Hi Debee, Just on arthritis - I've heard that celery is good - I'm guessing you would need to cook it up and give them a bit with each meal. I haven't used it so can't give you amounts and how it works, so someone else may be able to help there, or maybe google it. I have heard that it works wonders though. Good luck. Erica -----Original Message----- From: vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vi-clicker-trainers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debee Norling Sent: Friday, 12 May 2006 2:07 PM To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: (VICT) Re: Hot Spots Jo, I loved all the herbal remedies for hot spots. I want to rush over to my nearest shelter to help some dog, because mine don't have hot spots. One thing that you didn't mention but that your message was full of was love. Dogs may not grasp language like we do but they can sense when a human cares, and is spending extra time making them special compresses and teas and just touching them. I think this is why such a variety of different treatments work. I have a really old golden -- she's fourteen -- and people usually think she's younger, sometimes they think she's younger than my working guide if they just see her sitting. I think getting a lot of attention, affection and stimulation has kept her mind sharp and her body fairly healthy. I am going to investigate some herbal remedies for her arthritis, because I've resisted giving her drugs. Thanks for your message which reminded me to look in to this. --Debee