Listerine? Yuck! Sorry... I've heard cornstarch sprinkled over the HotSpot usually does the trick and is more natural than listerine. Instead of listerine, before I heard of the cornstarch, I had used Hazel water. I forgot what its called, but I'm sure you k now what I mean :-)
We used to have to deal with hotspots in the past as well. It was horrible! Seems like they would pop up out of nowhere, and no vet could ever convince me, that it was a bacterial infection caused by maybe a pointy grain or seedling. If that were the case, then my dogs should have a million of them spread throughout their bodies, cause they will run through thick brush and all... I think they might be caused by the vaccines. I'll have to wait up and see with my new dogs that have been minimally vaxed by their breeder, which is only once :-) My older dog, Sheldon the Sheltie, soon to be 9yrs old, is another story. She's been vaxed more than I'd like to admit, but not regularly :-( She has had many skin problems. She was or might still be having one now. CS did not work... It helps in linder the pain some, but I haven't found the real culprit, nor the remedy. I feed them raw, and add all sorts of herbs, but nothing seems to help. So sorry to write so much about dogs... can anyone suggest a good healthy holistic dog group maybe? Aldi On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 5:09 AM, Gwlynda Irek <bulld...@irek.cbeyond.com>wrote: > You should be pouring Listerine (mouth rinse) 4 times a day on the hot spot > to dry it up – nothing else. Pour on and do not dry. Give the dog 1mg per > pound (etc. 25mg for 25 lb dog) Benadryl every 12 hours for itching and > biting his self until the hot spot is gone. > > > > Roger and Lisa Royal On 12/8/09 9:51 PM, "Roger and Lisa Royal" < > rerl...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > My dog also will not touch water with a drop of cs in it. I will try > putting straight cs down for him as some have recommended. > > I wonder, though, would drinking cs help with his "hot spots" at all? He > is always biting himself on the back and scratching. He does drink a little > ACV in his water and that keeps the fleas at bay, and that should probably > control a yeast problem if that is what's causing it... Any ideas on this? > If it's allergies, any ideas what would help? Thanks! > > > Gwlynda Irek > Country Ridge Bulldogs > > www.crbulldog.com > > Bulldog Club of America – Preferred Breeder > Lone Star Bulldog Club > North Texas Non Sporting > > "A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will > bring heaven to your soul". > >
