Hisnamesjames
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Hi folks!
I'm hoping someone is able to help - our 1 year old newf Gibson is suffering with possible hot spots around his lower back and hips. He's been given a treatment of steroid tablets on one vet trip, and a cream on the second, but neither has helped enough for the problem to resolve.
Has anyone had experience in this before, and was there anything that acted as a trigger?
To add some clarity, he eats twice a day, half wet Pedigree, half dry Large Puppy Pedigree, with a big handful of peas added after some advice on him eating grass (this has been a recent addition, the hot spots precursor this by about a fortnight). We walk him around a local park that is mowed quite regularly and is hedged on two sides, which he likes to explore.
Suggested possibilities have been a grass seed allergy, which we tried to combat by combing his fur out briefly after each walk, blocked scent glands (I don't know much about this issue or how common it is) and that Pedigree is a pretty crappy dog food.
Any help would be great, I hate seeing him looking up at me out of the cone of shame (nearly as much as I hate being caught around the back of the Legs by it!!!)
I'm hoping someone is able to help - our 1 year old newf Gibson is suffering with possible hot spots around his lower back and hips. He's been given a treatment of steroid tablets on one vet trip, and a cream on the second, but neither has helped enough for the problem to resolve.
Has anyone had experience in this before, and was there anything that acted as a trigger?
To add some clarity, he eats twice a day, half wet Pedigree, half dry Large Puppy Pedigree, with a big handful of peas added after some advice on him eating grass (this has been a recent addition, the hot spots precursor this by about a fortnight). We walk him around a local park that is mowed quite regularly and is hedged on two sides, which he likes to explore.
Suggested possibilities have been a grass seed allergy, which we tried to combat by combing his fur out briefly after each walk, blocked scent glands (I don't know much about this issue or how common it is) and that Pedigree is a pretty crappy dog food.
Any help would be great, I hate seeing him looking up at me out of the cone of shame (nearly as much as I hate being caught around the back of the Legs by it!!!)