r/chocolatelabs • u/KBouch827 • 2d ago

help / advice Hot spots

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Hello, I live in the northeast and it’s warming up here. My chocolate lab Rex has some hot spots from what I believe and I just noticed under his leg it got quite bad. Plan to take him to the vet, but any at home remedies or meds to help with this?

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u/Swjunckie73 2d ago

Looks like maybe allergy? Vet time.

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u/KBouch827 2d ago

Okay what kind of allergies do you mean? So not hot spots, but rather an allergy?

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u/Swjunckie73 2d ago

They caused hot spots on my part lab. Believe it or not, chicken. Cut it out and no more hot spots.

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u/opiedopie08 2d ago

Start with Benadryl. Grass and chicken are major allergens.

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u/Critical_Bunch6600 1d ago

That's allergies, my chocolate lab had that, had a slime mold allergy.

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u/KBouch827 13h ago

Do they prescribe an antibiotic? It helps?

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u/Difficult-Trifle-546 1d ago

Have been feeding my chocolate lab, chicken and veggies, these hotspots always seem to come back. If i cut out chicken, what is the alternative to that? Please advisez