How do I determine if Puffin my Bichon has hot spots? She is
constantly licking/biting her butt and base of tail. Sometimes the
itch is so bad it stops her in her tracks and she sits down. I guess
this makes it feel better. When she goes outside she immediatly sits
her butt on the cool cement or mulch. I have started to bathe the area
about every day and apply benadene hot spot skin remedy which helps
somewhat but the next day she is back at it. The area is a little red
no actual sores with little red spots where she has actually bitten the
skin. The hair is almost gone. There were some matts which I cut out.
If it is hot spots is my treatment mehtod any good?

"RJ" wrote in message
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How do I determine if Puffin my Bichon has hot spots? She is
constantly licking/biting her butt and base of tail

Use some flea control and the itching will stop.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

Even if she doesn't have them?

"RJ" wrote in message
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Even if she doesn't have them?

...........Are you 100% positive the dog doesn't? Sometimes they're hard to
see, but the spot above the tail is a common chew spot when they do have
fleas. If you're not using any flea control at all, it's the most
reasonable answer.

buglady
take out the dog before replying

My neighbor had a collie that would get hot spots. She and the vet
could find no flea dirt or fleas. But.. within 24 hours of using
frontline, nearly all the itching stopped. Within a couple of days it
did stop. If it isn't her anal glands, it is an inexpensive thing to
try. Her groomer should be able to expel/check them

On 2 Apr 2006 16:27:14 -0700, "RJ" wrote:

Even if she doesn't have them?

I'm not disputing your search results, but consider this story. Sophie, a 35 pound, spayed
Chow Chow/Pekingese arrived at the shelter, and was almost immediately adopted. I had no
chance to work on Sophie's coat.

One week later, Sophie was returned to the shelter because she had nipped at both of the
adopter's children. Upon investigation, I found the dog had the usually mats and signs of
neglect. Her under coat was so matted, I could not see her skin, but sensed that something
was wrong. I got the kennel master to help me, and we found large raw spots on Sophie's
belly. The more I examined her, the more raw spots I found. It is no wonder she did not
feel like being handled.

I can't help noting the vet who examined Sophie and administered her rabies shot did not
find the hot spots. That demonstrates how easily things can hide under a dense coat.

I used triple antibiotic ointment on the raw spots. I used an undercoat rake to remove the
loose hair, and now Sophie is a happy, healthy dog, that tolerated the pain and has never
offered to bite me.

She looks much like a Chow Chow puppy. And now she is my little treasure. :-)


A dog's life is too short; their only fault really.

the nibbleing the bottomof her tail and scratching her bum is a classic sign of WORMS! dont panick as every dog gets them at some point. do you worm your dog regualy???????

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