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colorless iodine gets it dried out and will scab out fastest. Don't put any lotion/cream based product it. Just make it last longer. Cortisone cream is for rashes caused by irritants like poison ivy etc. Hot spots are often(not always) from the area being wet and the contact points rubbing off a layer of skin. Sometimes, some dogs can have reactions to the metal on the points. If you left the collar on a long time, he was wet and doing a lot of swimming, just plain old hot spot. Don't use bag balm, neosporin or any other sticky/gooey stuff. The single exception I might consider would be a Novalsan anti-biotic/anti-septic paste used commonly on horses. Even with that stuff, you'll end up with a matted layer of hair in the wound which will not promote fast healing. For "wet wounds" Iodine is great. It dries up the surface fast and doesn't make a matted mess out of the flesh.
I use Hydrogen peroxide, dry's it out and kills bacteria.........
she wasn't scratching to bad until I shaved it and now shes scratching like crazy. Guess a cone is in order. Poor girl she'll be the laughing stock of the cul de sac!