Dog Hot Spots
by Linda McGrogan
(Croydon, Pa)
My golden is 10 months old and had 2 scabs on her head in May. We took her to the vet who diagnosed them as hot spots and prescribed meds and an oinment.
He shaved her head around the hot spots, showed us how much ointment to use and said that if in two weeks the hot spots are still there, come back.
The hot spots cleared up, but recently after she went swimming in the river I noticed bumps on her neck and throat area which look like the scabby sores she had before.
What could I try at home before going back to the vet? Or should we take her back immediately?
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