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12-04-2010, 11:35 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United States
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| Hot spots On my Dorkie (Yorkie/Daschund) Hi , all I have a Dorkie. He's three years old. He has some Hot spots. and I'm wondering How I can Cure them. Anything helps. I'm trying to get Him well. What shampoo to use? What food to feed? Well we were using Oatmeal Shampoo for the hot spots because my Aunt suggested it , Although it does not seem to be working , it seems it just makes his skin more irrated then before. |
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12-05-2010, 05:49 AM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Poor guy. Has a vet taken a look at the hot spots? There are many things that can cause them -- infection, mange, or simple dry skin for instance -- and the cause determines the best treatment. |
12-05-2010, 07:41 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA
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| Mine don't have hot spots (they're on pre made raw), but if one of my little boarders has one, I put organic cedar oil on the spots...It's from wondercide...You would only need the very small spray bottle, or you maybe able to get some organic cedar oil, locally...It's safe, even on nursing puppies and kitties... |
12-05-2010, 07:54 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC
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| He likely has allergy issues may not be food related. Dick Van Pattens Natural Balance has different formulas that could address sensitivies. You can maybe start with one of those but likely not lamb and rice, it is a little too rich. NEVER use Cedar oil anything on a dog. It is highly allergenic and cedar is lethal to animals. I don't care what labels say, these pet products are not regulated. I just about killed my Liana with a dematting spray that had cedar oil in it. Oatmeal shampoo is the wrong one it will make it worse. A coal tar pet shampoo often works well. For treating the hot spots, there are various things the vet can suggest, panalog has been used for many years for hot spots. Alternately you can try swabbing the area with hydrogen peroxide and put on a little polysporin cream, it comes in a tube, from your pharmacy. That often will kill the bacteria and heal it up. you can treat it twice a day. |
12-05-2010, 08:00 AM | #5 | |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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Teddy had a few strange bite marks/pimple like things on his chest last summer. I put organic coconut oil (extra virgin, cold pressed, no preservatives, no GMO or hexane) on them and they cleared up before his vet appointment. Ryan, YT member RDB911 sells Coco Therapy. | |
12-05-2010, 08:08 AM | #6 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| Barney gets hotspots secondary to his late summer and fall allergies. We use an over the counter product called Domeboro's solution - you add water to it and I dip a cotton ball in the solution and make a compress that I hold on for about 10 minutes and I do it twice a day. It is very effective at catching the hotspot early on and they never get to the point where they ooze or open. Of course you should only do this after you (1) know what the diagnosis is from a licensed veterinarian and (2) your vet approves of the usage of this product.
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12-06-2010, 06:51 AM | #7 | |
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I have been using a hydrocortisone spray made especially for dogs by Pro*Pet which is working on Andromedas' allergies. However, I would like to know more about the cedar oil, do you have any web-based links to articles or infomation that you could post? Thanks... | |
12-06-2010, 09:17 AM | #8 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | What is he eating, and did he have allergies (to pollens etc) this last season? Depending on where you live, pollens could be a problem all year long.
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