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My dog has red mange. Will getting her spaded help prevent future breakout after we treat what she already has

I am going to get her a special shampoo and vitamins that i have found on website instead of getting her dipped. the vet told me to get her spaded so that her hormone levels wont activate the mites. Before i do this i want to make sure this will cure her from getting red mange again.

No, spaying will not prevent the disease from coming back. But is will prevent her from having puppies who probably would have the disease. It is a genetic immune related issue.

Is she on ivermectin?

Does anyone know what to do for demodectic mange?

My puppy has a spot between her eyes and one on her cheek that I think may be this. I thought it was a fungus and trated it with apple cider vinegar. I have also tried calendula tincture in water. I will have the vet chek it out tomorrow.

This mange is caused by a mite that live inside the hair follicles, NOT a fungus. You need an ointment from the vet (Goodwinol ointment) or it is sometimes treated with ivermectin.
Here is a link that has all the info you need to know:

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/demodectic_mange.html

it can at times clear up by itself, but that is not the usual course of things.. you want to nip this before it becomes generalized because then you can have major medical bills and your dog can have issues for life. You will need antibiotic cream as a follow up with the Goodwinol ointment.

Also small spots like that could be ringworm. You need to go to the vet and make sure that it is only demodectic mange and not anything contagious to you !

Treatment for sarcoptic mange?

What’s the best treatment I can do at home for sarcoptic mange? I was given promethrin by a good friend who owns a ranch. She uses it on her dogs and livestock (different dilutions depending on the animal).

Does it really work? Is there something else?

As long as your dog is not a collie, you be much better off with an ivermectin treatment. Why not order Revolution on line (one dose will cure your dog). I suspect the Promethrin will nothing against mange. Good luck.

Feline Scabies/mange in indoor cats…please help!?

I have five cats in my household, which are separated into 2 groups….two older cats who live in the main living areas, and 3 that are in a shared bedroom. They are like this because they cannot get along. The two older (and i mean older, one is 19 and the other is 12) have no claws while the 3 younger ones do…the younger ones are very dominate and agressive toward other cats so this is just the living arrangement.

They all are indoor cats. None of them are outdoor kitties. They never go outside, but they do sit near open windows or doors but cannot get out due to screens.

Two of the three kitties (who are brothers) that are in the bedroom have these round little scabs near their tail, between their shoulder blades, and on the tops of their head. I have taken them to the vet a couple of years ago with this same problem but it just ended up being nothing more than scabbing from scratching, but nothing serious. No mange, no nothing. The third kitty doesn’t have this, even though they all live, eat and sleep together. He is not related at all, so i don’t know if he may have a different skin reaction because of different genetics.

So my question is this (and i’m trying to be detailed for you as possible to possibly diagnose the issue):

Is it possible for indoor cats to get mange? We do have a dog that obviously goes outside, so could he possibly bring it in and give it to the indoor kitties?

I don’t think they have mange, because they are not going bald from itching, by any means whatsoever. And they are not itching insessintly, so is this possible?

Also, i know that a particular kind of scabies/mange can be transmitted to human beings, and if you know any of these symptoms of animal to human scabies could you let me know…..

Thanks!

Did they ever check for Ring worm? Perfectly round, scabby, hairless patches could be one of 50 types of ring worm. And NO, Ring Worm isnt worms, Its fungus. Depending on which type it is it can be passed to humans. Some ring worm is more difficult that others to get rid of. Some types can just be killed off with pills while others require repeated dips and washes. I would have them check for that first, then if they scraped for mange I doubt its that. Might be stress related since there are 3 cats confined to one room and having to share with cats they dont like. I would find a way to alternate the cats in order to give them more interaction than just a room. Its hard I understand but thats no fair to all 5 cats.

DO NOT SPRAY DESENEX on a cats wounds. What that person just advised is very stupid. If she got that advice from Yahoo that’s craziness… a vet would not prescribe it. YOU NEED TO FIND OUT IF ITS RINGWORM FIRST before spraying an ANTIFUNGAL for a HUMAN FOOT FUNGUS infection. Yes that’s whats Desenex is for. Jock Itch and Athletes foot. NOT FOR CAT RINGWORM. Its very toxic and can cause liver damage if over exposed or licked from the coat. Get a vets diagnosis first and get the meds from him please. RING WORM is NOT genetic and is she had gone to vet he could have told her this. Its a FUNGUS infection and its CONTAGIOUS. Meaning if one has it then all can get it, including you. If you have a Woods lamp or a Black light you can turn off the lights and having it as dark as possible. Run it over the spots. If they glow its ring worm for sure.

How can I get rid of my dogs red mange with out costing a lot,home type medications.Thanks?

Mange is a rather common disease in household pets.
Dogs are primarily susceptible to two forms of mange, Demodectic mange (red mange) and Sarcoptic mange. Demodectic mange is generally seen in dogs less than two years of age. These mange mites are passed to puppy’s skin from their mothers. Demodectic mange mites live in the hair and oil (sebaceous) follicles of the skin. The first signs of this disease are patchy areas of hair loss about the head and forelegs, which do not itch and do not appear inflamed. These areas may spontaneously resolve or become larger until a large area of the pet’s skin is involved. It is considerably rarer in cats. A few of these parasites are present in the skin of many or all normal dogs. However dogs which develop disease have a defect in their immune system (T-cell defect) and can not keep the number of mites under control. The only product approved for use on Demodectic mange in the United States is amitraz (Mitaban). This concentrated liquid is diluted to a dip and the entire animal is immersed and scrubbed in the solution every two weeks until no living parasites can be seen under a microscope. A compound named benzyl benzoate cream was once used to treat small areas of infection. It is no longer believed to be effective. I will sometimes mix a 10% solution of Amitraz in propylene glycol and have the owner first cleanse and then massage this solution into isolated lesions. I have had good success in curing small areas of Demodectic mange in this way. The effectiveness of treatment is hard to evaluate because small lesions often go away by themselves. Shar Pei dogs are notorious for their susceptibility to Demodectic mange. When amitraz (Mitaban) dips fail to halt the infection, I have had good success in placing these dogs on daily oral ivermectin. This product is sold as Ivomec 1% and the dose I use is 1ml (cc or approximately 15-20 drops) per110 lbs body weight. This comes out to 200 mcg/kg of body weight. Ivermectin may take up to a year to completely cure the dog. In severe cases, secondary bacterial skin infection is severe and subcutaneous lymph nodes enlarge with mites present in these nodes.

The second common form of mange in dogs, other pets (and wild animals) is Sarcoptic mange. This microscopic spider-like mite burrows through the layers of the skin causing an intense itch and streaks of reddened skin. After a month or so the skin becomes very crusty. It is spread from one mature dog to another by contact or by contact with objects the infected dog has touched. Humans in contact with these pets will often begin to itch too. This disease in man was once called the seven year itch. It is the disease that back-woods folk and farmers used to cure by rubbing the dog with burnt motor oil. Do not attempt this! The gentlest way of curing this disease (but the smelliest way) in all species of animals is with lime sulfur dips. Oral or injectable ivermectin cures the disease very well too. However, Ivermectin can be toxic in cats. Besides dogs, I see this disease in cats, hedgehog’s raccoons and squirrels.
A third form of mange, psoroptic mange, I see most often in rabbit ears and the area surrounding the ears. All ear-mite medicines cure this disease but the ears often need a soothing antibiotic corticosteroids cream for a week or two to heal.

A form of mange that I see in budgerigars (parakeets) and canaries is knemidocoptic mange. It affects their legs, the base of the beak and their vents. The skin in these areas is thickened and flaky. It responds very well to ivermectin or oily topical products containing rotenone (derris root & cube resin) such as Goodwinol. Goodwinol is difficult to obtain these days, but the active ingredient, rotenone, can be purchased as an organic rose and vegetable insecticide and mixed with margarine.

The reason most mange can be treated with any non-toxic oily product is that mange mites, being arachnids, breathe through openings (sphericals) along their body. Any substance which plugs up these pores kills the mites. The exception is Demodectic mites which live so deeply within hair follicles that oily substances do not seem to affect them.

cat mange treatment?

my cat has mange but i dont know how to treat it because she cant take any antibiotics or anti inflammatories (shes highly allergic).. shes been to the vet many times but he doesnt know what to give her because she needs a natural remedy, does anyone have any home remedies? thanks
is putting alcohol on her a bad idea? i just thing it would kill the mites but i dont know if its safe

I have just had a terrible mange problem with a new kitten. This is what the vet did: shot of Ivermectin (not a steroidal or anti-inflammitory) and a dose of selamectin (Revolution)
applied topically as directed.
Neither of these should cause a reaction in you cat, but do let the vet know about the allergies.
In two days you should see improvement.
DO NOT USE ALCOHOL. It will sting and your cat won’t let you handle her/him again.
In fact, there isn’t much else you can do except what I have listed above. Dips are toxic to cats. SEE YOUR VET.