Hot spots and irritated skin:

Pet owners should pay close attention to environmental, dietary, and situational conditions that irritate your animal's skin such as: allergies, fleas, tick bites, matted/dirty/thick fur, sunburn, wet dogs, or anal gland Disorders. These conditions can cause your animal to chew, lick, bite, and scratch those areas - sometimes - to no avail, which can become very painful and dangerous for your animal. Sometimes, chewing may be triggered by boredom. Hot spots and infections can occur very quickly after the pet starts itching, biting, and playing with these affected areas - leading to the development of painful, red, and moist lesions. These lesions are called hot spots, also known as acute moist dermatitis, and should be treated immediately.

Tips to prevent hot spots:

• Regularly groom your dog and keep its hair trimmed short.
• Use flea and tick control products recommended by your veterinarian.
• Keep your animal active and healthy. Provide a good diet, plenty of exercise, and playtime to prevent boredom.
• Thoroughly dry your animal after bathing, and clean and dry them after swimming in the lake or ocean.

It is important to identify the underlying cause of the problem, so you should consult your veterinarian if hot spots become a persistent issue. Between veterinary visits, the Veterinary Formula Clinical Care Itch and Hot Spot Treatment range provides hydrocortisone, a corticosteroid to control itching and inflammation, while lidocaine, an over-the-counter analgesic, reduces pain.

Description:

Lidocaine and hydrocortisone reduce itching, redness, and swelling. Colloidal oatmeal and aloe vera provide soothing and moisturizing comfort. Designed with lactic acid to help enhance the penetration of healing and soothing ingredients. pH balanced.

For maximum comfort, use Veterinary Formula Clinical Care Itch and Hot Spot Treatment Conditioner. Use Veterinary Formula Clinical Care Itch and Hot Spot Treatment Spray between baths to relieve symptoms and help speed healing. For topical use only on dogs and cats.

Additional Information:

• The shampoo heals skin conditions and hot spots. Common causes are immune system weakness, allergies, and insect bites.
• Symptoms of these conditions are itching, swelling, redness, warmth/heat to the touch, moisture, blood, and sometimes pus.
• Colloidal oatmeal, aloe vera, and hydroxy acids soothe, moisturize, and protect the skin.
• Rebuilds the outer layer of the skin. Itching, redness, and swelling will decrease.
• Prevents the urge to lick, bite, or gnaw at affected areas.
• Use with Veterinary Formula Clinical Care Itch and Hot Spot Treatment Conditioner and Veterinary Formula Clinical Care Itch and Hot Spot Treatment Spray.

• Colloidal oatmeal: A gentle natural moisturizer to treat or prevent dry, itchy, scaly, and rough skin, and minor skin irritation. Softens and moisturizes the skin and reduces itching and scaling.
• Hydrocortisone: An anti-inflammatory agent that helps speed up the natural healing process of pets while preventing the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. Provides relief from pain and itching and reduces itching, redness, and swelling.
• Lidocaine: An extremely effective analgesic, providing immediate topical relief from pain associated with minor skin irritation and rashes caused by flea bites, poison ivy, hot spots, allergies, and more. Relieves pain associated with the irritated area.
• Paraben-free: Parabens have been found to mimic estrogen in the body - and when levels are disrupted, they have been linked to breast cancer and reproductive Disorders. All our formulas are paraben-free, to promote the safety, well-being, and health of your animal.
• pH balanced: Sensitive pet skin requires pH-balanced treatment. Human shampoos are formulated with a lower pH (more acidic) - and should not be used on your animal.
• Soap-free: Only the mildest natural cleansers have been used in our formulas. They contain no harsh soaps or harmful detergents.
• Safe with topical treatments: Will not wash away topical flea and tick treatments.

Wet the coat thoroughly. Apply shampoo and work into a thick lather, massaging well into the coat to saturate the skin. Leave on the animal for 5-10 minutes. Rinse well. Use twice weekly until irritations subside. For topical use only on dogs and cats over 12 weeks old. Avoid contact with eyes. Keep out of reach of children. If irritations develop, discontinue use and consult your veterinarian.

Purified water, proprietary surfactant blend, acrylates copolymer, propylene glycol, lidocaine hydrochloride, colloidal oatmeal USP, lactic acid, fragrance, hydrocortisone, preservative, tetrasodium EDTA, wheat germ oil, aloe vera, caramel color.

• Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes.
• Store in the original container in a dry, cool place, away from sunlight, at a temperature below 30°C or 86°F.