Developing hot spot - help!

[Pigletpoglet]

The monster puppy has chewed at the big dog's leg and left a red mark. Big dog is now chewing at the same spot and a hot spot is developing. Anything I can do, or is it best to get him to the vets asap?

Can you cover the area to stop him chewing it ? I would do this them phone vet for advice , maybe using something that tastes vile as a deterrent ? I'm sure there must be anti chew products available

I would get the hot spot checked it is far easier to treat a small one and in this warm humid weather they can quadruple in size in 24 hours.

Probably a trip to the vets - but the most important thing is to prevent him licking at it. Clean it up and keep dry.

Dont cover it as that will cause any infection to worsen

Urgent trip to vet - I would want to rule out nasties like Alabama rot and then treat asap.

I’d shave it, hibiscrub it and put a cone on him to stop him getting to it and only go to the vet if i thought it needed antibiotics... but that’s because I have all the stuff in to do that and mine gets loads.

So unless you have all that in... go to the vet.

I would just stick sudocrem on it - and it’ll be gone in no time.

Sudocrem and something over it to stop licking

My dog had one this year, sudocrem had it gone pronto.
Sister is a vet

My dog had one of these. I used a warm saltwater wash, then put on some manuka honey ointment, a non-stick dressing over that, and vet wrap bandage on top.

It's the only bandage I've been able to find that she can't remove

OP second Vallahal on this, hot spots can eat right through the skin really fast and are incredibly painful. If you don't have experience of dealing with them it's better to see a vet. The longer you leave it, the worse and more expensive it will get. ON the other hand if it's not actually a hot spot just a slightly sore patch then Sudocrem is great. I have always been told not to cover hot spots as air needs to get to them, so a cone is the better option.

If it really is a hot spot, as tabulahrasa says re shaving and hibiscrub and cone of shame, except that I had a wonderful stuff from the vet, called "Fuciderm gel" (I think it might not be available but they can give you a very similar ointment) that does eventually cure it. In 2 hours a hot spot can "eat" right through the entire skin layers and it is absolutely terrible for the poor dog at any stage. If you are not sure what it is go to the vet at once. In my experience, they take 2-3 weeks (with treatment) to subside and infection forms under the scab so you have to wait for the first scab to come off before it heals properly. I had to buy clippers so I could shave my dog at the first hint of a hot spot (and save vet's fees once I knew how to treat it).

MrsJoy Fuciderm has not existed for four years it changed it's name to isaderm if you still have a tube it is likely to be host to more bacteria than it will kill and the preservative will only prevent bacterial growth for 28 days once the tube is open.
Yes isaderm is one of the cornerstones of hot spot treatment.

“Fuciderm has not existed for four years it changed it's name to isaderm”

To be fair... I thought it was still called that as well and I can’t even have had any called that for this dog, he’s not old enough, lol

I wouldn’t go sticking sudocrem on a hotspot... I suspect it’d make it worse tbh, they get infected easily enough without adding gunk to it. If something cleared up straight away with sudocrem I doubt it was a hotspot tbh, they take a couple of weeks even with a vet doing it.

I just don’t bother rushing down because he gets break outs a couple of times a year now he’s on medication for them, it was more often... and he’s reactive, so more than once I’ve had to take him to the vets and then treat it myself with their equipment anyway, rofl... so unless he needs antibiotics it’s easier to just do it at home.

Thanks for responses everyone. He's been to the vet and has a bucket of shame, but no treatment as yet - they think it will clear up on its own (fingers crossed).
Next job - stop the puppy eating the big dogs' legs (ears, beards, armpits...)

Listerine, the older style brown/yellow one. Will clear it right up.