Courtney is 2 1/2 years old. She keeps getting horrible hot spots. I take her to the vet. She gets shots and prednisone pills. I keep her on Frontline Plus. Recently, Frontline has not done a good job. She and the rest of my pets keep getting ticks. This last time, the tick left a fingertip size hole about 1/16th inch deep. I discovered the nasty hole when I was giving her a bath. I'll spare you the gruesome details, but let's just say, it was pretty nasty and infected. I called the doc again and they put her on more prednisone and cipro antibiotic. I noticed this morning that she has another hot spot coming. I have fed her quality food since I first brought her home. Currently she is on the venison and rice formula.

What else can I do for my little girl? I love her and hate to see her going through this every few days.

I have tried multiple remedies and nothing seems to work from pills, shampoos, creams, etc. I'm at my wits end. Help!

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

The answer is provided by :
Vicki J :
Cockers are prone to skin infections and ear infections. Ask your vet to test her for allergies. I had a Cocker that had the same symptoms as yours. The vet tested her and sure enough, she had allergies. I had to give her shots for it.
In the meantime, make some white rice, minute rice is fine. Boil some chicken and shred it up. Mix the chicken with the rice and feed her only this. Nothing else for flavor. This will not be a forever cure, but it should help with the skin problem until you can get her tested. Your vet may want to put her on a special food if it turns out that she has allergies. Good luck
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