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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / January 2006Hot Spots On Dog
I wonder if you have advice for me. My dog has broken out in what my vet calls hot spots. They gave me some shampoo to use but it doesn't seem to be working. I bath him every other day and the spots just seem to be getting worse. Scaly, cracking and some bleeding. Any suggestions? Does this sound like some sort of infection? Thank you for any advice. I've never had a dog with hot spots but I've seen others post that Listerine applied to the spots works on alleviating them since it is an antiseptic. Celeste >I wonder if you have advice for me. My dog has broken out in what my > vet calls hot spots. They gave me some shampoo to use but it doesn't > seem to be working. I bath him every other day and the spots just seem > to be getting worse. Scaly, cracking and some bleeding. Any > suggestions? Does this sound like some sort of infection? Thank you for > any advice. -> I've never had a dog with hot spots but I've seen others post that Listerine -> applied to the spots -> works on alleviating them since it is an antiseptic. Oh my. That must burn like hell!!! Didn't your vet give you anything to put on the spots? Mine gave me a spray to use as soon as I see any sign of a hotspot.  Signature8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ http://www.intergnat.com/pussygames/ >I wonder if you have advice for me. My dog has broken out in what my > vet calls hot spots. They gave me some shampoo to use but it doesn't > seem to be working. I bath him every other day and the spots just seem > to be getting worse. Scaly, cracking and some bleeding. Any > suggestions? Does this sound like some sort of infection? Thank you for > any advice. I have never heard of a dog "breaking out" in hot spots. Usually hot spots occur as a result of some irritation to the skin which the dog then licks until sometimes the skin is broken resulting in a very irritated, sometimes bleeding spot. Flea allergies are notorious for producing hot spots, but, of course, there can be other causes. A medicated shampoo may be fine to use, but my vets have also prescribed a short course of prednisone, antibiotics, and topical sprays or lotions. The hair in the area around a hot spot should be clipped or shaved. If there is irritation of the skin over a large area and treatments from your vet don't produce improvement, a consult with a dermatologist is probably in order. You don't mention the dog scratching or biting at these areas. Does the dog live inside where it may be very dry because of heating? Any test for thyroid problems? Margaret |
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