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My 6 month old pit bull puppy has Demodectic Mange and the vet perscribed this cream and it didnt work then i used borax and peroxide mix and it seemed to work but she has a nest of them on her neck and its red and gets hot sometimes i thought they died because there was a red bump that had went away but now it seems to be coming back but her mange had cleared up you can still see bald spots but it has gotten alot better what should i do??? I dont have money to bring her to the vet and will the mange eventually clear up on its own as her amune system gets better??

The treatment for Demodex mange is not expensive at all. You could get some oral Ivermectin from your vet-just a few pennies a day, and cure your dog.
The alternative is a dog dying of severe mange. I would suggest you spend the few $$ and get the dog the medical attention she needs.

I noticed a little bald patch by my 3 month old rat terriers eye. I also noticed hes been rubbing his eyes recently. After some research he may have localized Demodectic Mange. I was just curious if anyone else had to deal with this. its resported that it should go away on it’s own, i will certainly keep an eye on it. but does anyone have any "background" on localized demodectic mange and the likely ness it will go away on it’s own? theres only one spot and its not complete hair loss. thanks
This is only one site, but there are others that state the same thing.. Localized Demodicosis is often found in younger dogs, around one year old, and often resolve themselves without further intervention. http://dogs.about.com/cs/disableddogs/a/bldisease117.htm

The best thing to do would be to take him to the vet and make sure that this is what it is. I have never heard of Mange going away on its own.

I have a Bull Terrier pup that got diagnosed with Demodectic Mange.And I’m wondering how long it takes before he gets rid of this problem, I asked the vet and didn’t really get a straight answer. And just curious anyone else have a dog with this problem.
And another question He is being treated with a medicated shampoo and being dipped twice a month with Mitaban and the vet stressed over and over to make sure I wear gloves when I dipped him,So if it is harmful to me wouldn’t it be just as harmful to my puppy?

My puppy is going through the dips at the vet’s office (they have a groomer there who we drop the puppy off, pick him up at night). He’s so far had 3 dips and is looking MUCH better, but when we go to the vet again on Saturday, I wouldn’t be surprised if he needs one more (she estimated that it would be 2-4 dips in total). As my vet said, they do one more past resolution. However, after just the first two dips (accidentally done two weeks in a row when they should have been every other week), his fur started coming back and he looks more like a happy puppy than a "mangy mutt".

Also, from the way I understood it, the Mitaban isn’t harmful, but it can give your dog side effects (our puppy tends to be much more subdued and has runny stool for a day or two after the dip). My boyfriend and I cuddle and pet him as much as usual with no problems, but as a precaution we DO keep him separate from our other puppy for the night.

I’m looking at a dog (Pekingese) in a rescue shelter and it has the worst case of Demodectic Mange I have ever seen. The dog is 8-10 years old and is so bald on her entire body, you would think she is part Chinese Crested. He skin is blackish (maybe normal) so it’s hard to tell what color she really is.

Is it possible to have mange this bad and it not be a hereditary condition? Should I wait to adopt? They’ve told me they will keep treating her until it clears up but I’m concerned she’ll come home with us and it won’t clear up.

Finally she stinks so bad. If she’s getting dips for treatment, can I wash her? I just can’t take the smell.

Thanks
No the they aren’t doing oatmeal baths since they say she can’t be bathed between dips. Also she had a bad reaction to the dip so is being treated at a lower dip solution. There are no plans to treat her with anything except the dip.

are they sure she doesnt have red mange, My pit does.. I was told she layed in insulation but my vet says insulation dont make there hair fall out. We had test run and she has red mange, which is hereditary. she to smelled horrible, regular mange dips didnt work,,,,she looked like she was related to a chinese crested or even Mr. Clean… stress causes the hair to fall out with red mange, such as heat cycles, change of ownership….etc…,,,, we gave her some infection pills and oral ivermectin,,,,but if you do give her oral ivermectin make sure she is heart worm neg,,,,,hope it helps,,,,just tell them youd take her if they can improve her condition,,,or maybe get another opinion.

Does tea tree oil kill demodectic mange mites? Or is there is any other natural thing that helps?

Your question is if it works on Demodectic Mange, yes, it does, I’m a big user of Tea Tree Oil also.

To treat mange, wash your dog or cat using a mild soap and water, then clip or shave excess hair. Soak a cotton puff with tea tree oil and saturate on specific areas twice daily until mange disappears. For overall application, mix 1 teaspoon tea tree oil with 1/3 cup of water, place in a plant mister and spray the mange areas.

Store bought thing that works great on Demodectic mange is Promeris.

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I bought a puppy on May 26, 2009 and today i went to a vet to discuss strange hairless spots appearing on his body about a week or two at most ago. We did a scrape test to test for mange and the test came back negative. But there is a possibility that he does have demodectic mange. IF he does have mange, it is not showing up right now because of the early stage he is in. I was given a medicated shampoo and wait two weeks to go back and see how his condition is and for another test.

I did a little bit of research and from listing to my vet…Demodectic Mange (he has the generalized form– it covers his whole body not one little area) is not a contagious form of mange. It is caused from the immune system having a "glitch" which does not protect him from the mange. Not only is it hereditary but puppies get mange to begin with from the mother when cuddling and nursing the puppies in their early days. One of my friends told me that it is illegal to sell a dog with mange. The websites also says that you are not to breed dogs with generalized Demodectic Mange, so I was wondering exactly what are the rules as far as breeding dogs with mange! Thanks all your help will be Greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks so much for all the answers I already have. I AM KEEPING MY PUPPY, no questions asked about it! As of right now he is not in pain which is the good news but i don’t want it to get worse and he start being miserable!! My puppy is a boy and I planned on breeding him with my neighbor’s dog but now i realize that if it is mange that won’t be possible. I recieved my dog from a breeder and i was not told if the mom or dad had it or not. I plan on contacting the people once I get a 100% certain answer on what my puppy has.

The breeder, if it was a good breeder, should pay for any medications your pet needs til about 6 months old. Or allow you to return your pup for a refund.

I have been going back and forth to the vet with what we thought were food allergies. I take her back at 7:30 in the morning and I think I my have diagnosed my dog so the vet can finally treat her. I got my APBT at the shelter on June 12th, and June 20th she had 8 pups. What i have read about demodectic "red" mange, is that all dogs are born with this mite but some dogs are more likely to have on out break. Like an immune-suppressive hormone imbalance, like heat, pregnancy, or nursing. Can anyone tell me about the treatment? She has it in her paws, Demodectic Pododermatitis, which is said to be the hardest area to treat. She also has it on her face and back. So, do you know what treatment is like, how long does treatment take, and is she likely to get this skin condition over and over. I will be dropping her off at the vet in the morning at 7:30. Just wanted a little heads up if anyone can help. Thank you.
I just adopted her in mid june, took her staight to the vet and he said that spaying her could cause complications because she was so far in her pregnancy. I did not know she was pregnant when i brought her home due to the fact she was so thin from being on the streets. Or thin for a pregnant dog, she actually look normal. The shelter gave me an extention on the spay until the pups are weaned, and i will get her spayed as soo as the vet gives the go ahead. Also, she did not get any of her shots, he said we had to wait on that too.
@ Shanna- Thank you, I was wondering if everyone was answering questions about what to name their peek-a-poos. I appreciate your knowledge and will post what the vet said in this question tomorrow.
I dropped her off about an hour ago. So im hoping to know the results by lunch. I didn’t take in any of the pups. They said they will tell me if i need to bring them in but so far i don’t see any signs in them. The one thing that concerns me is that one of the pups has a small white csyst on his lip. Im going to take him so the vet can look at him when i pick my girl up.
I just got back from the vet and they did not fin any Demodex on her. She said that when they first saw her that bith of the vets said she had Demodectic Mange. After doing several scrapes they found no demodex. They are stumped. They put her on antibiotis in case of bacterial infection, Promeris for demodex even though they didn’t find any they are not completely ruling it out, and Malaseb a medicated shampoo for her skin. If she is not better in two weeks they are going to run some more tests and try some steroids. So if you have any more suggestions please e-mail me. thank you.

Since demodectic mange is primarily an immune issue, it can be treated several different ways depending on the severity and health of the animal. I have had fosters with mild demodex mange that recover with nothing other than a healthy diet of holistic kibble and skin ointment. I’ve had others that required many dips or lengthy treatments with ivermectin.
How likely she is to get it again depends entirely on her and her health. It’s not likely that she’d get it again with a good diet and such but it’s not impossible.
Make sure whatever you are feeding her is good quality…..no corn, wheat, soy or by-products. Diet is very important when dealing with an immune deficient dog.

Added: You are smart to wait on shots and spaying. You don’t want to upset the dog’s immune system anymore, so wait until the mange is completely gone before stressing her system anymore with immunizations and spay surgery.

Hi,

I have a 4 year old Boxer who has broke out in red rashes/spots on his feet, the front of his legs, under his chin on his neck, and around his ear. He has broken out like this before, usually in the summer, but never this bad. He has no hair on the places and they are raw and scabby.

The veterinarian that we have been seeing for about two years now says that it is not Demodectic Mange. He has told us that the ones on his feet and neck are hot spots and the one around his ear was a bacteria infection that leaked out from his ear. But it seems like no matter what medication we put on the places, they continue to get worse, never better.

When Teej (the boxer) was around six months old, our old veterinarian told us that he had demodectic mange. She diagnosed this from a skin scraping she took and gave us the lyme dip, an oatmeal shampoo, and some other medication. She even showed me the small mange mites on the microscope (I worked for her at the time). And with the medication she gave him, the small spots that he had on his muzzle then seemed to clear up.

I am confused. Our new vet seems to think that once we treated the demodectic mange mites when he was a puppy, that they would never return. But from all the research I have done, I’m starting to think he could be wrong….

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what these spots could be? Or any suggestions for them that we could try at home?? I have spent a lot of money on vet bills trying to get rid of them and nothing seems to be working.

Please help!!!

Dont doubt yourself you saw it the first time, is it the same as before? if so just go to another vet or convince yours to do a scrape

my boxer pup came up with a case of localized mange but then turned into generalized mange on her face. when she had localized mange the vet gave us goodwinol ointment. which didnt help at all. we took her back to the vet he then did some skin scrapping to make sure it was Demodectic Mange were going to take her every two weeks to get dipped and he gave some pills to give her also. so thats a little background. well i have two other dogs a 10 month old boxer mixed with a pit bull i noticed that she was losing hair on her legs just were her muscles or joints are at i have noticed this in other dogs but now am paranoid thinking that she has mange. i checked pictures that i took before i got my new puppy and i noticed that she was balding in the spots that i have seen bald. i have looked all over the internet and it says that it is not as long as the other dog is healthy and my dog is healthy. so can my other dog get it?

technically the demodectic mite is contagious – BUT ALL dogs have it! it only if the dog has a hereditary susceptibility or a weakened immune system (which can be from illness or a stress such as moving) lets the mites get outta control is there problems. soifyou just moved or have some other upheval stresing the dogs thay could both break out but otherwise not likely with demedex (now SARCOPIC mange in another story)

http://www.2ndchance.info/demodecticmange.htm