Dog Hot Spots Complications | Canine Hot Spots Complications

Just about any infection, if left untreated, will develop into more potentially harmful ailments. Hot spots on dogs can manifest into greater infections that can spread onto other areas of the skin. As the infection grows more fur is lost and dogs will continue to scratch and lick the hot spots, making the situation worse and causing the irritation to increase. This is a vicious cycle that can develop into more dangerous complications.

The lesions from hot spots can break open secreting infectious pus onto healthy skin making it open to spreading the contagion. Dogs that lick the hot spots, take some of the pus off which can make them sick by ingesting the infection. By swallowing the virus it can affect the delicate balance of good and bad bacteria in their digestive system causing a further weakening of the immune system. This can only lead to more trouble as a damaged immune system leaves your pet open to a wide assortment of illnesses.

Because Hot Spots dogs are often caused by more serious issues such as allergies, injection site irritations, insect infestations and others, the potential for greater harm for dogs is raise exponentially. It is not unusual for one disease to feed off the other and build upon the damaging effects that if halted at the beginning would not have developed into a health concern juggernaut.

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