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Hot spot in each side of face

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#1 ·
I was just petting Max and I noticed two hot spots, one on each side of his face, almost symmetrical in location.

He was groomed last week.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

I'll try to get a vet visit tomorrow. Unfortunately there's weather (ice) coming into the area and I might not be able to get in until Monday.

He doesn't appear to be uncomfortable.




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#2 ·
They don't look red or weeping right now. Do you have the Braggs organic Apple Cider Vinegar? Mix 1/2 and 1/2 with filtered water and dab each spot with a cotton ball moistened with the solution. Dry it a bit with a paper towel , then put some Gold Bond powder on the spots.
 
#3 ·
Poor baby. Do you know what products the groomer used or if it was something new? The skin around her eyes looks irritated too, it could be an allergic reaction to something new in the environment. Hot spots can grow so fast especially if your girl is scratching at it a lot. Keep it as clean and dry as possible until you can get her in to see her vet. I hope the spots clear up quickly.
 
#4 ·
Thank you son much for the quick response. The top one actually is red but doesn't show in that pic. The other one looks like it's scabbed over.

I don't have organic apple cider vinegar but I do have OneGen spray.

I'm thinking that this happened during grooming. He was groomed last Friday.

Is it possible that the leash that's used around his neck rubbed him and caused this? They're almost symmetrical.


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#7 ·
Our dog had hot spots like these quite often. Once we started giving him Zyrtec every day, it never happened again. I'm not sure if this is the case with your dog, but with ours it was definitely allergy related. We gave him one adult pill in the morning and one at night. Our vet approved this.
 
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It TOTALLY works. It cuts down the healing time.
She gave me a BIG explanation two years ago but I couldn't tell you now. It also helped Emma when she tweaked her shoulder.
Something to do with the molecular structure. Blah blah blah really. WAY over my head, gobbledygook, but all I know is that the laser trearment cuts down Max's hot spots healing time by half. Five days vs ten to twelve days.
I kid you not.
 
#13 ·
That's really interesting. Duke's actually doing laser therapy right now on his groin muscle that he pulled. He seems to be doing really well with it and if he gets another hot spot I might ask about it. He can't do steroids.
 
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Yup. I was very skeptical when they first mentioned it for an ear infection that was VERY stubborn. I tried it and his ear infection cleared up.
I was still skeptical. I mean, it could have been that we'd been working on it for so long that it was merely coincidental that it healed after the laser. Then we tried it on a hotspot and it cut it down to literally five days. I started to believe in it. Then Emma tweaked her shoulder and I tried it. She healed in three treatments.
By now I ask for the laser therapy. Like today. Our doctor said we only needed two treatments. We'll see.


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