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07-18-2009, 05:38 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Barre, Ma/USA
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| Hot Spots????????? The past week or so, my male Yorkie, Joey, has been chewing at his hind quarters...base of his tail, and the upper thigh... to the point that he has bald spots and has almost irritated it raw. It is almost as if he has itching powder all over him... I called his vet and she said to give him 2.5 mg of Benadryl and to treat the spots with Neosporin to protect from infection. I also still had his e collar from his neutering a couple of months back and put this on him to keep him from chewing... I haven't seen any signs of relief using the Benadryl, but the baldness is no longer red and irritated, just bald. This afternoon, before leaving for a quick errand, I decided to remove his e collar and see if he was feeling better...big mistake! When I arrived back home aprox. 1/2 hour later, he had chewed a completely new spot on the other back thigh! I put his e collar back on and treated the spot with the Neosporin to keep it clean...gave him the 2.5 mg of Benadryl and am hoping for the best... Question: Someone had told me that perhaps he may have "hot spots"...I have never heard of this condition and was wondering if any of you have or have had experience dealing with anything of the such...any advice would be appreciated... Btw...I will be calling his vet first thing Monday morning, as I don't feel that it is an emergency situation, but feel free to let me know if this is wrong! Thanks! |
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07-18-2009, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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| I had a mini dashund that use to get hot spots, as the vet called them, and he said it was caused from too much protein...He said if she ingested more than she could burn up, it would emerge as hot spots...This was a long time ago, and I'm sure he said it in more technical terms that I just did, but that was the jist of it...I'd try cutting down on protein, and exercising him more, 'till you get him to the vet, but I'd sure see a vet to see if it might be something else, like a flea allergy, or a seasonal allergy to a particular weed or something...Seems like he gave her prednisone, and a topical ointment, but I, honestly, don't remember for sure...But why not cut back on the protein intake 'till you can get him to the vet... |
07-18-2009, 07:47 PM | #3 |
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| sounds like flea allergy as i have an allergy dog -- one flea bite can cause up to 3 weeks of itching -- have you checked him for fleas? Also i use raw coconut oil for any hot spots and works great as better than neosporine and safe to lick. Antihistamines do not usually work in dogs so go to vet and ask for temarilp - it is safer than prednisone - it has prednisolone in it and tavist an antihistamine and give 1/2 tab every other day and hopefully it will calm system down and then wean back off it. Hopefully not allergies as allergies are a nightmare as have been dealing with it for 5 years. Does your dog itch anywhere but back end? I would give a bath in hypoallergenic shampoo to make sure no fleas - a good one is earthbath or blue hypoallergenic from petco or dr bronners mild unscented baby shampoo as it has all organic oils such as coconut so that is what i use mostly as coconut is a natural antifungal and antibacterial and that is what is in neosporine is coconut oil |
07-19-2009, 04:26 PM | #4 |
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| Thank you very much for the replies, it is much appreciated! I checked Joey over very carefully again for fleas...none! Knock on wood, with 4 cats (indoor only) and 2 Yorkies we have yet to have any issues with the pests! I will continue to keep a close eye on his "spots", but they already look so much better today! He is still itching like crazy, but with the e collar on, he can't get to them... Still plan to call the vet in the morning to look into possible allergies... Thanks again for the replies! |
07-19-2009, 04:38 PM | #5 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | 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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