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01-29-2008, 08:36 PM | #1 |
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| Anyone have any experience with hot spots? Poor Rylie is developing a hot spot on his back I think Last summer my mom had bought Zodiac Spot on Flea Treatment after a Petsmart Employee recommended it and he had a pretty bad reaction to it...got a large hotspot between his shoulder blades and had to go to the vet twice and was given two steroid shots. He's been on revolution since then with no problems. I normally use Advantage on Lacy and my cats and recently got boxes of ProMeris. I don't have any revolution so I decided to treat him with what I had. I hadn't tried the ProMeris before so I decided to use that this time. I put it on all my cats (cat one smells REALLY good) and on Lacy and Rylie. None of my pets have ever been bothered by any flea preventative (I've used frontline, advantage, and now ProMeris with no issues) but I guess Rylie is really sensitive to some of them. I just looked at his back and it looks like he's got a little bump popping up in between his shoulders. When I felt it, he started moving his foot like dogs do when you scratch a place that itches. Otherwise, it doesn't seem to be bothering him, but I'm afraid it may get worse. I've never had any issues with hot spots on my pets and honestly, haven't had much experience with them. Do any of you have suggestions for what I can do for the spot? I do not want him to have steroid injections unless it is absolutely necessary...and I'm hoping the spot doesn't get any worse. Have any of you used Benadryl for this or any type of creams?
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01-29-2008, 10:15 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | Is that what these are called? Tucker has gotten some little bumps lately. They didn't really bother him, and after a little while they went away. I really don't know what to tell you, but I hope you can get it figured out! Good luck!
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01-29-2008, 11:28 PM | #3 |
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| yeah, that's what I've always heard them called. They are normally caused from an allergic reaction or a bacterial infection. It usually starts as a small spot and sometimes spreads..hair can fall out and the spot can get red, raw, and itchy. Rylie's is probably no bigger than a dime right now...it's just a little red and feels like a bump...he's not scratching it or anything so I'm hoping it'll go away on it's own. For now, I've cleaned it with hydrogen peroxide and will probably do that a couple times a day and just keep an eye on it.
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01-30-2008, 05:57 AM | #4 | |
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01-30-2008, 05:58 AM | #5 |
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| I've heard of people using benadryl, also using an oatmeal wash to soothe it.
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01-30-2008, 06:03 AM | #6 |
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01-30-2008, 06:09 AM | #7 |
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| Malaseb shampoo works very well and if you want to go a more holistic route you can try vinegar, it usually dries it up pretty fast. I have a GSD that has horrible skin allergies and we battle this all summer and fall. |
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