Dog hotspot home remedy. Hotspot is a painful, pus filled infectious stretch of skin that most commonly affects dogs and sometimes other pets such as cats. Dogs who have thick hair are most prone to developing hotspots. It is not easy to treat a hotspot. It becomes painful and really very itchy in a few hours. If the dog licks or itches it, then the hotspot becomes worse. In most cases, it requires treatment by a veterinary doctor. However, some home remedies can also work in this condition.
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Dog hotspot home remedy :
- Clip the hair : This step is very important. Take a trimmer and clip all the hair over the hotspot and in a small region around it. Mark the hotspot using a color pen. This helps to find out whether the dog hotspot is growing in size or reducing. It can then be used as a criteria to decide whether it is necessary to go to the veterinary doctor. Why is it necessary to cut the hair around a hotspot ? That is because hotspot is a dermatitis ( a kind of infection ) and it often becomes worse when it grows under hair cover.
- Natural air : Make the hotspot face an air source. If there is nice gentle breeze blowing outside, take the dog out. Clean dry air is best for the dog's hotspot. However, do not take the dog out if it is rainy season and air is moist and humid. This can worsen the hotspot condition. In that case, stay indoors and let the dog take air from a table fan. This usually reduces itching considerably, preventing the dog from licking or scratching the hotspot area. A natural dry breeze helps a dog a lot in recovering from a hotspot quickly.
- Black tea bags : Make some black tea in water and then place the used tea bags in refrigerator. Take out after they are sufficiently cool and apply it on the dog's hotspot and surrounding skin. Black tea really helps to soothe the condition and provide relief. It helps in drying out the dog hotspot.
- Corn starch : Spray some cool corn starch on the affected skin. Corn starch absorbs moisture readily. It can be easily dusted off by brushing gently.
- Provide fish to the dog : One can give a fish to the dog so that his or her health is boosted. Fish like salmon have high concentration of omega fatty acids in them which helps the dog's body to fight of an infection.
- Feeding the dog dandelions : Dandelion is a flowering herb. Dogs usually love this herb. Dandelion greens and dandelions can be given to a dog. The reason is that dandelion is one of the most nutrient complete herbs on the planet. It provides brilliant nutrition to the dog which ultimately helps the immune system in functioning much better. Dandelion on the menu for the dog is a natural way to get rid of many diseases.
If these remedies do not help in reducing the hotspot, the pain or itching, then one should visit the veterinary doctor along with the pet to get treatment.
