Question by ????????????3: Demodectic mange questions?
We adopted a dog from a rescue shelter only to discover that she had demodectic mange. She would itch and rub and roll and scratch until she was bleeding. The folds of her mouth were red and swollen and she had a spot that bled next to her eye where she would rub her face along the grass every second that she went outside. A skin scraping was done and the diagnosis of demodectic mange was made. She was treated with Ivermectin orally and an antibiotic. She never displayed hair loss as the rash like bumps and redness appear mainly on her belly and under her arms in the armpit areas. She has been on this medication for two weeks and she is not getting any better. She still itches and scratches and rubs like crazy which I have read is not a side affect of the mites. I have to take her for a follow up this week and I was wondering how long does this mange treatment take to start working? And also, I know that the mites are present in all dogs so wouldn’t a scraping show them present in every dog? Is it possible that she is suffering from an allergy on top of the mange which is causing the itching?
Erm, she has DEMODECTIC mange not SARCOPTIC mange…there is a difference.

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Answer by Felidire ?
It’d take 1.5 to 2 months minimum for it to clear up, depending on how bad it it and what breed of dog, it could end up taking half a year, possibly even longer. Be careful because it’s highly contagious to dogs (and foxes, that’s how I learned about it to begin with.) Humans can catch it from simple contact, but it doesn’t last very long in our skin, it can’t usually spread very much and it dies off in our skin.

so yeah… on average, 2-6 months.

You’d think they would be taking better care of dogs in shelters and checking them for conditions. That could easily spread through half of the damn shelter if they’re not careful.

Edit: I was just thinking about it and unless they planned on using antibiotics for a while, it would compromise the dogs immune system even further…. The reason she’s probably having trouble with the mites is because the immune system is already screwed up… The mites will just begin to flourish as soon as the treatment is stopped before the body can build up its immune system again…. just my 2c

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Question by Bordeaux: Have you had a dog with Demodetic Mange?
My dog was diagnosed with demodetic mange this afternoon. He had bad “allergies” since he was adopted from the local shelter last December, but it was only now, 10 months later, that we got to a proper diagnosis. The vet finally decided to do a skin scraping after all the other treatments failed. The dog was on Temaril-P (which contains steroids that further weaken the immune system) for maybe about 6 months with no improvements of the itching, redness, and recently, hot spots.

The treatment is Ivermectin (oral) once a day for up to 10 weeks, plus Cephalexin for the secondary skin infection, plus weekly pyoben baths.

Have you ever had a dog with this problem? How long did it take you to see any improvements in the dog’s condition? Is there anything you recommend to boost his immune system (safe and sane, please).

Thanks!

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Answer by Tsunami
it can take a year for it to be cured.

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Question by domino1227: could my dog have mange or something ?
we adopted a little chihuahua from the local shelter I volunteer at the end of October and I noticed when we got her she had a hairless spot on the underside of her neck but figured it was just natural or had rubbed off some how but now it seems to be getting worse all of a sudden and spreading to her right front paw she hasn’t lost hair anywhere else and im wondering if its mange but it doesn’t really seem to fit the symptoms as ive had to deal with mange in dogs brought to this shelter but never bring my clothes home. when we got her she also had a very bad cough that was never cured even from two treatments of kennel cough only recently did she stop coughing when I started fostering another chihuahua and we kept them separated until both got a clean bill of health as nothing could be explained about the coughing except it was just a cough and both dogs began playing together. the other dog does not have any hair loss or any other symptoms but my dog has also been eating science diet since she was at the shelter and since we brought her home but before I was mixing her food with samples such as evo and canidae to see which one she liked because I wanted to switch her from science diet but her condition worsened when I took her off the samples could this be a food allergy or mange.

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Answer by Stacey S.
Best thing you do is to make an appointment with a vet.

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Question by kellyd: SAFE home remedies for Mange???
Does anyone have any SAFE home remedies to try for mange? I bought a puppy at the local animal shelter in Dec, that had mange and we took back. Now my older dog is showing signs of mange.
We originally thought it was an allergic reaction to something she ate (dog food with yellow corn meal). We’ve been talkin with the Vet about the allergies. Well, this weekend I gave her a bath, and chunks of hair fell out. I’m afraid that she’s had mange all along, and we confused it with the allergies. Today, her foot is raw and sore, and the vet is closed for holiday. Any suggestions? We have her knocked out on benedryl, and a collar on until we can get to the vet tomorrow
Not that I have to explain myself for people like pitbull, but the puppy I had overnight. I asked 4 different people at the shelter if the puppy was sick. They assured me she was not. I was instructed by my vet to take her back because she was a public health hazard. I have 12 years invested with this dog I have now, not 1 night. Also, I”m a single mom, working my way through college to make a better life for my daughter. While I understand that that dog was probably put to sleep, I was following the instructions of my vet. I am HOPING he will NOT give me the same instructions for this dog tomorrow, as, 1) she was healthy BEFORE the neglect of the animal shelter that sold me that puppy, and 2.) I have had her for 12 years, she has been a loyal dog and a part of my family. Before you judge, maybe you should find out the whole answer. Funny that you feel you CAN judge, yet have everything blocked so no one can respond to you.
I don’t think my dog can take the Ivemectin…she’s a border collie, and that medication is toxic to herding dog breeds

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Answer by Amanda
I’d say just keep her comfortable and spoil her till u can get her to the vet

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Question by ?shelter puppies rule?: treating sarcoptic mange MYSELF?
My dogs have sarcoptic mange. It took 4 weeks to convince any vet of this because they wanted to blame allergies and saw no mites in the skin scrape. Right, $ 2000 later my dogs STILL have sarcoptic mange and NO treatment. I ordered on my own this white sulfur. I want to also treat them with revolution though. It’s such an easy treatment for this, my mind is boggled by the fact that no vet could just do this.

Anyway, I called my vet yesterday and asked this too. I’m tired of the vets and my dogs are suffering pretty bad and getting worse. My dog now has a hematoma in his other ear (his first hematoma was fixed with five drainings and steroid injections), he is BLEEDING my other dog has lesions on her stomach now.

I want to buy revolution and treat it myself immediately. But I don’t know if I can because I just gave them frontline plus on Nov 1 AND my dog has a liver problem.

My vet was off today but he called me back. He said yes there could be problems, it’s up to me I “could try it”.

I’M SO FUCKING FRUSTRATED!!!! I DONT HAVE A DVM I CANT MAKE THESE DECISIONS WHAT IF I MAKE ONE THAT HURTS MY DOGS???????

This is the FOURTH vet. And I’ve been to 2 others in this area they’re awful. This one is the best one but he leaves all the decisions up to me because he doesn’t know what to do. I don’t either!!!

So anyone with knowledge about this please, can I give revolution when I already gave frontline plus this month and I don’t know. If you say ask a vet or go see a vet, you will automatically be blocked.

Thank you
to use revolution for a mange infestation, it has to be given every 2 weeks I read so it will be an overdose even without the frontline but that’s the treatment
I already have mite bites on me but they aren’t as bad as my dogs at all. but they’re typical sarcoptic mange..on my knees, shoulders and had it on my ankles. they seem to go away on me in 2 weeks but i got them again.
One of my dogs (noncollie) was given the heartgard injection (not pill, it was a higher dose) and immediately she stopped itching for about 24 hrs, but then started again because my other dog wasn’t given the shot
skin culture ruled out bacterial and fungal infections
allright no revolution. CRAP. the white sulfur should come tomorrow I had it 2 day delivery. i don’t know if that will work now because I’m thinking, these mites burrow under the skin how is anyything topical going to work
I’m sorry I was upset when I wrote this

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Answer by ladystang
i can only read directions and talk to my vet.
but i think it says to use for a month. so i would think it is over medicating the dog.
never knew of anything but to have vet test and treat mange
good luck with your searching.

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