eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.

How To

How to Cure Hot Spots On Your Dog

Member
By grognak
User-Submitted Article
(4 Ratings)

Get rid of those nasty hot spots on your dog easily.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Step one is remove all corn, wheat, and soy from your dogs diet. No treats, human food, or dog food containing these 3 fillers. Avoid buying food from a vet they often times provide Science Diet as a food, this is just a Purina product that contains corn.

  2. Step 2

    Buy a high quality dog food from Petco or a local feed store. Remember no corn wheat or soy. Solid Gold seems to work well.

  3. Step 3

    The omega 3 fatty acids in dog food are beneficial but the amount and quality found even in the best dog foods is not enough. Buy cod liver oil from Fred Meyer or a local health food store. Add this to your dogs food from time to time at least 3 times a week. This will help your dogs skin heal and improve coat.

  4. Step 4

    Find a good local groomer that is willing to work with you and your dog. A relationship with a knowledgeable groomer is a necesity they can pick up on things you may take for granted with your dog.

Tips & Warnings
  • Make sure your dog gets attention and excercise keep them happy!

Comments  

| View All 6 Comments

3bigdogs said

Flag This Comment

on 11/3/2009 read the labels, a good food will work wonders in helping your dog. thanks for the article! 5*

soniaciroc said

Flag This Comment

on 10/17/2009 Thanks for the article. One of my dogs always seems to get hot spots. I'll make these changes.

Flag This Comment

on 10/6/2009 We just learned this, too! Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

billips said

Flag This Comment

on 9/15/2009 Good information to have - good food solves so many problems both for pets and their human companions - 5* - B>

Flag This Comment

on 9/11/2009 I did not know that Science Diet was made by Purina! Good to know.

Subscribe

Post a Comment

Post a Comment

Related Ads

  • Have you done this? Click here to let us know.
I Did This
Get Free Pets Newsletters

Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .   en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License. † requires javascript

eHow Pets
eHow_eHow Pets