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Please be very careful with scissors. I can't tell you how many times a dog or cat has been brought in with an ugly laceration requiring sutures because the owner used scissors to cut fur. It happens so easily. Removing fur is best done with electric clippers with a sharp blade. Dull blades will nick the skin.
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Sarah I just read your post. When you wrote e-collar, did you mean an Elizabethan Collar? I like the Sulfadene too. Who would have thunk a Hertz product would work so well?
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yes Sulfadene is made by Hartz - eek but it's true - I've always found it right there in the pet section of the grocery store. I've used it on many dogs and have never seen a problem with allergic reaction. I just put some right on there and spread it around with my finger - really works great, amazingly enough. They make a sulfadene shampoo too - not the same thing though it might be good to bath dogs with skin problems.
Clippers are better for trimming hair. Scissors can nick the already sensitive spot your dog will probably be squirming to get away from you about. "Shaving" was probably not the best word- I call clippers in my brain shavers...?! I meant to say clip the area carefully as close as the skin that you can get without causing pain or nicking the scabs/wound. That will help dry it out and minimize the itching from scabs tangling in the hair.
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I know this is some what of an old thread but if you want a homemade treatment you can use witch hazel, colloidal silver, and cornstarch. You will also need some cotton balls.
First clip away the hair around the area where the hot spot is and clean the area and dry throughly.
First step- is applying the witch hazel to a cotton ball and apply to the effective area. Let dry.
Second step- is applying the colloidal silver to a cotton ball and apply to the effective area. Let dry.
Third step- is applying the cornstarch to the effective area.
Repeat twice a day.
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