oakway Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Sorry to bother you all, but I have a friend that has Hot Spots on her Pug. I said Listerine Antiseptic. But where do you by it. She has tried the chemists and they say all they keep is the mouth wash ?. Any ideas would be helpful for the area's around Ipswich Qld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) How do you know what to recommend if you don't know what it actually is and where to get it? Listerine is an antiseptic mouthwash and is available at any chemist or supermarket. I don't like using it on hotspots because it generally stings and I don't think it's necessary. Curash Powder is drying and doesn't sting. If the hotspot is 'advanced', you'll need vet attention, no amount of Listerine, Curash or other over the counter products makes much difference. Do you know how bad the hot spot is? Edited July 12, 2009 by ~ArtyFarty~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 No I haven't seen it, (the hot spot) but I have been using Listerine Antiseptic for hot spots for years. I just don't have any or I would send her mine. She has tried to purchase it but just keep getting that we only stock the Mouth Wash. I have been using it for 40 years and think it the most marvelous stuff ever invented for use on hot spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 There are other effective methods they could use... I'd be more inclined to determine 'why' their dogs keeps getting them also. I clip the hair around the area and use a topical cream such as Neotopic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Thanks I know what has caused it. I just want to know where the best place to purchase it is. By the way the cause has been rectified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Thank you all the matter has been sorted out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I'm confused. Listerine is an antiseptic mouthwash. Have you got the name confused with something else Oakway, or did you not realise it was actually a mouthwash? I would have thought it might sting on a hot spot. I know the stuff makes my whole head want to explode if I hold it in my mouth for too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Listerine used to be sold along side the Dettol years ago. I do mean years ago. It dries up hot spots like crazey. No....it does not sting hot spots. The hot spot has a yellow pus like covering above the skin. The Listerine attacks this covering. Whithin 3 days the hot spot would be dry and gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Debs~ Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Listerine can cause cancer & i can't believe anyone would want to put it on a dogs skin ...why don't you try putting neat lavender oil on twice a day,it's soothing & anti bacterial & will help to clear thing up safely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmoo Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Listerine used to be sold along side the Dettol years ago.I do mean years ago. Many.. many years ago according to Wiki Listerine was invented in the 19th century as powerful surgical antiseptic. It was later sold, in very distilled form, as floor cleaner and cure for gonorrhea. But it wasn't runaway success until the 1920s, when it was pitched as solution for "chronic halitosis", the faux medical term that the Listerine advertising group created in 1921 to describe bad breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Listerine used to be sold along side the Dettol years ago.I do mean years ago. Many.. many years ago according to Wiki Listerine was invented in the 19th century as powerful surgical antiseptic. It was later sold, in very distilled form, as floor cleaner and cure for gonorrhea. But it wasn't runaway success until the 1920s, when it was pitched as solution for "chronic halitosis", the faux medical term that the Listerine advertising group created in 1921 to describe bad breath. Hey "shmoo" I aint that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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