Hot Spot?!

[ChewmonkeyBC]

Prinny has a red spot on her back where her tail curls up and sits...she has been biteing on it and now is red a bleeding just a bit....is this a hotspot?what should i put on it to stop the itching?

Thanks
~Kay~

[zookeeperinaltha]

you can try this it might help but it won't hurt I have been using this on my dogs fo over 20 years i use it for hot spots and it will also help mange. get flowers of sulfur from the drug store and mix in a glass jar a table spoon of sulfur to a tablespoon of criscoe grease, mix well and apply to the affected area 2 x a day. it may be licked off but thats ok. It won't hurt your loved one.

[Brie]

becareful if it's an open wound to keep it clean as to not cause a more severe infection.

Here are some links you can read more info about hot spots:
http://vetmedicine.about.com/library.../aa071300a.htm
http://www.osg.net/ttimes/pets/tt-pet30.html
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/hotspots.html
http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/hotspots.html

You can buy hot spot relief spray from most pet stores, but, if it's already an open wound, I personally, would go to my vet first.

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

I am not sure if it is a hotspot or not. But my suggestion is to take Prinny to the vet. Your vet will be able to tell you what it is and how to treat it!

[ChewmonkeyBC]

Prinny has heart worms and is Alergic to fleas......we r takin Chewy to the vet to get ger tested for h-worms....

-Kay