are these hot spots?

[ashleycat]

Charlie has these dime size scabs on his feet. They look REALLY EXTREMEMLY dry and white, flaky. Not red like scabs. They are on the top of his feet.

What are they, and how do we treat them?

[lvpets2002]

:) MMMM I dont know about it being on top of the paw.. My dogs have hot spots underarm pits & in the hind leg pit area.. I do know give it time & there is lots of dog pros on here that will pitch in with advise.. Might want a Vet to take a peak at your baby too.. Good Luck.. Hey what part of Tx are you from?

[ashleycat]

I'm in the DFW ! :)

What do hot spots look like?

[lvpets2002]

:) hey I am 30 min west of ft worth & not far from you.. We can PM each other some.. Ok hot spots are usally will be a red area & could have white sweat & will look a lot like a skin rash.. Trust me my one baby that had it would want to lick or scratch the area all the time & of course that would stay iritated & then that of course would make the hair be gone from that area.. Now my vet would give hydro ointment & a cooling spray & oil tablets for the dog to take (due to the skin get very dry) & last but least Benadrel tabs.. We doctored morning & at night.. Now keep in mind my puppys are outside dogs & this would only happen in the hot months May-August..

[ashleycat]

YAY!!!

Well Charlie is 98% inside. I take him out for ecxersise. So maybe it will clear up then? I've also changed his food from IAMS to Natural Choice. So hopefully that would be a big help too.

[wolfsoul]

We see alot of hot spots where I work. They are usually red and oozing. I've never seen a dry and flaky hot spot before. Perhaps your dog has allergies and is chewing his feet?

[wolfsoul]

Here are some pictures of hot spots:

http://homecookhost.homestead.com/files/images/hotspot.jpg
http://www.allergicpet.com/articles/hot-spots.jpg
http://builder.evetsite.com/matrix/servlet/com.rocktide.servlet.ShowAsset?id=11743308
http://builder.evetsite.com/matrix/servlet/com.rocktide.servlet.ShowAsset?id=11743372

[ashleycat]

eewww nope, not hot spots. TG His spots look like calouses(sp) Thick white n flaky.

[Jessika]

Hot Spots are normally caused by excessive chewing or scratching in an area and are usually sprung by allergies or skin irritation.

White and flaky sounds like either a parasite or dander. If possible I would have him brought to the vet for a skin scrape to determine it is not parasitic

[ashleycat]

The rest of his body has a little bit of dander. But nothing compared to these spots.

[Jessika]

He may have skin allergies and those areas are bothering him. Have you noticed him chewing on his pawslately?

If not, then as I suggested take him to the vet and have a skin scrape and have that analyzed.

Could just be dry skin though, in which case it could be food allergies or even a shampoo you used.