Wednesday 1 February 2012

Giving Relief To The Dog Suffering From Hot Spots


The people who keep dogs as pets love to hug and snug there fluffy and furry skin. But their soft and warm skin needs to be taken care of, to avoid the dogs from catching diseases like hot spots. Hot spots on dogs are a common skin disease, which is usually spread due to moist. This diseasecauses itches and irritations in dogs, and if your dog is suffering from this disease then there are cautions you need to take to give some relief to it.

The hairs of a dog are the target area for the hot spots, so the first thing you need to do is to trim the hairs. The longer hairs would prevent you from finding all the hot spots on a dog’s body and cleaning it is also a mess. And if your dog has long hair, then make sure you do not give bath to it with tangled hairs. Brush the hairs first to make them smooth and then give proper bath to your dog. There lotions and sprays available from pet stores which can stop the itching on a dog’s skin. And also make sure that your dog is not licking or biting the same area where he has got the hot spots on its skin.

Benadryl and Atarax are recommended for the dogs suffering from hot spots but I would recommend visiting a vet first, as a vet always knows better what is good for a dog’s health 

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