Bite My Leg

Emme has a spot on her upper right front leg that she just won't leave alone. She has been chewing this spot, nonstop. This has been going on for two days. When her allergies get bad, she chews on her paws but this seems to be something different. I wondered if it was what is called a "hot spot" and I searched the Internet for information. There was a lot of information, perhaps too much, and I still had no clear direction about what to do. Most of the photos showed skin that was a lot worse than Emme's. She was constantly chewing on the skin, but had not lost any hair or broken the skin.

Not being sure what to do I called the vet. I was told to up Emme's antihistamine to on half tablet every eight hours, three times a day, instead of the two times she is doing now. I am also to rub a little Cortisone salve on the itchy spot and then distract her so she doesn't lick it off. So I began that yesterday and things seem to be lightening up already. I think I caught it early and no damage was done, but it was such a surprise. We went from no problem to not being able to leave the leg alone. Now things are getting better.