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Ahhh mine are on Eagle Pack too!!!

Well judging from all your responses, it is nothing much to worry about then - Thankyou

Thanks Tahna, I would appreciate that :p I was just worried that it could have been worms or some other nasty :D

Hmmmm...........no Much smaller than that - and yes I have seen those as well as the little beads out of stuffed animals

Sorry, I know it's a gross topic but I have done a search and can't find any info. The last couple of days I have noticed little white dots about the size of a pinhead scattered all through the poo when I pick it up. The dogs are regularly wormed but I was wondering if it could be worm eggs of some description?

If you go to Castle Hill showground again you can purchase the double rowed rake you are talking about from Don's Bus

I personally have never tried Nutro so can't compare the two. I do love Eagle Pack though and my dogs do brilliantly on it. I had them on Science Diet many years ago but I didn't think much of it.

Can't go past Kerry from PetDeli. Excellent service and free delivery

I don't have any problems getting it from Pet Deli. I did however send an email to EaglePack and never heard back from them (The email address on their site is the same one as the user on DOL)

No you have to correct it while the puppy is still in the growth stage

Have to agree completely with Nancy and Steve/Julie. Our youngest pup had a quite a noticeable east/west front at 8 weeks old when we first picked her up. We immediately cut down on the protein level in her diet and she is straight as a die now. It only took a couple of weeks too. We did know it was from over nutrition - when held suspended her front was perfect, it was only east west when weight bearing.

I use Colloidal Silver available from health food shops. It is a clear liquid that you dab on like a disinfectant

Yep that's exactly what I mean :D Sounds strange but it works well

The first hot spot my siberians ever got was on the face. I bathe the area in Listerine, dry and then cover in zinc cream. Works a treatand I never have trouble with hot spots now

Perhaps ifyou think it is an eye problem a veterinary opthalmologist would be better than just your ordinary run of the mill vet. What area/state do you live in?

You know if that doesn't work an elimination diet will tell you if it is food related. That is how we found out the cause of our boy's hotspots. It's not much fun but worth it

I am not positive but I think Supercoat make a sensitive formula kibble that doesn't contain beef, that was the one I was referring to. I am only suggesting beef as the cause because that is what I have found as the cause for the ones our kids get. Since we have taken them off all beef products we have NEVER had a hotspot (I promise ) I agree you need to find the cause, find that and eliminate it and end of problem forever.

I would go for half a human dose and see if that does the trick. I think it is important to get a good brand, some of the stuff out there is not much better than a lolly. You have to make sure you give the one with the "added" extras.I use Pretorius because it has a full 1000mg dose of Glucosamine but also has, copper, manganese and zinc, which apparently helps the body absosrb and use it better.

Well here's my advice, take it or leave it but it hasn't failed yet with any of my guys. Get rid of the rice for starters, dogs don't need it. I would also not feed the kibble you are presently on. I have found that a lot of hotspots in sibes at least are caused from beef and/or beef by-products in kibble. I have found one that has none at all and that is what you need to feed if you don't want to go BARF. Some kibbles don't have beef listed in the ingredients, they have "animal fat" or tallow, and when you ring up to find out what it is, they tell you BEEF. Advance make one with no beef at all and so do Supercoat I believe. Give him zinc tablets every day (2 a day for the first week) and then taper them off. Use Blackmore's ZinVit 250, it works best and is only $8.50 for a bottle of 50. Many sibes are zinc defiecient and that causes spots too. Next wash the hot spot with Listerine and dry, cover it in white zinc (normal people's face zinc) and you should have no more problems. You can always PM or email too

Don't know about the dogs but I can tell you I take it myself and it is brilliant!!!

I always put water in with my "gulpers" meal. He eats so fast that if we don't he throws it back up.He is 7 now and still inhales his food and chokes himself on it. When we put the water in he has to slow down to get it in and actually manages to eat without making himself sick

Well I suppose everyone has their own opinion!!! I wouldn't go anywhere else though, he has done wonders for my furkids and they love him to bits

Can't go past Peter Schofield @ Mulgoa

I have found after many years of thinking humidity causes hot spots, that in my case at least it is definetely diet related. One of my guys gets them if he eats beef and another gets them because she lacks enough zinc in her diet. Since I have been feeding chicken based diets and supplementing with zinc tablets I have not had one single hot spot. I might also add that when they used to get them I would clean the spot with Listerine, dry it and then cover with white zinc cream. It clears them up overnight - no kidding!!! :D

Don't know much about staffy's sorry, but if that was one of my guys I would have them on zinc tablets. Can't hurt to try, sibes commonly get a zinc deffiency that looks very similar to you pics. I give one tab a day and then decrease to about 1 a week......Blackmores ZinVit 250