How to Treat a dog with itchy skin / Hot Spots

Do you have a dog with itchy skin? Don’t panic!

What are hot spots?  Itching, inflamed, red skin on your pup often signals infection. They can be self-induced or caused by fleas ticks, food or environmental allergies.

 So how do you treat them? Let's get down to business to defeat the hot spots.

Step one: It's time for a haircut. Cutting the hair around the affected area will help dry the hot spot out and speed up the healing process.

 Step two: Bath time using a shampoo. That kills bacteria is going to help sterilize your pups skin. Which will help keep hot spots from spreading or getting bigger this veterinary formula shampoo is perfect. Because it's an antiseptic and an antifungal. Which are big words for helping get rid of that nasty infection or your poor pop who deserves nothing but the best and it's just not fair.

Step three: Apply a hydrocortisone spray like this one from zai mocks to get rid of the itch and give your dog some relief.

 Step  four: Monitor your dog's behavior for the next few days and make sure he doesn't lick or scratch the hot spot. That means they'll comb I know you're running into everything and you look like a cantaloupe with that thing on. But I love you with clothes monitoring and consistent grooming your pup should be hotspot free in about two weeks.

 Step five: Eliminate the root of the problem. Talk to your vet to figure out. What's causing the hot spots you may need to change your pups diet or environment.

 With these tips you'll be fully equipped to cool down these hot spots. Let us know your hot spot horror stories and how you solve them in the comments below.

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