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Well I came home from a 2 day training course and spotted my new girl had dried blood in her coat just under her ear, asked other half what had happened and he hadnt even noticed it! Couldn't really see much for all her thick fur so bathed and dried as best as could, but over the weekend it has been weeping more and more and she was noticably uncomfortable this morning so took her to the vet. They gave her some sedation to clip it and its pretty much her entire cheeck is all red and inflamed. Poor girl is now wearing her cone and crying either coz it hurts or coz she cant scratch it but its so upsetting to see.
 
Did they find the cause of the blood? She's probably been scratching to make the area red and sore,It's an odd place for a hotspot so I'd be searching for a thorn,ear problem,check teeth etc to see what set her off in the first place.
 
They checked her ears which were fine, there was no thorn or anything, we think it was an allergic reaction to having changed dog food.
 
Our labrador gets wet eczema (hasn't for years, but used to when young) and it is always just under her ears, I think it is an easy spot to scratch. It always heals up quickly once clipped. I think it was fuciderm we used to put on it?
 
Bellasophia said:
Did they find the cause of the blood? She's probably been scratching to make the area red and sore,It's an odd place for a hotspot so I'd be searching for a thorn,ear problem,check teeth etc to see what set her off in the first place.
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it is one of the most common places for a hot spot, especially in dense coated breeds, airdales, rotties, german shepherds etc although any coat type can get them.
often it is when they are a bit run down-like spots in humans and the coat does not allow the skin to breath, they can start at the sight of a mild trauma and and can be secondary to other problems.
OP just keep a close eye for any more that may crop up and if possible trim or clip the coat give a clean up with something drying (cold salt water is great) then let the air get to it, most will clear up if you do this although you may get a stubborn one that needs a trip to the vet especially if they have been scratched at and damaged further before you can get the 'cone of shame' on.
 
twiggy2 said:
it is one of the most common places for a hot spot, especially in dense coated breeds, airdales, rotties, german shepherds etc although any coat type can get them.
often it is when they are a bit run down-like spots in humans and the coat does not allow the skin to breath, they can start at the sight of a mild trauma and and can be secondary to other problems.
OP just keep a close eye for any more that may crop up and if possible trim or clip the coat give a clean up with something drying (cold salt water is great) then let the air get to it, most will clear up if you do this although you may get a stubborn one that needs a trip to the vet especially if they have been scratched at and damaged further before you can get the 'cone of shame' on.
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It is the caUse of the hot spot that needs to be addressed...if it's food allergies either do an exclusion diet or an Elisa blood test..
Clodagh.. if a dog has had hot spots for years I'd not just treat the symptoms but find the cause.
 
We have only had her 1 month and although her previous owners didnt mention a history of them we obviously can't know for surw if they are common with her. She did have her food cganfed a few days earlier so have got her different food (that she has had before) and will keep an eye out for any more. The redness had gone down this morning but it looked gunky and horruble so cleaning with salt water for now and hopefully vet will give us some cream tomorrow but it was too raw yesterday to put anything on.
 
She had 3 about 4 years ago, hasn't had one since. So she didn't have them for years, in which case we certainly would have investigated.
 
Oops. Sorry Clodagh..I misread your post and posted as if you'd had the problem for years...my bad,rushing in and out...my sons wedding on Saturday,I'm not myselfLOL.
 
Hot spots come from an unknown cause. My pug gets the very frequently and it clears up on antibiotics and steroids for the itching,vi was also told it is important not to clean the area often as it causes spread.
 
One of mine sprouted about eight, worked out it was environmental due to walking him in a new place. They cleared up without vet intervention through use of athletes foot powder and keeping the helmet on so he couldn't scratch. Salted water is fab for wiping carefully then puff on powder which will stick well if still wet.
 
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