Among the most uncomfortable things that could happen to your dog is for them to have dog hot spots. When that happens, there may be a lot of reasons and among them is that they have been unfortunately infested with parasites. The most common of these parasites are fleas. Some dogs may also have dog hot spots due to psychological reasons.
Dog hot spots are named as such because they are these red patches that you find at certain skin area of your dog. At their advanced state they would appear as lesions or wounds, sometimes bleeding or with pus because of excessive gnawing and continued licking.
When you see your pet suffering from dog hot spots, the best recourse would be to bring them to the vet. There they would be examined and prescribed with the right treatment. However, it would also be good to know what you can do on your own if you can't do that just yet.
But if you are yet to do just that, on your own you can do a few measures which can help alleviate what's happening. The first thing to do would be to shave the affected areas as you have identified them. This can help prevent any more infections from happening since matted hair can do just that.
Once the area has been shaved off, make sure that you have your hands clean before you treat the dog hot spots. The next important thing to do would be to cleanse the wounds. You can do this using cool water, filtered if possible, and then use a gentle cleanser over the wounds. If you can find anything than alcohol, that'll be better so it wouldn't sting.
After cleansing the dog hot spots, you would need to apply some cool compress over the area for 2 to 4 times every day until if fully heals. Make sure that you only use clean washcloth for this and that the said cloth is properly sanitized before you place it over the dog hot spots. This is necessary to help relieve the pain and itching from your dog.
Although you might have successfully done the part of cleaning the dog hot spots, you shouldn't be left contented with not seeing the vet. You should still do that because medications might be necessary to completely heal your dog. Plus, the dog hot spots might just be a symptom of something more major.
Antibiotics would be prescribed for the dog hot spots so that the bacteria and infection would be treated accordingly. In addition to this, the vet may also prescribe that some topical cream be applied on the dog hot spots to help heal the wounds and prevent any more itching.
Dog hot spots are named as such because they are these red patches that you find at certain skin area of your dog. At their advanced state they would appear as lesions or wounds, sometimes bleeding or with pus because of excessive gnawing and continued licking.
When you see your pet suffering from dog hot spots, the best recourse would be to bring them to the vet. There they would be examined and prescribed with the right treatment. However, it would also be good to know what you can do on your own if you can't do that just yet.
But if you are yet to do just that, on your own you can do a few measures which can help alleviate what's happening. The first thing to do would be to shave the affected areas as you have identified them. This can help prevent any more infections from happening since matted hair can do just that.
Once the area has been shaved off, make sure that you have your hands clean before you treat the dog hot spots. The next important thing to do would be to cleanse the wounds. You can do this using cool water, filtered if possible, and then use a gentle cleanser over the wounds. If you can find anything than alcohol, that'll be better so it wouldn't sting.
After cleansing the dog hot spots, you would need to apply some cool compress over the area for 2 to 4 times every day until if fully heals. Make sure that you only use clean washcloth for this and that the said cloth is properly sanitized before you place it over the dog hot spots. This is necessary to help relieve the pain and itching from your dog.
Although you might have successfully done the part of cleaning the dog hot spots, you shouldn't be left contented with not seeing the vet. You should still do that because medications might be necessary to completely heal your dog. Plus, the dog hot spots might just be a symptom of something more major.
Antibiotics would be prescribed for the dog hot spots so that the bacteria and infection would be treated accordingly. In addition to this, the vet may also prescribe that some topical cream be applied on the dog hot spots to help heal the wounds and prevent any more itching.
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Jennifer is a family pet health specialist who specializes in dog skin allergy treatment. Check out her Website here.
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