulfa shampoos that work and they have tea tree oils and stinky things but that and Salicylic acid in the shampoos get all the oils and dirt off....

Raw diet and my vet uses      Head and Shoulders   Dandruff  , has salicylic and isnt harsh and less expensive....

Now he will sell you the shampoo  for dogs,,,,,but why pay more???   

Apple cider vinegar in food    also.....and lots of fish oils   and never leave a fish cap in your pants pocket and wash those pants in a load of your clothes......I did and I  had to throw all of them in the garbage......you never get the smell out of them no matter what you use   

I used odo-ban  ,  oxyclean,  you name it.....stink ola"

One word - CORN, the most likely cause of the hot spots, feed a food with no corn, Nutro's Natural Choice Lamb and Rice is a good alternative, no corn or by-products.

SW - awe, don't cry.  It'll grow back all pretty.  You just won't be able to show for awhile.  Ugh, Apache looked so funny when the side of her face was shaved.  She had a pretty ruff to one side and the other slick as a whistle.  I refused to take any pics of her until it grew back.  I understand the back is a little more obvious.  Poor thing. 

Thank you for posting this!!!!!!!! Nenz has  one on a foreleg and a huge bare patch on his back close to the rear. I am actually on my friend's computer right now because I came over to get some ointment and lavender oil she thought might help. I recently gave him a bath and wonder if that is why he is biting his back......the one on his foreleg started when I switched from one dog food to another because I thought more protein would be better. I can't wait to try some of the suggestions on this thread.............he is so itchy, he is constantly biting at his back. He has an appointment to see the vet next week but every time I look at him there is more hair gone...........I hate taking him out, it looks so awful I am ashamed to have a dog look like that.

Hey all, I took Chaos to the vet this afternoon. We just got home a little bit ago. My vet walked in the room and his mouth dropped! He said it's one of the worst cases he has seen in quite some time : - { He said it is definatly a allergic reaction to something, but we wouldn't know what unless we did testing! He gave him a shot and said the itching should calm down to next to nothing with in 24 hours. He said keep the clavamox that I got from work up, until it's gone, and to keep using the panalog on it. I asked him if I should give him the pred which I was just about against using it any way. And he said don't use it! So I won't. He said all we can do now is wait for the clavamox to do it's thing, and keep him from chewing on them. I will keep the E collar on him to stop him from doing that. He told me that the change of food was good to the California Natural Lamb and Rice and the Fish oil, and the vitamin E too. I am suppose to call them if there is no change in a few days, or he gets worse, and they will get him right in. They know when I call at any time that it has to be bad enough and urgent like I told them this morning when I called them. Here's a picture of what they look like now.