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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Hot Spots are basically bacterial skin infections, ie "pyoderma" (staph intermedius)...did you use antibiotics to get rid of it? And yep, skin infections are yet another sign of allergies.
If I were you, I'd be trying either Zyrtec or Claritin - and btw, you do need to try any anti-histamine for at least 14 days prior to assessing its effectiveness. I'm attaching the dosage sheet given to me by my Vet Derm so that you have the correct dosages for these meds.  |
Thank you for the dosage chart. My schnauzer girl is on Apoquel but that has been very hard to find and is quite expensive. Probably will try her on the Zyrtec or Claritin as it is 1 tab a day and she fights the pills. She has year round allergies here in SE TX.