Any veterinarians on board here???

forgop · 03-11-2009, 10:06 PM

General question about costs for drugs to treating "hot spots" and ear infections...I have 2 goldens and it seems every year their shots are due, one of them has a hot spot that gets a steroid injection and one (or both) have ear infections, so when all is said and done, I'm walking out about $500 lighter for everything for annual shots, steroid, and pills. Does that seem somewhat reasonable to treat 70-80# dogs???

Sure enough, today I see one has a hot spot on his rear hip and I cleaned both of their ears, one of which probably has an ear infection.

Nabinger16 · 03-11-2009, 10:32 PM

Just out of curiosity... What's a hot spot?

cle_smoker · 03-11-2009, 10:49 PM

I have a chocolate lab who fought an ear infection for over two years. It got so bad at one point that he couldn't shake his head without crying, that broke my heart and was the last straw. We took him to a new vet that went a completely different route than the old one. Her explanation was that he had allergies, which we knew, but there was something that was pushing it over the top to trigger a reaction. We put him on a hypo-allergenic food, cut out all treats, and gave him a higher than normal dose allergy pill along with a different antibiotic to clear up the current infection. After about three months, it had cleared up, no licking, no goopy ears, nada.

Since then we have moved back to regular food but keep the treats to a minimum. He hasn't had a relapse since. He will occasionally lick his paws, but his ears are clean as a whistle.

Now I'm no vet but it sounds like something in his environment is causing it. Maybe a specific type of food, treat, table scraps, something that is triggering the allergic reaction.

03-11-2009, 10:06 PM	#1
forgop Not a puffer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Duane Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,869 Trading: (40)	Any veterinarians on board here??? General question about costs for drugs to treating "hot spots" and ear infections...I have 2 goldens and it seems every year their shots are due, one of them has a hot spot that gets a steroid injection and one (or both) have ear infections, so when all is said and done, I'm walking out about $500 lighter for everything for annual shots, steroid, and pills. Does that seem somewhat reasonable to treat 70-80# dogs??? Sure enough, today I see one has a hot spot on his rear hip and I cleaned both of their ears, one of which probably has an ear infection.

03-11-2009, 10:32 PM	#2
Nabinger16 Drowning Ex Gorilla Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Trent Location: Indiana Posts: 292 Trading: (8)	Re: Any veterinarians on board here??? Just out of curiosity... What's a hot spot?

03-11-2009, 10:49 PM	#3
cle_smoker Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Robert Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 403 Trading: (1)	Re: Any veterinarians on board here??? I have a chocolate lab who fought an ear infection for over two years. It got so bad at one point that he couldn't shake his head without crying, that broke my heart and was the last straw. We took him to a new vet that went a completely different route than the old one. Her explanation was that he had allergies, which we knew, but there was something that was pushing it over the top to trigger a reaction. We put him on a hypo-allergenic food, cut out all treats, and gave him a higher than normal dose allergy pill along with a different antibiotic to clear up the current infection. After about three months, it had cleared up, no licking, no goopy ears, nada. Since then we have moved back to regular food but keep the treats to a minimum. He hasn't had a relapse since. He will occasionally lick his paws, but his ears are clean as a whistle. Now I'm no vet but it sounds like something in his environment is causing it. Maybe a specific type of food, treat, table scraps, something that is triggering the allergic reaction.