Help with Hot Spots! ?

1. Trim the fur from the area around the hot spot with scissors. If the area is large at all, you should shave it instead. Causing the Hot Spot to be exposed to the air will help dry out the moisture and speed up healing.

2. Clean the affected area with a gentle skin cleanser for dogs and rinse thoroughly with cool water.

3. Apply a cold compress to the area a few times a day. It is best to use a cool wet washcloth.

4. Apply a topical relief cream such as Vitamin E, tea bag compresses, or Domeboro's solution to dry out the area. Hydro cortisone cream or hot spot spray with hydro cortisone can relieve itching. You should always consult with a veterinarian first before applying topical treatments.

Some dogs are prone to hot spots because of allergies(because of careless breedings), some dogs are very stressed(most likely from bad breeding) and it shows through in hot spots. Some get them for other environmental reasons. Be careful not to keep her on anti-biotics for long term. Cortizone has steroids so that too should not be long term. Keep her clean using an oatmeal shampoo or other anti-microbial shampoo for senstive skin. If you have carpet in the house, be sure its cleaned regularly and shampooed. Spray it with a pet friendly non allergic spray. Check your yard (even if its well manicured) for signs(however small) of poison ivy/oak or rag weed. If she rolls in the yard tiny traces of this can cause big problems. Be sure she doesn't walk in wooded areas where these poisonous plants can be. The cheapest topical treatment would be an allercaine spray but an antibacterial or antifungal cream/spray would be best because it lasts longer. Even mange medicine would be good to treat the hot spots. Some sensitive dogs get the spots from being in a crate rubbing on the plastic/vinyl with their drool.

A couple of thoughts come to mind...

1.) what are you feeding her? Do your research on dog foods and learn how to read ingredient lists to make sure what you are feeding isn't the problem. Don't just trust your vet to give you this answer, DO YOUR OWN research!

2.) Do the hot spots seem to always be in joint areas? It is possible she is chewing because of a pain. Try to find a qualified animal chiropractor and/or acupuncturist to go over her. Or if it's not in the joint areas it could still be a pain/health issue with an organ. Check into Kinsology(sp)

Stress can also cause hot spots.

Peroxide works fantastic! Put it on a cotton ball, then onto the spot.

Keep her occupied while it dries, so she won't lick on it. Do this a couple of times a day, and in about 2 days, it will be almost healed.

sounds like an allergy, try to keep her as dry as possible, and i don't mean just of water but sweat and oils as well as this will help stop the area becoming nice and ready for the hot spot to start. try blotting with paper towels in areas she is most prone to sweating or getting hot spots. Could it be the grass?

I believe lots of issues different all and sundry is saying: verify for fleas or different insect bites and any nutrition hypersensitive reactions. canines can't be allergic to nutrition that they have under no circumstances eaten in the previous. additionally verify your dogs does not devour something with man made coloring. lots of canines are allergic to those colored milkbones. warm spots are additionally an illustration of boredom, so verify the dogs is entertained.

Benedryl is *NOT* a magic wand for allergy dogs! Or any other species.

Pred may help-ask your vet.

Scrubbing dogs never works unless it's to REMOVE a toxin/allergen from the skin,that's not the cause here.

Have you thought about giving her benadryl? As it sounds like allergies

She's big enough for a whole pill. I give one to my HSD when his flare up, it was recommended to me by my vet

it might be allergy related if it is just seasonal