do you think these are scams or know of something better?

thanks

http://petsbestrx.com/mange/

http://www.naturalginesis.com/info_scabies.html

those links are for nontoxic products
the holistic vet said sulfur. I have been giving it but it does take a long time for any skin problem.

Inga, yeah my vet(not holistic one) said the dip was a possibility but he said it’s toxic too.
marci- I didn’t TD you. but to be honest I don’t have confidence in any vet I’ve been to…between my other dog and her seizures I delt with this summer, watching the vets major FAIL like not even dx’ing her with seizures until they saw the videos I took, when I kept telling them IT IS SEIZURES (they insisted a FLEA ALLERGY when she had never had fleas!!) then how long it took to convince this one vet it’s sarcoptic mange, and the other vets just dismissed it because mites didn’t show up on the skin scrape (i read it’s almost impossible to see the mites on a skin scrape) So between my two dogs, $4000 later, sorry but I don’t trust vets one bit. The lied about vaccines, my dog got vaccinosis. They lied about prednisone, my dog couldn’t pick his head up on it and I wouldnt be surprised if it wasn’t prednisone that damaged his liver. So I’m doing things nontoxic from now on.
the holistic vet doesn’t believe in suppressing any skin condition…she says if you suppress it, it goes inside deeper..so she won’t recommend anything topical..

ok. I might do the heartworm injections still. if it’s really impossible to treat this without.

the sulfur is homeopathy and yeah I started it before I saw the holistic vet and it’s not helped yet.
he was taking pred i think 2 weeks but it was a large dose.
it’s just whenever I have trusted vets, they ended up hurting my dogs. it took me 4 weeks to find a vet who treated for sarcoptic mange because others didn’t believe it and drugged up my dogs with antibiotics and steroids?? that’s just so stupid to me.
thanks Inga..sleep well.

If I had to pick one it would be the first one. At least sulfur eventually helps. Not impressed with the second one at all. Why not ask your holistic vet? Your dog should be bathed in a sulfur product every three days for eight weeks. Systemic stuff isn’t going to touch this.

Note: I called a holistic vet friend of mine. I don’t know much about holistic medicine. She indicated to me that if you were her client, she’s recommend bathing your dog in a sulfur product once weekly. She would also recommend that any long hair be trimmed back to 1/4 " so that the product would have total access to the skin. The product would need to stay on the dog for at least 10 minutes to be effective. She says that she really doesn’t use sulfur chemicals much orally for skin issues. This is because the large amounts required orally for skin issues can cause some toxicities, including liver and kidney damage as well as blood cell deformities. She also told me that just because sulfur is "natural" it is still an elemental chemical. She told me that many "natural" treatments can cause as much if not more damage as pharmaceuticals and that all medications must be used with care and consideration.

I am not sure if my Bernese mountain dog, STARDUST, has fleas or sarcoptic mange. So I was going to treat her sudden constant scratching at her elbows, ears and neck with FRONTLINE COMBO. But I can’t find any information on pack about whether it is any good for the treatment of sarcoptic mange. Anyone out there know if it is? Of course I will go to the vet but just wanted to try to immediately ease her obvious itching. Any help gratefully received. Love Robbie and itchy Stardust x x

take your dog to the vet to get a proper diagnosis and proper treatment.

Sarcoptic Mange Mites

Sarcoptic mange mites are usually spread by direct contact from host to host. While mites can live off of a host for days to weeks depending on their life stage, they are only infective for 36 hours which means that environmental decontamination is generally not necessary.

Mite infections on humans are self-limiting (i.e., they go away on their own) as the mite is not able to complete its life cycle on the “wrong” host. The condition is extremely itchy, though, while it lasts. The mites are most active where skin is warm (in bed and where clothing is snug).

Sarcoptic Mange Treatment

Sarcoptic Mange Treatment Combo

The Veterinary strength Sarcoptic Mange 2 oz Combo combines the power of veterinary strength products with a gentle, safe, non-toxic mange-combating formula perfect for treating smaller breeds of animals (under 10 pounds) with mild cases of mange.

• (1) 2 oz. / 59 ml Sulfinex Cream
• (1) 2 oz. / 59 ml Mange Treatment Spray

PetsBestRx Sarcoptic Mange Treatment Spray targets and eliminates sarcoptic mange, while Sulfinex Creamprovides additional protection to nourish and heal the skin. The colloid-based Mange Treatment Spray penetrates deeply into your pet’s skin to attack the sarcoptic mange head-on. This provides your pet with soothing relief; great even for sarcoptic mange in smaller animals such as birds, rodents, and reptiles. Give your pet a double dose of protection!

There are a whole host of reasons why your dog can start losing patches of his hair or what we called dog hair loss. Some of these things you can do absolutely nothing about, but others you can. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why dogs can suffer from hair loss.

Sample Picture on Dog Hair Loss

1)Age
As your dog gets older, you may notice that he has more areas of thinning hair. Some dogs just develop hair loss as they get into their old age. Hair Loss happens with plenty of people, so it’s no surprise that the same issue can effect animals too. His body is just getting a little less efficient at doing things as he gets older.

2)Mange
Dog mange comes in two different main forms – demodectic and sarcoptic mange. Both of these can cause hair loss that starts out as being very localized but can spread to being more widespread. Dermodex mange effects dogs from a young age and they pick up the parasitic mite that causes it from their mothers and cause hair loss. It’s normal for puppies to get dermodex mites, but when their population spirals out of control it causes skin problems and hair loss in the dog. Treat this mange with herbal shampoo and spray. Sarcoptic mange is usually only found in dogs that are in very bad health. This is a contagious disease that will have your dog scratching so hard that he injures himself. It’s unlikely that he has sarcoptic mange unless he is in bad health and has caught it from another animal. See your vet to treat this mange that causes hair loss.

3)Allergies
Allergies in dogs can cause localized hair loss. Just as people can be allergic to all sorts of environmental factors, so too can dogs. This may be a specific toxic chemical or a more mundane food ingredient, but the effect can be itchy inflamed skin and hair loss. Try to track down the source of the allergy that causes hair loss. What new things has your dog been exposed to lately?

4)Ringworm
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin that can cause localized hair loss and itching. Your dog most probably caught this fungal infection from another animal. Treat the irritated area with a herbal solution and disinfect his toys, bowls and bedding to prevent hair loss. The ringworm should disappear in no time at all.

As you can see, hair loss in dogs can be caused by a number of factors, and this list is by no means exhaustive. With some careful action, you can often get to the bottom of your dog’s hair loss quite quickly and take steps to reverse it. If in doubt, see you veterinarian.

www.doghealthproblemsadvice.com – Dr Sam Meisler, a small animal veterinarian, discusses dog mange caused by scabies (sarcoptes scabei) and hair loss. Mange in dogs can be an intensely itchy skin issue that is also highly contagious to other pets and also the human members of the household.
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I dont know.

Another type of similar mite walking dandruff dies in a few days after leaving the host.

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_sarcoptic_mange.html

Sarcoptic mange is the name for the skin disease caused by infection with the Sarcoptes scabei mite. Mites are not insects; instead they are more closely related to spiders. They are microscopic and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

More About Sarcoptic Mange

Adult Sarcoptes scabei mites live 3-4 weeks in the host’s skin. After mating, the female burrows into the skin depositing 3-4 eggs in the tunnel behind her. The eggs hatch in 3-10 days producing a larva which, in turn, moves about on the skin surface eventually molting into a “nymphal” stage and finally into an adult. The adults move on the surface of the skin where they mate and the cycle begins again with the female burrowing and laying eggs. Sarcoptic mange is the name for the skin disease caused by infection with the Sarcoptes scabei mite. Mites are not insects; instead they are more closely related to spiders. They are microscopic and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

It’s very infectious and propagates swiftly in dogs and cats the sarcoptic scabie mite or sarcoptic mange will manifest its self in many hosts including humans but dogs are the preferred option.

The parasitic mite exhibits many different behaviors for individual hosts.

However the common theme being that it burrows itself inside the skin of a dog and becomes the root cause of various skin problems like excessive itching, inflammation even baldness .

Learn more about Sarcoptic Mange, here.

Sarcoptic Mange Treatment

Sarcoptic Mange Treatment Combo
The Veterinary strength Sarcoptic Mange 2 oz Combo combines the power of veterinary strength products with a gentle, safe, non-toxic mange-combating formula perfect for treating smaller breeds of animals (under 10 pounds) with mild cases of mange.Sarcoptic Mange Combo 2 oz is effective in eliminating Mange.
The Mange Combo 2oz is part of our mange treatment, dog mange treatment and cat mange treatment product lines.

I would like to know what Sarcoptic Mange Mites look like

Try these pictures…hope this helps

Papaw

Learn more about Sarcoptic Mange Mites here.

Sarcoptic Mange – Canine Scabies

Sarcoptic mange, often referred to as canine scabies is caused by parasitic mites known as Sarcoptes scabiei. While sarcoptic mange can affect cats, it is not common, and the condition is more frequent in dogs. Unlike demodectic mange which occurs in pets with weakened immune systems, the mites causing sarcoptic mange can invade the skin of any healthy pet causing a number of skin problems.

These unwanted mites burrow into the surface areas of the skin of your pet where the lay their eggs and live out their short life span of 3-4 weeks. This movement and presence of foreign bodies on the skin causes itchiness, skin inflammation and skin allergies which causes your pet great discomfort. As a result pets become severely itchy and the constant scratching that follows results in hair loss and damage to the skin.

As mites prefer to live on areas of the body with the least hair, the first areas to be affected are usually the elbows, ears, armpits, chest, and belly. However, as the infestation gets worse, it can spread over the entire body. In addition to hair-loss, your pet may also develop painful lesions that ooze and scab and secondary infections and quickly develop if the condition is not treated.

Sarcoptic Mange Treatment

Sarcoptic Mange Treatment Combo

The Veterinary strength Sarcoptic Mange 8 oz Combo combines the power of veterinary strength products with a gentle, safe, non-toxic sarcoptic mange-combating formula perfect for treating larger breeds of animals (over 10 pounds) with mild cases of sarcoptic mange.

• (1) 8 oz. / 236 ml Sulfinex Cream
• (1) 8 oz. / 236 ml Mange Treatment Spray

The Sarcoptic Mange Mite 8 oz. Combo offers the same powerful features as the Sarcoptic Mange Combo 2 oz. , but supplies larger quantities that are suitable for treating larger animals (10 or more pounds) with more severe cases of sarcoptic mange.

There is no home remedy. There is only one substance that works, and right now I can’t remember whether or not it’s over the counter or by prescription. Your pharmacist should know…but absolutely NOTHING else will work besides this one medication. Voice of experience here. I shook a client’s hand once many years ago, and 21 days later came down with scabies. Not fun. If left untreated, it destroys human tissue. Your whole house has to be disinfected, too…sheets, mattresses, pillows, rugs, towels…mostly everything made of cloth in your whole house. Steaming and dry cleaning work on fabric, but on humans, again, a bath in that ONE solution is the ONLY remedy. Sometimes you have to do 2 baths in it. Call your pharmacy to know how to get the solution. Good luck, and I’m sorry to hear you have to deal with this. It is no fun.

My puppy apparently has it. I know that it will eventually go away on its own, but in the meantime I don’t want him to lose his hair or have to suffer through the itching. The vet has given us a shampoo and conditioner for him and that seems to relieve the itching, but it doesn’t seem to treat the actual cause. The vet also prescribed some pills that we’ve already treated him with, but the condition is still there. I’d like to try some old home remedies if they’re safe for him

More About Demodectic Mange

If anyone knows of some kind of home remedy that works for this condition, I’d love to hear it. Thanks so much.

At our clinic we usually prescribe something called Goodwinol, and it’s an ointment that you use to treat the demodex locally. It works by actually killing the mites. You might also want to try a shampoo for dogs that contains benzoyl peroxide, if that isn’t what you are using already.

Additional Resources:

• Non-toxic dog mange treatment
• Mange is canine scabies
• What you need to know about Demodicosis
• What is demodex mange?
• Your dog’s health and mange

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Demodectic Mange Treatment

Demodectic Mange Treatment – Kennel Combo
Demodectic Mange Kennel Combo – MOST POPULAR! This is your Veterinary Strength Demodectic Mange treatment or for larger breeds (over 10 lbs). Contains products to PUSH deep into the hair follicles, treating the Demodectic mange on contact, relieves the itch and repairs the skin. Consists of no oils to stain your furniture or smell up your home! The humane way to treat your pet with Demodectic Mange.

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RECENTLY AQUIRED TWO 6 WEEK OLD PUPPIES .ARRIVING HOME FROM MISS. I NOTICED REDNESS ,RASH(BUMPS LIKE FLEA OR BUG BITES )TOOK THEM TO THE VET AND THEY WERE DIAGNOSED WITH SCARCOPTIC MANGE AND NOW I HAVE ON MY LEFT ARM ,ARMPIT AREA ANDUPPER TORSO FROM HOLDING THEM

Go to a doctor for mange treatment

Go to a human doctor, NOW. Mange is not something you want to screw around with.
It is caused by burrowing mites, which are essentially microscopic spiders that live in your skin. Their movements and their droppings cause an immune response, making the skin swell and itch. As they multiply, the affected areas spread.

Treating mange

According to Wikipedia, twice weekly “sulfurated lime rinses” are an effective treatment. There are also a few effective topical and internal drugs like Ivermectin.
Mange is itchy and painful, and it spreads, as you’re probably finding out right now. It won’t go away on its own. Get effective treatment for you and your dogs. If you find a homeopathic remedy that works, great, but it’s not fair to the dogs to make them endure the mites when working drugs are available.

Vets need to look at your dog totally to establish what kind of mange it has acquired. Cheyletiella mange is the type that’s most tangible. This is the one frequently called the walking dandruff. Like the others, the bugs that cause this illness reproduce enormously on the skin, causing grim damage during the process. If you may use a home cure for dog mange it can often help to clear up the issue as he gets a little older. Occasionally nevertheless, the mange continues to cause him difficulty and can spread to cover parts of his whole body. The home remedy will ease his skin and help to buttress his immunological reaction so that he will be able to fight back against these mites himself. In this circumstance you may help to reduce his symptoms by employing a home cure for dog mange.

So what precisely is a home cure for dog mange? The best home cure for dog mange has to do a couple of things. Treating your dog naturally is always the best way to go, but in grim cases, it is best to make a trip to your vet. If you think that your dog has mange, you’ll be wanting to raise your pets immunological system with herbal additions. These additions must be given to your dog orally. The applying of aloe vera, tea tree oil and vitamin E is also a brilliant treatment for mange.

This sort of mange is infectious to humans. A good medicated shampoo will become successful in treating this mild case of mange. So plenty of caution should be used when providing treatment for and handling a dog which has been diagnosed as having this sort of mange. The dog will have wild itching and patchy alopecia. You may see one or 2 express areas of irritation round his eyes and nose. If you can employ a home cure for dog mange it will also help to clear up the issue as he gets a tiny older. The home cure will ease his skin and help to brace his immune mechanism so that he will be able to fight back against these mites himself. Here is where you begin to see some alopecia and he is going to be eternally itching and scratching away at the inflamed areas.