Temporary hot spot fix...

[Sugah]

So, wouldn't you know it, 40+ weeks pregnant and I notice Moosh has a sizeable hotspot on the inside of her back paw. Most of the swollen patch is covered with hair that I can't cut down (a razor didn't work either) but I can see the rim of it. That part is bleeding a little and red.

She's had a hotspots before on her back and the location made it easier to treat because the hair was cut easily and she couldn't reach. But the positioning of this one makes it difficult for me to manage.

I plan to take her to the vet and suspect we'll have to go to the emergency vet clinic because normal vets are closed for the next two days. I would hate to go into labour (could happen any time) and leave her here untreated.

So, long story short... What can I do in the meantime to treat it/make sure she doesn't chew at it/ease her discomfort? The other issue is keeping it dry with all the wet snow around.

I know she'll need a cone/bucket but I don't feel super comfortable leaving her alone with one on.

Suggestions?

 

[DAWNMERIE]

I've used numerous things in a pinch. Peroxide or Bactine...then dry best you can and used baby powder w/corn starch or goldbond to help dry them out some but it will make a mess if you can't get the hair short. Hope all goes well Last year we had luck with Genta Spray, you shouldn't need a vet appointment for it, it is a prescription but you should be able to call and ask the vet for it. Good Luck

 

[ardeagold]

If you can wrap it somehow that might help for now. YOu can also put a wet tea bag on it to help dry it out (the tea will dry it out, plus will take some of the sting out of it). The key with hotspots is to try to keep them dry.

We've actually had a lot of luck with athletes foot spray...the powder kind. A lot of times hot spots not only have bacteria, but they also are yeasty from the dog messing with them and keeping them wet. So I'd clean it out with some antiseptic (no ointment), dry, put the teabag on and off for about 20 mins, let it dry and then try some of the athletes foot spray and wrap it. You don't want it wrapped if you can watch her...you want it to dry out, but if you're doing something else, do the tea bag ... dry...then the athlete's foot spray.

Actually what might be best is to put a cotton sock on it (a high one) and then secure it higher up, perhaps above the ankle with Vet wrap...the kind that sticks to itself. The cotton sock will let some air flow in and it won't be too tight on the hotspot. But do take it off as much as you can.

 

[Sound Bay Newfs]

You can just spray it with Listerine as it is an antiseptic, then put a little gold bond powder on it to dry it. Never wrap a hot spot as the moisture breeds bacteria. You want it to dry.

 

[Brandie&Maggie]

You can just spray it with Listerine as it is an antiseptic, then put a little gold bond powder on it to dry it. Never wrap a hot spot as the moisture breeds bacteria. You want it to dry.

This! Worked beautifully for Maggie. It was nearly completely gone overnight with this treatment. The gold bond kept her from licking it too, so hopefully it won't be too much of an issue.

And congrats on the baby!! :groovy:

 

[Sadiesmom]

We use the same treatment for Sadie too listerine and gold bond.

 

[ElvisTheNewf]

Elvis had one under his ear last summer. The listerine/gold bond combo worked like magic.

 

[Puppypeoplenj]

I don't have any advice to offer, but Congrats on the baby!

 

[Sugah]

Thanks for the help everyone! (and for the congratulations Going to pick up some gold bond powder today. Hope it works!

 

[R Taft]

I now blow mine with the dryer, several times a day...and put horse purple spray on them or Apple Cider vinegar..have not decided which is best both seem to work when we get them. Annabelle has severe allergies and she occasionally gets given the wrong food on our visits (therapy or demo's). The dryer blowing on them really helps. It even gets rid of her itch and blows away the crusty's when they dry and heal.....And she loves the dryer

 

[Leonard and his bud Snuffles]

I now blow mine with the dryer.

I tried that for the first time last December when Snuffles got two MAJOR hot spots thinking air drying may help. I did something really stupid as to why he got them, but I didn't realize it at the time. But that is neither her nor there. One responded to normal treatment methods, the other did not. Snuffles would not leave it alone. I took him to the vet a week later, and perscribed a topical with a anesthetic in it that did work as well as oral antibiotic. But this was not your typical hot spot, so the next time he gets a *common* hotspot, I may try that again.