How to treat a hot spot:
1. Find and open the spot. Check that it's the only one.
2. Remove all white bacteria with a toothbrush. In some cases you might even have to open the wound in order for it all to be removed. If there is any left: it will not heal!
3. Rinse the area (and about 5cm around the area) with Septidin, to kill all the existing bacteria. Comb the area open and leave it wet. The antiseptic must be in a liquid form, a gel will not work, because a gel will only clean on top of the bacteria and kill only the ones on the surface. Liquid will go into the bacteria mass and kill them.
4. Follow the healing process a few time a day and repeat the steps as many time a day as possible. The more you take off, the better and faster it will heal.
If you don't want hot spots:
-Don't dry your dog after a swim with a towel. It the underwool gets wet, it doesn't dry fast enough and the water stays close to the skin and warms up. A warm, humid area is what bacteria like. The bacteria will then break the skin and cause hot spots (= warm places)
-Always dry your dog throughly after a bath when the underwool is already wet.