Ugly Chest

We were just in from the heat this afternoon and I had Shadow "sit"; then he sat up into "sit pretty". I noticed a whole new patch of inflamed fur. He had red blotches over a large area of his chest. I led him into the bathroom and had him lay on his back with his paws in the air.

Normally, he likes this as it means a belly rub will soon be happening. I patted him a few times, but my main goal was to get the lotion over the distressed area. He was calm and patient and I was thankful for that. I think the weather has a role in his "hot spots" so I'll be keeping him in except for the mornings when the heat and humidity are a little bit less.

He saw me working on my new boat trailer and was trying to leap up into the trailer while I was doing a task. I calmed him down and had him lay down in the shade but within minutes I was soaking wet and ready to go back inside. We adjourned to the cool bedroom and I filled up his water bowl and included a half a dozen ice cubes. He loves crunching on them and it helps cool him off. I had a glass of ice water.