reoccurring hot spot's on 9 month old GSD

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by KETCAT on 09 July 2010 - 15:07

Has anyone any advice on hot spots that keep reoccurring on a 9 month old GSD? He has been seen by the vet twice and treated with a drying "Neo-Predef" powder.They clear up fine,and with in a week or so another one comes!

he is fed a high quality diet,along with raw etc.His coat is nice and shiny but these damm hot spots keep coming back.

Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated.Thank you all.

by missbeeb on 09 July 2010 - 15:07

Mmmm... I may have had the same... explain "hot spot" please.

If it's some itchy red spots, I've only ever treated with Tea tree oil spray... successful every time too.

by KETCAT on 09 July 2010 - 16:07

missbeeb, these are wet pussy skin irritations,the vet referred them as hot spot's. The Neo-Predf works great,their cleared up in a day.But my question was "why is he getting them so often. None of my other dog's have this issue.

by Penny on 09 July 2010 - 17:07

high quality diet, along with raw??? Could that be it - too much of something reacting together? whats the high quality diet and whats the raw? Mo.

by jc.carroll on 09 July 2010 - 18:07

I don't know about recurring hot-spots, but I found the best treatment for the randomly occuring one is Desitin Multi-Purpose ointment. Traditionally used for diaper rash, I discovered it works very nicely on hot spots too.

I've never had problems with recurring ones though, and my first guess would be something in the diet or possibly allergies. My family had dog that would get hot spots due to allergic reactions to most animal-based proteins. He ate a primarily vegan protein-based diet, otherwise his skin would erupt in hot-spots.

by GSDNewbie on 09 July 2010 - 18:07

Probable allergies would need vet testing to work with as far as the spot themselves I have found gold bond powder to bring my dog the best relief. She began getting sores at 13 months and from then on has had nothing but skin leisions from her allergies despite the best feeding and vet testing and gold bond is a miracle worker and some times tinactin spray.

by jade on 09 July 2010 - 19:07

solid gold ...has a great skin cream product..

by windwalker18 on 09 July 2010 - 19:07

Hot spots are most frequently a combo of a staff infection and yeast. We usually treated them by clearing the area around the sore (clip with at least 1" on every side of uneffected skin. Wash with an Iodine based shampoo (Povadine is good). Then spray the area with something like topazone. That will take care of the immediate sore, but the cause is most likely as others have suggested either a feed allergy, flea allergy, or perhaps even a bedding allergy. A friend of mine decided that he sheps would smell wonderful if bedded with cedar shavings, but one of the dogs were allergic and broke out with massive sores.

by KETCAT on 09 July 2010 - 21:07

Penny, the high quality kibble is wellness puppy and the raw is chopped beef and lamb scraps from the butcher shop. I did wonder if his diet had anything to do with it.
I am going to try some of the much appreciated advice you all gave.Thank you all.

by dogud shepherd on 09 July 2010 - 22:07

your right,it is his diet!stop feeding the meat with the kibble,usually hot spots are caused by too rich a diet,i would recommend either feed one or the other and try it for a month to see if it eases the symptoms.tcp(antiseptic) undiluted works well on the spots too.(and a lot cheaper than the vet)

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