<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">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.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">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.</font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">Good luck.</font></font></div>
<p><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis, COnley and Cooper</font></font></p>
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