how do u get rid of hot spots on a bichon frise?

Question

my friend robin, has a bichon frise (i hope thats how u spell it). she doesnt have the money to bring him to the vet to get him checked out. (why have the animals if u cant take care of them?; yea i know i say the same thing). i think he has hot spots. he keeps eating himself and makes himself look like crap. i am at her house everyday and feed her animals, let them out to go potty etc. i read that bichon's do this when their skin is irritated. he had flees but i bought front line and bomb the house for her; no more flees for the past 3 months now. but he still eats himself. her apt is kept at 70-75 degrees all the time. i have started giving him baths every other day using shampoo and conditioner for dogs with very sensitive skin for the past 2 weeks. i was once told a recipe using bleach to get rid of hot spots; but i dont remember it... am i giving him too many baths? does anyone know a homemade recipe or any advice to help the pup???

Answer 1

I have a Bichon. What you're discribing sounds like an allergic reaction, which that breed is prone to. Try giving it some antihistamine (like you would give to a baby). Also a scant amount of hydrocortisone cream to the hot spots would maybe help? Alot of different human foods can also trigger an allergic reaction so be careful what you feed him.

Answer 2

My family had a bichon frise... he did the same thing... ate all the hair off his legs. We were told by the vet that it was because the breed of dog just has that kind of nervous disposition. He was home alone a lot while we were out at work/school.

I wouldn't wash him that often. It will just dry out his skin.

We tried some spray on his legs that was designed to taste bad. It didn't work for us but maybe it'll work for you. You can buy it from the vet or a pet food store.... not too expensive.

Answer 3

GOOD HEAVENS!!!!!!!!! If you use bleach ON an animal, I'll turn you in myself for animal cruelty!!! Yes, hotspots are an irritant to certain things....you'll need to get a shampoo MADE for hotspots and follow the directions...Call your Vet and see IF they'll let you pay out the amount the treatment is going to cost. If you have a good relationship with your Vet, he or she will understand the money problem and work with you. A lot of dogs get hotspots, some are easy to heal and some not, call a local Groomer and ask if they sell HotSpot Medicated Shampoos for dogs and if not do they know where you go look. You put some type of bleach solution on any animal and the agony you'd put it through..........

Answer 4

never put bleach on and animal.
I had show Cocker Spaniels. TONS OF COAT!
1st clip away area of hot spot.
2nd buy-MICATIN ANTIFUNGAL SPRAY LIQUID/drug store
spray on hot spot once a day for 3 days. It will cure it up & your dogs hair will grow back in.
Hot spots - the veterinary medical term is acute moist pyoderma which means that the hot spots appear rapidly and are oozing skin infections that either itch or create an inflammatory response in a local area.
In cases of itching, your canine rubs, licks or chews the area which adds to the problem. These sores may develop into severe problems if not treated.

Answer 5

TAKE her to a different groomer. It might be the clippers are to hot, or the groomer does not use them right. Have you tried Aloe Vera & vitamin E Baby Oil? Try this put it on lightly 2 day for 2 weeks, but with the cone collar, just on the places that looks bad. This worked for my Poodle, But change groomers!

Answer 6

DO NOT, REPEAT DO NOT BATH THE DOG IN BLEACH! IF SHE REALLY CARES FOR THE DOG THEN SHE WILL TAKE IT TO THE VET! IF SHE CANT AFFORD THAT, THEN SHE WILL NEED TO GIVE THE DOG TO THE NEAREST ANIMAL SHELTER AS THEY CAN PROVIDE AND CARE FOR IT PROPERLY!