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A swollen baseball-sized knot of infection between the dogs eyes due to a bullet caused a smell worse than death. As if that weren’t bad enough, he had massive hair loss, huge, open, seeping sores due to infection from red manges and starvation that had left his skin stretched tightly over his skeleton. Our eldest son, Chris, was in law school, and one night came home late and caught a glimpse of the dog in his headlights. “It’s really bad, Mom,” he said and I could tell he was horrified by what he’d seen and that he felt an urgency for the dog’s medical care. One problem–the dog wouldn’t come to us. So, for two weeks my journey to save him began. The first night I left a large bowl of cool water. It was July in Arkansas, and all water for wildlife had dried up long ago–daily temps above 100. The dog ravenously drank the water and disappeared into the night. The second night I left two bowls of water and food. He drank one bowl of water, ate all the food, drank the other and slipped away as I watched out the window, frustrated that he wouldn’t let me approach him. Each night during the coming two weeks, though he drank and ate the ample water and food that I’d laced with leftover dog infection meds from a beloved stray we’d lost recently, but I knew medical intervention was critical and we were going to lose him as the smell of his rotting flesh was worsening. On night 14, he let me touch his muzzle, then he turned and fled stumbling and falling. My dear husband, Jay, joined our quest to save the dog and with determination found Buddy’s hiding place the next day while walking our Jack Russell, Quinn. Buddy had on a ragged blue collar– extremely loose from massive weight loss–and no id tag. Jay brought him home, but we had to put him on a lightweight tether as he tried to leave. That night we loved, cooed, fed him by hand, gently caressed, petted and comforted what we knew might be his last night to live. We decided to let our vet make the dreaded decision the next day. I was heartbroken as I’d just had to hold and comfort our beloved Allie as she was “put down” by our vet. She was also a very sick stray we’d taken in five year earlier who the vet guessed was over 20 years old. I was still having nightmares, so, as I prepared a grave in our family pet gravesite, stopping now and then to fall down into the loose dirt and sob, returning to my job with dirt, tears and snot running down my face. Imagine my joy when Chris returned with Buddy sitting by him on the car seat. The vet said Buddy might have a small chance to survive with 24/7 very expensive care. His first visit was $150 that my 82 year old Aunt Janice paid, but we had lots of costs to follow, and we didn’t have it. I still refused the vet’s insistance Buddy be boarded at the animal hospital–not due to the cost but because Buddy would be so tramatized amongst strangers and other animals–he still had trust issues, and he’d begun to trust us. When I wasn’t out sitting with him in the shade on his soft, clean bed I changed daily, a window fan blowing on him, I was staring out the the window at him. He thrived and was the recipient of lots of loving from various family members and he ’smiled’, licked, and wagged his tail in responsive joy. Still, he was blind, and we didn’t know if it was permanent or swelling. There were so many meds for all of his injuries and illnesses that I had to keep a journal. Multiple meds, multiple and different times a day for multiple problems, including pushing the vet’s mixture of betadine with a syringe (NO NEEDLE!) right into the stubborn head wound that would not heal. Warning–THIS IS GRAFIC–then I wore latex-free gloves to protect him and manually pushed the infection from his head wound anywhere from 15 to 25 times a day, using at least two rolls of paper towels a day and boxes of gloves weekly. Then came the infection meds by mouth, and salve and dip for the red manges sores. He’d weighed only 40 pounds that first vet visit, even after I’d been feeding him for two weeks in the night before we caught him. Buddy’s trust grew until, after three weeks, one eye opened a small slit and he saw me for the first time–one of those moments that one never forgets. He greeted every voice he’d learned now with visual id. It had been two years this past mid July when Buddy’s journey began in 2006. He is a beautiful 100 pounds, has a full body of curly blond hair, huge brown eyes, and the grace, appreciation and dedication to me and my family. No one comes close to me or our other dog, but through his bravado, he is gentle and a most amazing companion. I suffer a chronic disease and he is attuned to my worst days. I love him, and I wish you could meet him, too. He is a gift–such a gift.

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Our 8 month old Boxer is being treated for generalized (face & neck only) Demodectic Mange by oral ivermectin and antibiotics. The "elephant skin" phase is gone now, but she looks like she needs "hair club for dogs". How long before we can expect the hair to regrow. We’re doing everything we can: Blue Buffalo dog food, suppliments, flaxseed oil, Vitamin E, etc. It’s been 2 weeks since her first treatment which was a mitaban dip followed by the ivermectin.

I have a female Dane that had red mange when I got her. My vet put her on the Ivermectin for 60 days. By the time we finished the treatment all the hair was back. (BTW, he also said to give both of my dogs Ivermectin, the same as we give our horses, every month to prevent worms.)

okay i just rescued a dog from a animal shelter friday. i gave her a bath the next mourning since it was late when we got home and then today i noticed she had red bumps and scabs all over her belly so i took her to a vet. he gave her a shot for itching and some pills for 2 weeks for allergys and i said so this isnt mange that maybe my cat can get??? and then he didnt say anything for a while then finally said he could take a skin craping but its hard to find mange in a skin scraping so then he left the room and came back and said she did look like she had mange (after he gave me the pills and powder for skin and deworming) and said that if it doesnt clear up in a few days to come back so i said lets just treat her for mange now which he said was $35 dipping and he refused!!! he just wants another examination fee. anyways my cat has FIV i love him with everything i have and i am freaking out that if he gets it he might die because when you have something like FIV or HIV the smallest thing can take your life right!?!?! what should i do give my cat a bath incase of? my washing machine just broke today so all of the stuff the dog has touched is sitting there and i caught my cat laying on it im balling here please dont be negative just to be, but someone please tell me the truth on what i should do so my cat doesnt get it. i now i know i shouldnt have gotten a dog but i thought i was saving her life and i cant just go shove her back in the hole she came from but i am keeping her isolated from my cat. i read on a site cats cant get it from a dog unless its touching it frequntly but my cat is a big baby and last night curled up on the couch with me and the new dog and im so scared. i’ve done so good keeping my cat healthy for so long with this fiv and now this. im so scared. he litterly is my child. what should i do for him to stop it now!?!? btw right before i left the vets boxer(dog) came out and was sniffing my dog and the vet grabbed him by the collar and locked him in a room away from my dog, like hello he even thinks she has mange but wont treat her for it?!?! wtf!!!!! does he not understand i dont want my cats to get it i told him like 5 times and felt like an idiot. he was so unfriendly too and just picked my dog up under her arm and carried her with one of his arms while she wiggled.

i don;t have an answer but i just want to say sorry i feel sad for you, i have a cat and i love her to death so i can how you would feel.

Reel 3 -Mules and horses are examined, dipped and exercised at Mandres. Remount station buildings are constructed at Montiers and Souilly. Horses are clipped and examined for mange lesions at Coblenz, Germany Source: US National Archives

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A while back we took in a stray puppy and found it a good home. The puppy was with us for about 3 weeks, and we found out at the vet that she had mange. We treated her and my 2 dogs and found her a good home. Now, I am STILL battling the mange on my dogs. We have been dipping them once a week in a lime sulfur solution the vet prescribed. It smells horrible, and worse, it doesn’t seem to be working. It helps for a while, but soon they’re itching again. One of the dogs, Harry, is a St. Bernard mix, and I think part of the problem is that we were having a hard time penetrating his coat, so we clipped him. Now I just have an itching, scratching, hairless St. Bernard.

I’m worn out with this. My dogs are miserable, my house stinks, Harry is humiliated and bald, and I’m sick of going through this process every week. Is there an easier way to handle the mange? I’m going back to the vet again this week, and I’m wondering if there IS an easier way to handle it, why he didn’t mention it in the first place. He tries to start with the least expensive treatment, so that may be why, but at this point I would pay more to have this over with!

What kind of mange is it? For both sarcoptes and demodex, a product called ivermectin can be used. It isn’t a pill but a liquid. Ivermectin must be carefully used in any herding breed like collies, shelties, aussies, etc. or neurological problems can result. Lime-sulfur really doesn’t have any insecticidal properties although it works well for secondary bacterial and fungal diseases. Mites are killed by using an insecticidal product. Anymore most vets use an ivermectin product unless it’s a collie, sheltie, aussie, etc. So talk to your vet.

given their size and how much dip it would take to bathe them 2 times a month for 2-3 months I will not be able to afford the dip. Anyone have any home remedies that are SAFE but effective ?? I would appreciate any ideas.

There are no effective home remedies for mange. It’s problematic enough treating it successfully with medications prescribed by a vet. Do you even know which type of mange they have? If not, you need to find out as dips and various medications won’t work for all types of mange. Talk to your vet. about a payment plan and explain your circumstances. Call rescue organizations in your area and see if they’ll give you some assistance with obtaining proper medical attention for your dogs.

Chloe trying to get on the couch & feeling so much better after having been to the vet and receiving a dip for her mange.

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is there any other treatment other than the dips as my dog is very subdue after the dip for 3 to 4 days

Oral ivermectin is the most reliable treatment.

is April 14th. I’ve been researching on mitaban dips, and a lot of sites say that they don’t work, or that they’re toxic. My pup’s about 20 lbs, and I adopted her in very poor conditions. Are there any alternatives?

There’s this one site that helps cure Demodectic Mange, but I’m not sure if it’s legitimate or not. Has anyone tried it before?

http://petsbestrx.com/mange/?gclid=CILI95KqvpICFRwsagodDVy2bg#mightyvites

The dips are pretty expensive each time I go in, and they say she needs maybe 4-6 of them before she’s cured. I’m not sure if it’s worth it if it’s not a guarantee success, or if it will make her worse.

Thanks in advance for your help.
here are some pictures of her.

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Mitaban dips DO work (trust me!) and they are non-toxic. If Mitaban dips were toxic vet offices would refuse to use them. We are there to help the animal, not poison it.

I checked out the product in the link you provided. Personally, I have never heard of it before now. If I were you, I would leave her treatment in the hands of your veterinarian. God forbid if she ever had a reaction or what not… they are there!

ADD: Betta has a wonderful point(!!)… Ivermectin *can* and has been used to help treat mange. The one "downside" we have seen at our hospital is the use of an ivermectin (or Interceptor, which is similar to an ivermectin) takes A LOT longer then the dip for results, however, you may feel more comfortable going that route. It is also quite a bit more pricey!

ADD2: She is oh-so cute!!! Her face is absolutely precious! I wish her a very quick recovery! Good for you for adopting!

We found out that Bear our toy chihuahua has demodex mange due to bad blood line, but now I have this baby and we used a dip the vet gave us and it nearly killed him and cost us 1000.00 at the emergency vet hospital… They say his immune system is compromised so any ideas on how I can boost it? Vitamins? etc…and only serious answers PLEASE! My bear depends on it!
When researching Mitaban we found out that it should not be used on small breeds, also the vet used a lyme dip…We aren’t mad at the vet we just need tips on trying to boost his immune system…

Dips are very outdated these days and contain very harmfull ingredients. A safe treatment is Ivermectin (oral or injectable). It also treats other internal parisites. Small dogs are easily disturbed by treatments. Make sure he is well hydrated and be aware of his activity level; they can become hypoglycemic. Call a vet with concearns.