My puppy has demoductic mange, the treatment is expensive and toxic to her health. other treatment options?
the form of mange is demoex. it causes her to itch like crazy. her ears have bumps and scabs. and she bites herself till she bleeds. if we don’t take her to the vets she is only going to get worse. but i haven’t read very many good things about it. are there any other options for treatments?
i have taken her to the vet and they say the dips will help but if it’s toxic to her health shouldn’t i be trying to find another option?
the treatment IS EXPENSIVE. and frontline and advantix are NOT an option. this form of mange is herreditary and is caused when the puppy has an immature immune system, not a stressed immune system. and we haven’t let it go for too long as some have suggested. we have taken her to numerous vets before one figured out what is wrong. she can’y die from this she is just beyond very uncomfortable. i just want to make sure there aren’t any other LEGIT solutions before we pay over 400 something for a treatment that is hazardess to her health.
Just do the dips, they are not the best but it will clearly help her in this case. Then, see if there is any preventative things you can do so this doesn’t happen again. Good luck and I hope your pup feels better!
take her to your vet, she clearly needs to see one.
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Just do the dips, they are not the best but it will clearly help her in this case. Then, see if there is any preventative things you can do so this doesn’t happen again. Good luck and I hope your pup feels better!
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Demodectic mange is a direct result of an overstressed immune system. All dogs have the mites that cause demodectic mange. The mange only manifests itself when the immune system is stressed and the mites get out of control on the dogs body (i know, a lovely thought as your dog is curled up on your bed with you!!)
If you have taken her to the vet and they’ve done a skin scraping that came back positive for demodectic mange, they should have offered you a treatment. Last I remember, I heard Revolution was the treatment of choice. Like Frontline and Advantage, it’s a topical.
Improving her immune system functions will take some time. I would recommend adding Vitamin C and salmon oil to her diet to help improve her health.
Get your hands on some pure emu oil to apply to the scabs and itchy areas. It’ll help the healing and decrease the itchiness.
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Treatment for Demodex mange is NOT expensive. Oral Ivermectin will clear up the mange, but is sounds like you have already let this go for so long the dog might also have a secondary bacterial infection. You NEED to take this dog to the vet and get treatment. Mange is a horrific and painful suffering way to die, and your pup is NOT improving on her own.
Find a vet who does not do dips, and get this dog in before you lose her.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=630
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Treat mange in rescue dogs all the time. Own one who was so severe that she was bald at 3 months. Oral meds took care of the problem, coupled with a good diet to boost immunity.