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how long after first sarcoptic mange treatment until dog can be around other dogs people

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 23:04:01 +0000

my dog might have fox mange can i catch it or my cats?

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:15:18 +0000

“Sarcoptic Mange – You Can Get It”

“Mange” is a non-descript term used to imply a condition caused by mites on or near the skin surface. This week we will discuss “Sarcoptic Mange” which is caused by a tiny burrowing mite called Sarcoptes scabiei variety canis in the dog (the “itch mite”) and Notoedres cati which is quite similar and the cause of head mange in the cat. Dogs, hogs, cattle, horses, sheep, man, etc. all have their own individual varieties of Sarcoptes mites which affect them; hence the names Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis, Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis, Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis, etc.

“Sarcoptic Mange” the Disease
As will be described below in the life cycle of Sarcoptes scabiei, these mites like to tunnel in the upper layers of the skin. When they do so they cause the host to become sensitized and an intense inflammatory reaction occurs. This results in an aggravating itch for the infested host. The constant scratching results in hair loss and damage to the skin by self-mutilation. Although the lesions start on the thinly haired areas such as the ears, muzzle and around the eyes, if let go the condition can spread over the entire body. Serum ( the clear component of blood) seeps out of the tunnels to the surface of the skin and causes thick scabs to form. Secondary bacterial infection usually occurs causing pus to accompany the scabs. “Not a pretty picture”.

Diagnosis
Diagnosis is accomplished by deep skin scraping in 12 or more affected sites. The skin must be scraped in numerous sites at the very edges of the advancing lesions. This is because the mites are usually at the head of the tunnels beneath the skin. Occasionally, Sarcoptes mites can be very difficult to retrieve and the animal is treated based on the characteristic lesions and the response to therapy.

The life cycle of Sarcoptes scabei mites
As can be seen in the image below, Sarcoptes mites spend their entire life on or in the skin. The male and female copulate on the skin surface and the male soon dies off. The female then burrows into the upper layer of skin (stratum corneum) and begins forming a honey-comb of tunnels. As she tunnels along eggs are laid that fill the tunnels. Adult mites feed on the serum (clear component of blood) that oozes into the tunnels from the surrounding irritated tissue. When the female mite completes her egg laying mission she dies at the end of the tunnel. The eggs soon hatch to form larvae and then molt to become nymphs. The larvae and nymphs also feed on serum and skin debris. When the nymph makes a final molt to become an adult they return to the skin surface where they mate and start the life-cycle over anew. Transmission from animal to animal is thought to be through direct contact. Dog and cats in close contact with an infected host are succeptible. Animals can also become infected from fomites e.g. infested pens and blankets, combs, brushes, collars and any upholstered surfaces. Young and poorly nourished animals are the most succeptible to infection.

How is Sarcoptic Mange treated?
The Pet
Sarcoptic mange is fairly easy to kill with dips (Amitraz), pour-on miticides (alcohol based Ivomec), or oral products (Milbemycin – Interceptor). The condition also may need to be treated with an antibiotic for the secondary bacterial infection and corticosteroids to decrease the intense itch and inflammation.

The Environment
Adult Sarcoptic mange mites can live for 21 days in the environment without feeding. For that reason all brushes, combs, collars, bedding, carpeting and upholstered surfaces must be sprayed with an insecticide. Household flea treatment products effectively kill the adult mites. One or two thorough applications generally destroys adults in the environment.

Can people get Sarcoptic Mange?
Yes! Ever hear of the “Seven Year Itch”? That’s another term for Sarcoptic Mange in humans. Like pets, humans have a particular variety of mites that can cause advanced ” Sarcoptic mange”. This is totally separate variety from the ones that cause “mange” in dogs and cats; however, if the variety of mange mite that affects dogs and cats gets on a human it can cause a nasty red welt just like a mosquito bite. Several of these bites can be rather troublesome. Since these varieties are not well adapted to humans, they do not produce the extensive tunnels and cause the advanced lesions and scabs over the skin surface. They just burrow in a short distance and die. This causes inflammation and the resulting welt.

http://www.dr-dan.com/sarcopt.htm

Urban Fox: Fifty-eight two months on and much improved.

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:08:27 +0000

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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Is Sarcoptic Mange harmful to unborn babies? ( I am only 5 weeks pregnant)?

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:22:41 +0000

My dog has contracted sarcoptic mange from fox faeces and i am 5 weeks pregnant i have been told that humans can get it but can it affect my unborn baby? I am booked in at the docs later.

It is incredibly unusual for sarcoptic mange to transmit from canine to humans. Even if you did get it, the mites can only travel from skin to skin, so as long as it’s in utero it wouldn’t be affected. The only risk is if you have it when giving birth. At 5 weeks pregnant your pooch should be healthy and cured well before you give birth, so you have nothing to worry about. Just make sure you give him/her the best veterinary care possible to get him/her back to normal and you should have a healthy fur-baby as well as a healthy 2-legger.

If a dog has Foxy Mange, is it contagious to other dogs please?

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 10:22:32 +0000

My daughters dog has Foxy Mange, my own dog is supposed to be staying with her next week I need to know if it is congtagious please

Just as in domestic canids, foxes are susceptible to more than one type of ‘mange.’ The two types most people mean would be either scabies (also known as sarcoptic mange) and Demodex.

You would have to know which type your daughter’s dog has in order to know if it’s contagious. ("Foxy" mange is not a real diagnosis…because again, foxes can get more than one type of mange.)

Demodectic mange is not contagious. It is caused by an inherited, genetic defect in a specific part of the immune system. (Dogs who have it should never be bred, even if they are treated and cleared up, but many poorly educated breeders keep doing it anyway…which is the main reason we have been unable to eradicate it as we should be able to do with proper genetic selection.)

Scabies IS highly contagious, but the mites that cause it are pretty species-specific. Sheep, humans, dogs, cats, etc. all have their own species of scabies mite, which will not cause disease in other species. (The mites can get on the skin and burrow/die, creating a temporary rash….but will not cause ‘mange’ in another species.) Dogs and foxes are closely related enough, however, that they can share the same species of scabies mite.

Summary: What you need to do is simply CALL your daughter’s DVM and ASK if what her dog has is contagious to yours or not, and if so, how to prevent it. If it is indeed scabies (which I suspect it is), Revolution is excellent at that. Your dog will need to have a current negative heartworm test before you can use it.

Note to Helen: The info you copied/pasted from your sources is mostly correct and very good information (cannot imagine WHY anyone gave you the thumbs-downs, unless they are just stupid!)….but some of the info about treatment is out of date. (Just FYI.) New and better treatments become available all the time, and Internet articles often don’t reflect the newest/best information available about that.

Marty

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:28:59 +0000

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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FOX WITH MANGE

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 01:42:02 +0000

A POOR FOX WITH SARCOPTIC MANGE VISITED MY GARDEN

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What is a sarcoptic mange mite?

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:57:17 +0000

Sarcoptic Mange Mites are tiny arachnids (cousins of ticks and spiders) that are parasites of mammals. They cause the disease known as "mange" or "scabies." These mites are tiny, only 1/64 of an inch long. They are pearly white in color and oval-shaped. They have spines on their bodies and legs. They have no eyes.
Sarcoptic Mange Mites spend their entire life on their hosts. The host is the animal that the mite lives on. They are parasites of squirrels, rabbits, foxes, dogs, humans, and many other mammals.
Scarcoptic Mange Mites use small suckers on their legs to hold onto their hosts.
After mating, female mites burrow into the skin of the host. They use their jaws and front legs to cut the skin. They mites tunnel in the top layer of the skin only. Inside the burrow, the female will lay eggs. She lays two or three eggs each day, for up to two months. Mite larvae hatch from the eggs in three or four days. They immediately crawl out of the burrow onto the surface of the skin. The will stay here, using the host’s hair as shelter. Both larvae and adult mites eat skin cells from their hosts.
Once a larva has eaten enough, it will molt (shed its skin). After it molts twice, it has become an adult.Adult mange mites mate on the surface of the host’s skin.
The disease caused by these mites, called "mange" or "scabies," starts with a substance from the mites’ bodies. This substance causes an allergic reaction in the host’s skin, and it becomes very itchy.
When the host scratches itself, it makes wounds that become infected by bacteria. The scratching also causes hair to fall out and animals with mange will often have bald patches.

Papantonio: Blue Dog Democrats Have Mange

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:35:02 +0000

The president is talking with Republicans, but analysts say Obama’s bigger problem is not Republicans, but moderate and conservative Democrats — Blue Dogs — in swing districts who are at risk in the mid-term elections in November. They are, as a group, running scared after the Massachusetts Senate race and are now more concerned about saving their own jobs than saving the President’s 2010 agenda. But what they seem to be forgetting is that the president’s agenda is what got him elected. Mike Papantonio appears on Fox Business’s Happy Hour to talk about why the president needs to ignore the Blue Dogs and go full steam ahead with his agenda.

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Is the Fox Mite same as Sarcoptic Mange?

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:32:23 +0000

I found out last night that a relatives dog which comes out with my 3 huskies for walks has fox mites. Is this the same as Sarcoptic Mange? Does Frontline help prevent this?

Thanks in advance

They are the same. Most people refer to it as sarcoptic mange, instead of fox mites, but they are the same condition, and it is contracted by mites from foxes or from their burrows. Many dogs get it when they haven’t been in contact with a fox or it’s burrow, but the mites are still around! It’s very, VERY contagious, so it is definitely possible that your dogs could have been exposed to it and may start showing signs of it. It is officially diagnosed only by a skin scraping at the vet’s office, but if you start seeing any of your dogs scratching a lot or licking, you should take them all in for skin scrapings. If any of them do have it, they will need dips every week for 4-6 weeks. Don’t miss any! At my clinic we use Mitaban, but there are some others too. Frontline won’t help to prevent it or to cure it. Good luck, and I hope your doggies are OK!!!