Last night, I discovered four, quarter-sized raw spots on my boy¹s belly. At first, I thought he had scraped his belly somehow, but now I¹m wondering if this could be a hot spot. He had one before, on his croup, but none of my dogs has ever had a hot spot before. Is this a classic location for a hot spot? If it¹s a hot spot, what¹s the preferred method of treatment? Do I have to shave his belly? Thanks!!!!!!! Fran Denver ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================