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Is this possible? I have a siberian husky. He's prone to hot spots. When I first adopted him, he got them frequently for the first few months. Now he gets them every so often. However, I've noticed that they only ever pop up when I'm gone. Like, on a vacation or extended trip. 

He gets anxious when he's not with me, but not to the point where he's crazy about it. He'll forget I'm gone after five or ten minutes when left with someone else. I just don't get it. Am I doing something wrong? He always has his food when I'm gone, his toys, his treats, ect. I've even tried different people with different dogs thinking it may be something environmental at a friends house. But, Nope! He always comes home with a hot spot. 

Another weird thing, his most recent hot spot occurred on a camping trip last week. Yes, he's been camping before and he was fully vaccinated and had a fresh (week old) dose of anti-critter treatment (mosquitos, fleas, ticks, the works). Granted, I was away for about a day on a less dog friendly trail without him. However, he wasn't alone at the campsite, and even had a few of his best buds there. But, towards the end of the trip, literally an hour before we left, he got really agitated trying to run off his leash, jumping in the air, barking. These are all  behaviors totally foreign to his normal personality. 

I don't know. Maybe I'm just overreacting. 

I'll post pictures of his hot spot if you guys want to see what I'm working with. He literally bites chunks of fur out in one spot, and alwayssss the same damn spot. 

Helpppp. What can I do to prevent these? And what other treatment options do I have besides the cone and ointment combo? 

Thanks in advance.
<bot>: it seems my dog gets hot spots when we're separated for an extended time. Can stress cause hot spots? What else can I do to treat them faster besides cone and ointment?