Hi gals/guys...

 I found this few days ago in Lily's tail...


is this a hot spot?... Lily has some fleas a couple weeks ago (controlled already I hope) and seems that this is the result of that... I did clean the area, applied anti itching lotion for a couple days and since yesterday Balg Balm (per recommendation of a friend of mine)... area looks dry.

What else I can do?... should I shave the surrounding area?

I will appreciate your expert's help.

thank you
Miko

You are correct, it looks like a hot spot to me.

Please don't shave it! The fur can grow back in an abnormal way and it won't look the same again. It can also expose her skin to the sun and give her a bad sunburn, as it is usually protected by her thick coat.

Keep it as dry as you can. Brush away the dead skin/loose fur so it can breathe. You can put some hydrogen peroxide on it, but only do it once, as it also removes the new cells trying to regrow. Maddie (my foster) actually made her hot spot bleed, so I also put some neosporin on it. As long as they don't lick the medicine off, it's okay to use neosporin. I also added some Vitamin E oil on it to help it heal. And I sprayed some bitter spray so she would stop scratching/biting it.

Her hot spot was gone within 2 days.

great... thanks... she is actually wearing the e-collar, but she try to lick the spot anyways

I'm trying to maintain the area clean all the time... I think that she have the spot for a week or so now.. looks better now.. seems that it is healing very slow...

Is there any vitamin E oil that you recommend?...

thank you for the answer

You're welcome. I just got some at Walmart - it's just the regular vitamin E oil. It will say it on the bottle.