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Spot on Yorkie's Tail - Maybe a hot spot? Thursday I took my [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]baby[/COLOR][/COLOR] to the groomer to get trimmed up. I had her cut him pretty short since we have him outside a lot with us in the evenings and weekends and it's getting quite hot! Thursday evening, my [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]husband[/COLOR][/COLOR] noticed that he was licking his tail non-stop. We got to looking and on the tip of his tail, all the [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]hair[/COLOR][/COLOR] was gone and there was a red bump at the end that looked like a blister sort of. I have heard of hot spots before but never experienced with any of my [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]pets[/COLOR][/COLOR]. He keeps licking constantly. I have tried to help him keep his mind off of it by playing and giving him a [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]bone[/COLOR][/COLOR] but once I step away he's licking again. Wasn't able to get him into the [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]vet[/COLOR][/COLOR] yet due to holiday. Could this have possibly be caused by the groomer? Maybe she nicked him and he's messed with it to much it has caused this spot? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! |
do you have a pic? did his tail get nicked during his trim possibly?? I would try and get a cone to stop the licking. |
Could have been due to a nick, but also could be a hot spot or pyoderma (staph intermedius infection of the skin)...really hard to say. I'd normally say put some hydrocortisone cream and antibiotic cream on it - but if he's licking that heavily, I probably wouldn't. Some say that coconut oil helps w/ inflammation, so you could try putting some of that on (it's safe) until you make it to the vet. |
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