hotspots on my dog

[lucky lodge]

hi my dog has a hotspot has anyone had it on there dog and how did you treat it

ive been putting betadine on it and its helping but not getting rid of it

any help would be much appreicated...

 

[SampleMM]

I've never had one so I'm sorry I can't be of much help but I will say that in order to prevent them I feed a human-grade pet food.

 

[lucky lodge]

ive been feeding him eukanuba dog biscuits cost nearly $100.00 a bag maybe its them

thats upset him dont know. do you know this brand and has anyone had problams with it

but thanks for a fast reply

my poor baby mack

 

[MindyLee]

ive been feeding him eukanuba dog biscuits cost nearly $100.00 a bag maybe its them

thats upset him dont know. do you know this brand and has anyone had problams with it

but thanks for a fast reply

my poor baby mack

Well your pic just answered my question and hate to say it, but hot spots are known in the rot breed. Also, what are you feeding him? Most times hot spots are caused by corn gluton in their food which the gluton excapes from the body in many different ways including hots spots. If hes not on a grain free diet, ya might want to consider switching to one and I beat you will see a huge improvement within 30 days. I sell dog/cat/livestock feeds at work, sooo....Here's a few healthy choices to consider...

Blue Buffalo

Taste of the Wild

Diamond Naturals

and 4-Health from TSC

Hope this helps!

 

[shorthorsemom]

Change foods to a healthier choice, limited ingredients, high quality. Try to figure out the trigger, Do not feed cheap treats, look at your ingredients in your treats too. Get rid of any rawhide.. Put dog on probiotic supplement like Probios. DO NOT VACCINATE. Dogs prone to hotspots I often suspect are having issues with their immune system brought on by over vaccination. On adult dogs, only go with rabies and no more frequent than every three years. If you are worried, you can do a titer, most dogs are vaccinated for life on their puppy shots. My moms dog quit getting hotspots when she changed foods and quit vaccinating her dog quit getting them and has been hotspot free for a few years now.

Watch dog foods high in corn and wheat. Some dogs are sensitive to beef... The probiotics will help boost the immune system.

Good luck.

PS. I recently tried a new spray made by derma pet called MALACETIC ULTRA. It is a topical antifungal and antibacterial "leave on" conditioner for dogs cats and horses. It is AWESOME product. Love it. Works great on any kind of boo boo and hotspots .,It gives instant relief.

 

[lucky lodge]

thanks guys i to think its the biscuits will take him off them and try him on corn and wheat

free doggy biscuit..the other food i feed is chicken mince and chicken necks he is a very fussy eater to..

and not a big eater...

 

[KanoasDestiny]

I'm sure this is going to sound stupid but fleas/ticks/mites aren't an issue? I recently had an experience where our pitbull puppy started scratching and his hair was thinning. They are known to have allergies, and I was about to switch his food brand but just happened to notice he had 'scabs' that wouldn't come off when picked at. We believe they were fleas but they were tiny. :-(

 

[lucky lodge]

iam a mobile dog wash and i no when i see flees ,he hasnt got flees ....but mites i dont no

can you see mites

 

[KanoasDestiny]

Ugh, we had an outbreak of bird mites in September. It was horrible! They infested our three cats, rabbit, and some got on us. They are extremely hard to see, especially if your animal is dark colored. The best way to tell if you have them is to take a tape roller and roll your animal with it. If you see tiny little dark spots that are either brown or red, then most likely thats what it is. Thats what we thought Andre had at first because I rolled him and got flea dust, which looks alot like mites that recently had a blood meal. This country living is quite the experience. Lol. I sure hope that your dog has an allergy and not a pest.

 

[frostedpineminis]

Hey, we get quite a few hotspots at the clinic where I work, We clip the hair, clean it with hibitane( antibacterial soap) dry it really well then apply the betadine to keep it dry, we also put them on antibiotics. Hotspots are usually caused by wet skin and/or skin folds ect, not usually food but can sometimes be an allergy but seeing that it is a rotti, they most of the time have skin folds AND drool a bit. Usually we notice them under the chin but occasionally we get hotspots from licking for various reasons. Good luck and keep up with the betadine!

 

[anoki]

Well your pic just answered my question and hate to say it, but hot spots are known in the rot breed.

I've had rotties for years...and never had a problem with hot spots....

The only times I've had 'hot spot' issues was due to a food allergy, and I discovered that particular dog, one of my corgis, can't eat chicken based foods, even though the rest of my corgis have absolutely no problem with it.

Eukanuba dog food, though it is marketed really well, is not a very high quality food, imo.

You can read more about different dog foods here http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com though that is mostly North American foods that are analyzed on it.

~kathryn

 

[SampleMM]

I feed Flint River and like I said never had a hot spot. In non-human grade dog food, they are allowed "fillers" which can be things like duck bills..........GROSS! I truly believe that hot spots are an allergic reaction to some of these "fillers" in sub-par dog food. Please, get yourself some human grade dog food and you will eliminate these type of problems.

 

[shorthorsemom]

thanks guys i to think its the biscuits will take him off them and try him on corn and wheat

free doggy biscuit..the other food i feed is chicken mince and chicken necks he is a very fussy eater to..

and not a big eater...

stop the corn and wheat,... not try him on corn and wheat...I hope this is what you ment to say..

 

[Genie]

We have had "hot spots" with our older Irish Setter. We would clip the area, clean thouroughly with a good soap and spray on tamed iodine.

 

[lucky lodge]

stop the corn and wheat,... not try him on corn and wheat...I hope this is what you ment to say..

sorry yep thats what i ment

:rofl

 

[HGFarm]

My understanding is that hot spots are usually either related to feed, or an allergy. I would change feed to something different. Maybe one of the higher end feeds without grain in it?

After being a fan for many years, I quit feeding Iams brands when I found out they use rendered products in their foods.....

 

[anoki]

After being a fan for many years, I quit feeding Iams brands when I found out they use rendered products in their foods.....

And if I remember correctly, Iams and Eukanuba are the SAME company....just an fyi for those that might be interested!

~kathryn

 

[sfmini]

When one of our dogs has a hot spot, we use Desitin on it and it dries right up.

Great stuff, I use it on myself for some boo boos as well.

 

[lucky lodge]

update on ,my dog mack,,took him to the vet he is having a bad reaction to flees its like OMG

couldnt even see flees neither could the vet but thats what it is....$320 later he,s on antiobotics and other med,s

thanks everyone for all advice on hotspots ive learnt lots about it,,

 

[KanoasDestiny]

Stupid fleas! I just had a feeling that might be what it was. :-(