a hot spot is just the term for the bald, irritated, open sore itself. its not the problem that is causing it. a hot spot can occur from anything that makes them so itchy in an area that they continuously lick, gnaw, and bite at it until the area becomes inflamed, red, and irritated. you need to keep him away from the area so the cone will help. plus put something on it that will help relieve the itchiness like hydrocortizone cream. If you go to the vet they should give you something like anamax or panalog, which is almost the same as hydrocortizone.
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