[nagdu] hot spots

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Gary.
Feel Bogart all over, and, if you find a yucky gooky sore, that's a hot
spot.  It might be harder to find if Bogart has his full poodle coat, but
I think you said he was shaved recently. They are often caused by an
allergy to the dreaded F word--fleas!
Excessive licking can be caused by allergies, or sometimes by boredom.  My
brother's golden would lick his paws a lot when he was bored and cause
sores between his toes.

Spring and fall can be big allergy times, at least out here in Jersey.
HTH.
Tracy

> Hello:
>
> I'm a fairly new guide dog handler so can people explain/describe what a
> hot
> spot is and how do I find it? Bogart has been licking himself rather a lot
> by my thinking so I'm wondering what is causing so much licking. I
> loosened
> his harness by one hole in case that was causing some irritation  on his
> chest.
>
> Thanks
> Gary
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marsha Drenth
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:23 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] hot spots
>
> Seems Emma has her first hot spot. How do I treat it? I don't want to rush
> her off to the vet, so if there is a home remedy that works, please let me
> know.
>
> Thanks,
> marsha
>
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