Bald spot/rash on 9 year old huskey

[Karen]

You can get - not food - but a topical flea treatment like Advantix or something. We always took our dogs to the vet once a year for a check-up, just in case, even when they were older. If the spot doesn't seem to bother her, isn't warm or red, I'd not stress about it, but maybe make a vet appointment just to get her a check-up and make sure everything is okay. She's getting to be older, so it's a good idea to have a vet give her a good going over, and check for issues, etc. You can add garlic powder to her food that will help deter fleas, some folks find that works great.

Does she lick at the spot?

[allenjames32]

You can get - not food - but a topical flea treatment like Advantix or something. We always took our dogs to the vet once a year for a check-up, just in case, even when they were older. If the spot doesn't seem to bother her, isn't warm or red, I'd not stress about it, but maybe make a vet appointment just to get her a check-up and make sure everything is okay. She's getting to be older, so it's a good idea to have a vet give her a good going over, and check for issues, etc. You can add garlic powder to her food that will help deter fleas, some folks find that works great.

Does she lick at the spot?

IVe done some looking on line, im almost sure its a heat spot. I guess common in older huskies, this is her first so it freaked me out. I shaved the area around it, and added the cream thney told me to pick up, then made it so she cant get at the cream. Im gonna get spray so I dont have to keep a T shirt on her, cause we are going to grandmas in a bit.

Also got a fogger to kill the buggs in my yard im gonna go after now:

QUESTION- What other things should I do, to keep them protected from dangerous bugs, is there food that dose it?? Or whats the safest best way, for one wold dog, one young(pit lover- sorry cant say pit bull with this angel) I spend so much on her food all ready cause its a no-grain she needs. But ill do ANYTHING

[Karen]

Like I said before, some people have had success sprinkling garlic powder in their dog's food. But I would try it once and make sure neither has a reaction to it - I, myself am allergic to garlic!

[Freedom]

This is how we treat hot spots:



If it is wet, put some Gold Bond powder on it. You can apply this up to 3 times a day.
If it is dry, put some hydrocortizone cream or if you don't have any, some Vaseline, on and see if that helps at all.

[allenjames32]

This is how we treat hot spots:



If it is wet, put some Gold Bond powder on it. You can apply this up to 3 times a day.
If it is dry, put some hydrocortizone cream or if you don't have any, some Vaseline, on and see if that helps at all.

Is hydrocortizone cream neosporin?>?>? Sorry im a bad speller

[Freedom]

Neosporin is an antibiotic cream. A better one for hot spots is a cortizon cream. You can get it at any pharmacy.

BTW bichons are prone to hot spots, I've dealt with them many many times, darn nuisance!

[allenjames32]

You can get - not food - but a topical flea treatment like Advantix or something. We always took our dogs to the vet once a year for a check-up, just in case, even when they were older. If the spot doesn't seem to bother her, isn't warm or red, I'd not stress about it, but maybe make a vet appointment just to get her a check-up and make sure everything is okay. She's getting to be older, so it's a good idea to have a vet give her a good going over, and check for issues, etc. You can add garlic powder to her food that will help deter fleas, some folks find that works great.

Does she lick at the spot?

I thought she was not, but i could tell she was when I lookee d it over.
I went on another dog sight, and got advice of how to deal with heat spots. They are common in huskies, even though this is Trinas 1st. I was told to get it shaved, not with a razor, but a like electric cutter you do people hair with. As low as you can, then about a quarter inch around the spot do the same to stop the spreading. THen put COrtizone spray /cream on it. Just be sure she dose not lick it.
my dog is well traineed, so all it took was her trying to lick it a couple times and me saying no, and she stopped. SO right now I got it trimmed up, and she has cortizone cream on it, its not itchy and its helping the rash part of it.

I hope this works, ill keep a close eye on it and update to let you know. ANYTHING ELSE YOU THINK OF< PLEASE SHARE