[Dailydrool] hotspots

[Beverly Szaton]

Hot spots do, as has been stated, need to be shaved clean. You may start
shaving and discover the spot is considerably larger and nastier than you
thought. If the hair is really sticky and matted down, blot it with warm
water until it loosens, then shave it off. Be careful of clipper burn.
There's no point in making something nasty worse.
Hot spots can appear overnight. Huge ones. Rinsing them clean with warm
water and betadine and then letting it dry is helpful, because Betadine is a
drying, anti-fungal agent. MOst dogs need an antibiotic and a good hit of
Pred to stop the itching. Mine always end up at the Vet's, even tho I have
clippers and the whole shebang.
Good luck.

MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis, COnley and Cooper
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