Rocky is itchy!! *Update on post #28!*

[critter crazy]

here are some pics of what i could get him to let me get at, with excessive scrating and lovin. not sure if they will help, but maybe.
a shot of his back legs, nothing but wet fur.

between his legs



here you can see the tiny red spots on his skin

[borzoimom]

If it wasnt raw in the skin- I would say spray some bitter apple- but it does contain alcohol, and it would burn.. I am sorry- but I just have no clue.. But I am sure the vet will- if nothing else treatment to get rid of the irratation.
Femka licks the inside of her front legs- after healed up, I put a little bitter apple. I also noticed she does this when she feels stressed.

[wolf_Q]

You washed him at home right? That may be the start of hotspots because of the moisture that was trapped in his coat. Unless you have a forced air dryer there's no way to properly dry such a long thick coat at home. Nebo got hot spots when I'd let him swim because I didn't have a dryer at home to get out all the moisture, trust me, towel drying is not sufficient even it is a warm day. Hope Rocky gets feeling better soon.

[borzoimom]

You washed him at home right? That may be the start of hotspots because of the moisture that was trapped in his coat. Unless you have a forced air dryer there's no way to properly dry such a long thick coat at home. Nebo got hot spots when I'd let him swim because I didn't have a dryer at home to get out all the moisture, trust me, towel drying is not sufficient even it is a warm day. Hope Rocky gets feeling better soon.

Ahh- you may be totally right- my collies were like that. The borzois shed water pretty quick- its bath weekend here- and only hottie do I blow out because of how dense his coat is- and long-..

[critter crazy]

Ahh- you may be totally right- my collies were like that. The borzois shed water pretty quick- its bath weekend here- and only hottie do I blow out because of how dense his coat is- and long-..

so what can i do to make him dry quicker at home???

[borzoimom]

Put a blow dryer on the under areas. right now we need the skin to heal. I love metro dryers as it forces the water off without the heat. But they will run you about 180 dollars- then again- its the life for the dog if not more so. My last metro dryer that died was like 15 years old! or more..

[angelbow20]

They look like hotspots to me, 2 of my dogs get them Chance has them right now, if you can and it is hot spots try to trim the hair and use cortisone lotion or spray, it would need to be dried out, seems like longer haired big dogs get them most, but my german shepard huskey gets them from bee stings when she is outside and certain insects.

[critter crazy]

I would love to be able to trim the hair, if anything to get a better look, but he just wont let me touch. Last night i was using hubby as a distractor, while i looked, be will only take that so much.

[borzoimom]

I would love to be able to trim the hair, if anything to get a better look, but he just wont let me touch. Last night i was using hubby as a distractor, while i looked, be will only take that so much.

Let the vet be the bad guy and lets get it healed then go from there. I looked at petsmart - there are some forced air dryers that are cheaper- attaching link.. http://www.petsmart.com/global/searc...N=2026059&Ne=2