Our german shepherd, Butch, has always been a bit itchy at certain times of the year- more in the spring than others. This summer though, he has really started digging at his underside and now licking constantly at his hind leg (where a human knee would sort of be.) Someone suggested it might be a hotspot. What is the treatment for that, or should I just bite the bullet and bring him into the office? I feel so silly doing that as he was just there not too long ago.
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A hot spot is not a particular skin ailment, but rather an area that has been licked/chewed to the point where it develops a bacterial infection that causes the “spot” to be oozing a honey colored, gooey discharge, often with an odor. I am a holistic veterinarian, so I can offer a number of possible solutions for you and also some coaching for general itching problems. first, since he is worse this summer, I wonder if you have recently had your old “analog” electric meter (it has 4 little discs that spin and a man stops monthly to read it) changed… Read more »