My dog Max who is a poodle cross shihtzu has been doing alot of scratching and nibbling lately.

Anyway DP commented that he had some scab wounds on his back. So I checked them out and noticed that there was about 3 in the area on his back where his tail meets.

I shaved the area with the clippers and noticed more and more. I ended up shaving half of his fur off and he has some on his belly too.

I have a vet appointment at 8:30am tomorrow but I am worried. He is sleeping now but they look really nasty. Poor puppy.

He doesn't have fleas and both my dogs are regularly treated with Sentinal spectrum once a month and have a capstar tablet if I notice fleas. They havent had fleas for over a year!

My poor puppy. What do you think is wrong with him? How did he get this? I know I should get answers in the morning but I am worried.

My mum said they might be hot spots that he has got infected by licking and nibbling at them and scratching them. When I rang the vet they said it might be mites.

Has anyone ever had this on their dog? Is it going to cost me a fortune??