joining the hot spot club

Our rescue is taking in a little Bichon who has hot spot issues. The owner's vet recommended trying a raw diet and other holistic measures, so of course they called me (that'll teach me to open my mouth). So I guess I am going to transition her to raw food and consult with my homeopath.

I am wondering if pre-made raw might be easier for her adoptive family, although I think real raw food may be cheaper. I think it's honeybears who uses the pre-made raw that doesn't have veggies and things in it. Can you tell me again what that is and where you get it?

Anyone else have any luck getting rid of these things permanently?

 

Jimiya, I use grandads, I need to find the website, my vet is now carrying one that is made here locally! I think it would be easier to do premade especially for a small dog.

Now for hot spots, Jake has been on his raw diet for 2 years now and still gets hots spots, and he never had them before we moved here, I have come to my own conclusion that his are causedd by airborne alergies, They say this town is one of the worst in the uS for allergies. But since he only gets them a few times a year and its seems they always start in August, I will live with treating it and not do allergy testing, since I can usually catch them first thing.

his blend is beefheart, chicken neck and backs. I would also start him on an nzyme go to nzymes.com there is some gooding reading there, you should be able to find other brands locally without mail order.

I think the first thing is getting his iummne system built up, along with a good diet, like vitiamin C and acidphpouls

 

I know we use Lysine for the rescue cats to help build up immune systems - does this work on dogs too?
MY Sadie had hot spots on/off during warmer months and for quick relief my vet told me to use Lanacaine spray on them. she would leave it alone too - I think the itch went away immediately so she didn't keep licking at it.

 

thats one of the tricks is lanacaine it immediatly helps sooth and the itch it also helps dry out the sore, I havnt heard of lysine, will have to look that out

 

thats one of the tricks is lanacaine it immediatly helps sooth and the itch it also helps dry out the sore, I havnt heard of lysine, will have to look that out

 

None of the spray stuff worked for Indy. I just put baby powder on it to dry it up and then put his e-collar on so he can't mess with it for a day or two and it clears up quickly.

I have to say that the thing that helps Indy the most I think is that Salmon oil. He is doing much better since I put him back on it (from Lipiderm - although many ppl swear by this stuff too).

I haven't done raw yet b/c he has been doing well .... and the fact that I was researching at the grocery store and started looking at livers and stuff and got a little queasy.

Oh, and it helps, at least for Indy b/c he has really long hair (about 6 ins everywhere ) and it's thick, so I have to shave the area. Once he gets the area wet by licking, it stays wet b/c of his hair, that is when the trouble starts for him. Keeping it dry is the key.

 

eliza, you are right about shaving the hot spot, that is the #1 key point to getting a hot spot healed if yo udonjt, theere is the black stuff that almost looks like flea dirt that starts and causes the infection to take off

 

Animal Essentials has a line called Animal Apawthecary and there is a tincture called DETOX that works very well for helping the immune system quickly.
For the hot spots, HomeoPet has a remedy called "Hotspot" and they also have one called "Itch relief"..I have heard many praises sung about those two products from our customers. Both are drops given via mouth.

 

Zoe's hotspots weren't all that hot. She was itchy and had some bare patches, but they were dry. She's also a picky eater. I told the foster person who asked me to take her that I think she would be better off going to the people in the group who said they wanted to adopt her. I would be happy to help with a raw diet and homeopathy, but there is no reason she has to live in my house. I thought she would be happier with smaller dogs to play with. She ended up going to another foster home with another bichon (who is also itchy) and a poodle. The woman hopes to adopt her permanently but has to convine her husband. Zoe is a doll and we miss her, but boy is it easier with just Carter and my dogs! I now know that I was right in my assessment that we just can't have a smaller dog right now. Maybe in a few more years.