Comments on: What Do You Do When Your Dog Gets A Hot Spot?

By: Colby

Colby — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:03:03 +0000

In reply to Irene. Our vet recommended fish oil for Stetson. Probably talk to your vet and see what he/she thinks about different remedies for Yuki's dry skin.

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 05:28:44 +0000

In reply to Colby. I don't know if she has any allergies. We've taken her to the vet for the itching but he never mentioned allergies. She doesn't lick her paws or have a rash on her stomach. I'm thinking maybe she's itchy from dry skin because I have her on reduced fat food. Maybe I should feed her regular (not reduced fat food) or I might try fish oil or a little olive oil on her food.

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 03:24:44 +0000

In reply to Irene.

Our vet used to give Stetson prednisone for his skin allergies: https://puppyintraining.com/10-remedies-to-help-alleviate-dog-skin-problems/

Do you know if Yuki is having an allergic reaction?

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:31:12 +0000

Our dog doesn’t get a hot spot, but she gets excessively itchy near her butt/tail. The vet couldn’t find any reason for the itching, such as fleas, and gave us prednisone pills to give her. They work for a while but the itching returns. I don’t like giving her steroids all the time. Any suggestions or ideas?

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 01:02:40 +0000

In reply to Mavis. Unfortunately, I'm not an expert in hot spots. If you think your dog may have hot spots I'd have your veterinarian take a look.

By: Mavis

Mavis — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 14:45:33 +0000

Can hot spots be caused by extensive puppy play? My pup has been acting strange..keeps on sitting down…and reaching back to butt area..so I thought she might have worms..then I decided to take a closer look..brushing her, etc and I found a bald spot..I feel so bad…so I washed it with peroxide and put cortisone cream on it…she is only 5 month old..is on nexgard and heartguard …can it be from excessive play? Thanks

By: Colby

Colby — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:24:31 +0000

In reply to Mary. It's probably a good idea to take him to the vet. Spike can get the proper treatment and they will probably give you an Elizabethan collar to keep him from licking the hot spot.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 04:18:22 +0000

The trouble we are having is our dog Spike, letting us near the hot spots. He jumps up and acts scared to death, which i know its so sore and miserable. If we try to put something on it he just licks it off and im pretty sure he would tear off whatever we try to cover it with. Maybe we should just go ahead and take him to the vet..

By: Colby

Colby — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 00:28:32 +0000

In reply to Cynthia.

Hi Cynthia,

The best thing to do is consult your local vet they will have the best methods for treating fleas and ticks in your area. We use Advantage II on our dogs, but I don’t believe it prevents Ticks. We used to use Frontline which I believe covered fleas and ticks. As I mentioned the best thing to do is to check with your local vet.

Take care,
Colby

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:42:58 +0000

Hi Colby my golden retriever Corona had experienced hot spot several times. I always thought that it was because of the humidity of weather (we lived in Miami, FL for 5 years and now moved to Tiawan, the weather in both places are hot and humid most of the time)… After paying so much on dealing with this hot spot issue, I finally got an idea of what it is from your blog instead of my vet -__-

My dogs use Advantage as well. However, I’ve heard some tragedies on dogs using flea med and result in death… Supposedly the med is too strong or was applied wrongly. I’m very confused on should I keep using those flea meds or not. Also, these couple days, I noticed a few ticks on Corona!! I was freaking out since I haven’t seen those for a long long time. I have not stop using Advantage yet, why do ticks still get on my dog? Please give me some advice on how to deal with ticks. Thank you!!