Anything i can do tonight to help my lab out with hot spots? She had a small one last night and i put a spray on it from petsmart and when i checked it today its doubled in size. Anything i can do at home until a vet opens up tomorrow? She had em once last year and we took her to the vet for steroids.
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Nustock, rubbed on the spot...... -
Can i get that at Petsmart or tractor supply?Comment
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One thing to do is shave the hair back all around the hot spot. The hair holds moisture around the hot spot and helps spread it.Comment
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Cherry flavored liquid children's Benadryl. Found at most HEB or other grocery stores. Will counteract the itching & allow the dog to leave it alone. You may have to use a 5-10 cc syringe to get them to drink it. Mine would take it willingly from the first time.Comment
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What's a "hot spot"?Comment
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Thanks for the help folks. A hot spot is an irritated spot that is itchy and painfull to the dog. Can be caused by a variety of reasons. They will scratch and chew on the area until its bare raw skin. It can go from the size of a dime to the size of a hand in a few hours depending how much they chew and lick.Comment
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Tejas what dosage per pound on a dog do you happen to know?Comment
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This ^^^^^ don't put any salve or anything kid that on it. The anti itch sprays are ok.Originally posted by Russ79 View Post
I don't know the dosage of benedril but I remember it being way more than the adult dosage for my 100lb lab.
Good luck.Comment
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You can use creams just make sure they are for hot spots. Nu Stock works great clearing those upComment
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