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Loretta,
Judy got to email faster and more thoroughly than I
did. The most important thing that I can tell you about treating a hot
spot is not to delay. They will not go away on their own and just get
bigger and more itchy leading to even more of the dog's fur needing to be
trimmed so the skin can heal. My experience has been with sudden spots so
I have been able to find a cause, but some dogs get them chronically and are
much harder to treat. A change to a very good but different food cause
Charlie's outbreak but my black lab Elle laid on a carpet which had been just
professionally cleaned and was still damp - the cleaner was irritating to her
and to me.
Samantha may have the start of a hot spot but she
certainly has the start of a mat. Sometimes a liitle oil like olive or
peanut oil will help loosen up the dead hair a bit and soothe the skin
before the only way to get the mat off is with scissors.
Good Luck !! Amy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 9:53
AM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Bladder
Stones/Food
Amy, can you tell me about hot spots? What are they from and what
to do for them? I think my Samantha may have that problem. Her
hair is dull in certain spots and she doesn't particularly want me to touch
her there or, especially, to pull out the dead hair. Thanks for any info
from anyone.
Loretta Tyson
-----Original
Message-----
From: Amy Bailey
Sent: Apr 29,
2006 7:06 AM
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Bladder
Stones/Food
My dogs also eat Solid Gold. It is the
first kibble that they would eat right out of the bag, so it must be tasty
as well as healthy. I do augment it as well with things that I
would also eat but I doubt that I cook as well for myself and my human
or furry family as Jane does for Rainbow.
But even the best ingredients don't always make
it the right food for your individual dog. There is an organic brand
(name escapes me right now) of biscuits sold here in orange boxes with
descriptions that made me drool that seem to have reacted badly with Charlie
and gave him nasty hot spots. He loved the biscuits but by the second
box in a month, he had wicked hot spots. Some hair trimming, a lot of
witch hazel and no more biscuits and it cleared up and never returned.
The biscuits are a good seller at the feed store but not at my
house.
Amy with Charlemagne and Sweet
Madeleine
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 10:14
PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Bladder
Stones/Food
Hi Chrissy,
I don't know if this
will help you. But it has been something that I have gone by for a long
time. Solid Gold. Along with the Sea Meal.
I feed Solid Gold Wolf
King to my girl. Topped with my own home cooking just for my Baby. I
started her out on the original puppy food. Then they came out with the
Wolf King Puppy food when she was three months old. So I switched her over
to that ~ slowly~ Now at three years old she is on the Wolf King and
my special formula. I cook daily for my Rainbow. Everything is organic.
Lamb. Chicken. Beef. Barley, oatmeal, carrots, greens such as beans, peas,
asparagus, broccoli, spinach. Carrots. Potatoes. Sweet potatoes. Virgin
Olive Oil. Free range chicken eggs and chicken. Free range bison, and
beef.
What I would not put in my mouth, I would not put in my best
friend's mouth. It's as simple as that.
Jane & Rainbow
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