My dog's groomer said she thinks my dog has a little hot spot on her chin. Apparently they can be caused by too much red meat, amongst other things?
My dog does have quite a bit of red-meat-based dog food because she doesn't like chicken-based or fish-based dog foods, (apart from Simpsons chicken and brown rice dry food; she loves that) - but she does like fresh chicken and fish. She eats Simpsons wet foods as well - mainly the ones like venison, kangaroo, duck, and so on. I rotate her food as she's very fussy and gets bored easily, so she also has a variety of Millie's Wolfheart and Simpsons dry foods; all rotated with the Simpsons wet food. God, if this is a food allergy it will be a nightmare to find out what's causing it
A quick Google tells me it could also be a mite, bite, dirt, poor grooming, etc. She gets wet and muddy quite often, but I keep her clean and always wash her when she's got dirty. I rinse her really well, so she shouldn't have residue shampoo left on her skin. I brush her a few times a week, and wipe her ears and face.
Google Images are horrific I'm quite upset. I've made a vet appointment for tomorrow, but in the meantime can anyone tell me anything about hot spots, treating them, possible causes, and so on please? I'm trying to gauge if there's anything I'm doing that could have caused it. It's not bugging her at the moment, she's not scratching at it or anything.
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Can anyone tell me about hot spots please?
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GinSoakedBarroomQueenInMemphis · 30/08/2016 13:58
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