My dog has hot spots after flea treatment. How do I stop licking?

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My dog as a flea allergy and I have treated her and her skin cleared up lovely. She no longer has fleas but now has hot spots that she constantly licks. I am using a antibacterial powder that seems to be working but what else can I do? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 5 years and 6 months old

Ann Dion, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Hot spots can be difficult to heal, and the most important part of healing them is to stop the dogs from chewing and making the hot spot worse. An E-Collar is the most important part of this. Also, shaving the fur to allow the area to dry out is important and cleaning this with an anti-bacterial soap twice a day helps, and importantly drying the area very well after cleaning it. Often-times oral antibiotics are needed for hot spots, and sometimes an anti-inflammatory is required to take away the itch/pain. Often going to a vet to get the right products, and to determine if oral antibiotics are needed can help things heal up much faster. Step 1 however is the E-collar. Best of luck with Suzie!

My dog has hot spots after flea treatment. How do I stop licking?

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