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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: Hot Spots
« on: March 10, 2006, 05:01:24 pm »
Hi Patrick,

Thanks for your reply. I do not need any of this info for my Pyr. He is not the problem. When he blows his coat I jusy stuff it in my matress. Just joking! He just doesn't seem to have any problems. 

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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: Hot Spots
« on: March 09, 2006, 06:21:13 pm »
Hi Brandon,
Thanks for your information. I have located the Mars web site but what size do you use? I would like a little hair left on my guy!

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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Re: Hot Spots
« on: March 06, 2006, 10:12:38 pm »
Gladstone is not swimming at this time. In fact he has only been in the pool maybe 6 times as yet because he hates it so much. The only way that I can get him in there is to go in with him and much as I love him it's too cold as yet! No, that part of the problem is still to come. He has the problem with  the 'Hot Spots' without the swimming but I am told that it will just make it worse. The only thing that he does that I just cannot cure is that he will lay in his own urine. Any place that is damp is his idea of heaven but the vet says that his coat is so dense it does not allow moisture to escape. There must be something out there that will help him. By the way, I am a hair stylist by profession and I can tell you that there is not a dryer out there that would dry him from day to day other than an industrial fan!   

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Medical Conditions & Diseases / Hot Spots
« on: March 06, 2006, 05:24:58 pm »
This is my first message so if it reads like a book, sorry.I have a Great Pyrennees (Gulliver) and a Newfoundland (Gladstone). Gulliver was diagnosed at 11 weeks to have a bad case of luxating patela and now at 23 months and two surgeries later is doing very well. Sadly Gladstone now 18 months old has OCD in his front 'elbows'. He is on 4 Cosequin DS and 2 Rimadyl a day but does not seem any better. I am so sad to have two great dogs and each has a joint problem. What are the chances?
My real problem though is that Gladstone also suffers with 'Hot Spots'. He is under medication at this time with a wound the size of a salad plate and has undergone treatment twice before. Now my problem is that my vet tells me that the best exercise for the OCD is to swim but that if he swims he will be constantly wet and have 'Hot Spots' all over his body. Choices.....no t to swim....shave his entire body! I have to say that not swimming is no great hardship as he hates the pool. Loves to be wet but hates the pool. i really don't want to shave his beautiful coat but am told that even though he was born and bred in Florida he was never meant to be here. What can I do? Help please. 

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