Originally posted by shais_mom
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Hot Spots are allergy spots dogs (and I assume cats too) get that can get worse and worse over time if not treated and get infected and grow with time. I talked to the girl that owns Keegan's mother and she said she had a bad outbreak along her back legs this summer with allergy spots, so I thought maybe these spots on her belly could be one. I had never had a dog that had these, as my last dog was a greyhound, and goldens are more prone to them then other dogs.
Thanks for the info, Shais_mom! When we first took Malone to the vet, she made some off-hand comment like "oh, I hope he doesn't have the skin problems of a golden" and I wasn't sure what she was talking about. Malone is only like 10% golden so hopefully we won't have any problems, but now I have an idea what to look for.