Mange Treatment

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Fifty-eight is a urban fox that I’ve become friends with. When I first met her she was suffering from Sarcoptic Mange. This video was taken approximately two months after I started treating her with a suitable anti-parasitic drug. If you watch my previous video ‘Fifty-eight having her diner’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FI_b-zt8rM you will see how just how much her condition has improved.

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Marty is approx. 4 months old. I found him frozen with fear on a very busy road one night and had to go onto the road to stop the cars and coax him across. I suspect him of having Sarcoptic Mange, as you can see from the video he has lost quite a bit of fur and is on the thin side. Sarcoptic Mange usually appears in foxes that have a very poor diet, are dehydrated and stressed. I have been trying to feed him nutritious food with lots of lovely vitamins and fish oils, as well as giving him immune boosting puppy milk. I am also waiting on a delivery of specialised treatment made especially for foxes with a 99% success rate. When a fox had Sarcoptic Mange they usually only live for about 4 months so it’s really important that I help him to pick up his appetite and drinking. If his immunity improves, then so will his skin which will make it very difficult to the mange to survive. He is a very playful little guy and likes to steal anything anyone leaves on the ground for more than a second! *NOTE: The local wildlife centres request that I buy a cage and trap him, but they would not be able to come and collect him for at least 24 hours. It would be very cruel to do that to a little fox who has lots of energy. There is also nowhere to keep him for 24 hours. Because of this, I have taken a lot of expert advice and will proceed to treat him myself. I keep a close eye on all of the foxes that I interact with and make sure they are healthy. If their situation should become critical then I will consult a vet or next nearest wildlife centre for further advice.* I will post more videos of Marty’s progress.

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A POOR FOX WITH Sarcoptic Mange VISITED MY GARDEN

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