My 7 yo cocker has his second hot spot in the four years I've had him. He's *never* had a flea that we've found or scratched or chewed. He seems perfectly comfortable now.
About two days ago my DW brought my attention to some bumpy little scabs on Dylan's head. He was recently groomed and his cocker head is shaved quite close. I felt the bumps but I didn't see anything.
Tonight to my surprise, he has a weeping raw patch the size of a nickel there. The last time we had this, I used a solution of grapefruit seed extract on the site several times a day for several days. It cleared up in about 10 days and we haven't had one since.
Seeing as how this is new to me, I'm wondering how those of you handle occasional hot spots, as opposed to those on a dog with other skin, coat, parasite, low immunity, etc. problems handle them.
Standard diet is rotating raw meaty poultry bones, ground raw beef, turkey and lamb, about 25% hq kibble (innova, tw, etc.) with daily fish oil and Wysong biotic supplements as appropriate.
Was at the vet two months ago for check up and was good to go.
Thanks,
Ron