Applying Treatment for Dog Hot Spots

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.

But one thing you should know, hot spots are actually aggravated by the fact that dogs continue to gnaw and lick the particular area. What happens is that swelling and wounds eventually open on the skin along with inflammation. These lesions would be so because it was a very uncomfortable feeling that would prompt dogs to relieve themselves off of them.

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.

First, you need to have the areas specifically identified so that you can shave the hair off the area surrounding it. That would make it easier for you to treat the lesions and make sure that the hair itself doesn’t contribute to further infections.

Soon as all those hair has been shaved off, you can now get your hands clean and treat eh dog hot spots. It would be best to use cool water when cleaning the wounds so that it would feel soothing enough for your pet. In addition to this, find some gentle cleanser that would help you disinfect the area instead of using alcohol since that stings.

After the cleansing has been done, it would be necessary to apply a cold compress over the wounds so that it would speed up the healing process. This would also help prevent the itching from resuming and pestering your dog.

The reason why you should take your vet to the dog even after all of this is that they might need to prescribe some medications to speed up the healing process. Among the common medicines that would be prescribed are antibiotics and in facilitating them, you need to closely follow the frequency, dosage, and medication period.

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.

Jennifer is a family pet health consultant who specializes in treatment for dogs’ itchy skin.