it could have worked..

[samvara]

My woofer got a 'hot spot' on the back of his neck and proceeded to scratch it into a bleeding mess. I made a worried trip to the vet who shaved the back of his neck, gave me some antibiotics, some flea repellent and some cream and now I must stop him from scratching; which is a tiny bit of a challenge.

I've washed everything that moves and vacuumed it if it didn't try to crawl away. I've bribed the woofer to take his antibiotics and smeared stuff on him.

I tried putting socks (colour coordinated) on his back paws to stop the claws from doing so much damage but all it did was make ascetic_hedony cry and get hiccups. I blame his reaction on having just found the dinner party scene in A Civil Campaign.

Maybe a lot of beach trips are in order.

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[cricketk.livejournal.com]

What's a "hot spot" - and why is it related to flea repellant?

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

The vet said flea bites and allergies can lead to slightly inflamed 'hot' patches that when scratched quickly lead to largish bleeding sores.

She also said cereal based dog foods are 'hot' foods and I should move him over to eating more meat, fish and fruit over summer.