Hotspot problem with Ginger

[TheSkeptic]

She has done this to herself in spite of having an e-collar on. Any suggestions.



PS. The problem stems from an allergy which is being addressed also.

[Mary Plummer]

Oh Skeptic, poor Ginger! How did she get to it with her collar on? I understand a dog's persistance and determination with allergy itchies, unfortunately! would it be at all possible to bandage the sores for a while, after putting some kind of treatment on them, like an antibiotic ointment? I'm not sure this would be good, but maybe it would give her some relief for a while. That Vet Gard spray was pretty good at keeping Mr. Blue away from his bandage for a little while; it worked much better than the Bitter Apple did for him.

[TheSkeptic]

Would you believe she did that using the E-Collar itself. I am wrapping some padding around the edge of the collar and spraying the hot spot with an anti itch spray with cortisone.

[jdf]

wonder if davet's foam collar would work...



Take some 3/4 inch foam rubber and make it about as wide as the length
of the dogs neck and then wrap it around the neck as many times as
necessary to make it a somewhat rigid neck brace then cover it with
adhesive tape or duct tape..you can also at this point place some
tongue depressers or strips of plastic or wood to stiffen it so the dog
can eat and drink but not move back to any incision or lesion that you
want to keep him from working on.

[k9Karen]

Both Mickey and Leah would drive themselves nuts trying to bite the itch (flea allergy). The only thing that I ever found that worked was bathing the dog to remove the saliva and other yuck and then liberally applying antibacterial ointment after they dried. I think I tried every OTC product out there at one time or another with absolutely no luck at all. We've been able to keep the fleas out for most of the past 5 years, and that's been the best thing - no fleas, no itch - no itch, no scratch - and no scratch, no hot spots!

[Guest]

We talked about it quite a bit on Acme - can't remember who recommended it, but it's great stuff. You get it at ranch/equine supply places. It sounds as though you need to try some of the other things suggested, also. A very damp tea bag applied to itchy spots on my dogs seems to help as well.

Hope Ginger feels better soon.

Ruth

[k9Karen]

Is it 'Wonder Dust'?