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We have tried many different treatments for hot spots over the decades, on goldens and german shepherds. The most effective treatment (I believe) is Curash powder. Wash the hot spot and dry it thoroughly with either a towel or a dryer. Then cover it thickly with Curash powder. 9 times out of ten the hotspot will dry up immediately. Very occasionally you might have to repeat this process the next day if the hot spot is still wet. You will also have minimal hair loss with this. The area may look a bit clumpy for a few days, and I check it constantly to add more powder if I think it is warranted. If you don't want to radically change the diet, try adding a teaspoon of Flaxseed Oil to his food every day. Get the one from a health food shop that has to be stored in the fridge. Good luck!

Very sorry to hear of Jan's passing. Please pass on our condolences, and we are thinking of her family and close friends at this sad time.

So relieved that Elka came through it all. I know your history with anaesthetic and how stressful it is for you, so the bad bit is over!!! I hope the tendons come good and she returns to the showring as she is a beautiful girl. Is it similar to horses doing a tendon, as many of them recover?

I never understood why some of our dogs get this and others don't, considering they all have access to lounges, beds and non-hard surfaces. I have been told it is actually a fungus and you need to treat it as such. You don't necessarily have to use cream from the vets, but I can't remember the name of the cream I was told was suitable from the chemist. Sorry to be not much help, and I'm not saying it isn't caused by hard surfaces - just that I have been told from several sources it could be something else. Katrina