It has now been3 weeks since my last post which was awnsered very fully and helped out alot about my boy solo american pbt's demodectic mange, I explained that he didnt have it very bad i cought it allmost as soonnas the spots startesd appearing about nickel size,though he was losing hair there it wasnt bad .a spot here a spot there,a total of abot 8.since then they seem to be healing pretty well no more ooze and hair is allmost full back in those spots.Hes had 2 out of 3 scheduled dips with the last due this fridayand need to know if it is neccesary to go for the last dip.i love my boy and want the best but if another dip can be prevented.Will the previously dips continue to work and will he get better.i just dont want to be used by the pet hosp.if 1 more dip will make that big of difference i will if not i can really use the money,any home remedys i could use will also be helpfull ty.
2007-07-11 14:31:34 · 4 answers · asked by LarryG 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
At our practice they get a minimum of 6 weekly amitraz dips. I've never heard of only doing 3. If you stop too soon and the mites aren't killed, it can be even harder to treat them again. We skin scrape weekly after the 4th dip to make sure we don't see any live mites for 2 weeks in a row. I wouldn't stop. Here is a detailed website:
http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/ddemotreat.html#Demodectic%20Mange%20%20Treatments
2007-07-11 14:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you really need to get the dip. You're quite lucky to only have had three...most vet practices do more than three before they even retest the dog, so be assured you're not being used.
demodex is caused by mites. Dipping the dog kills the mites. Before they started the dips they did a skin scrape to check for mites, right? Well, after a dip or two they can rescrape and see if mites are still there...if they get a clean scrape you should still do one more dip to make absolutely sure.
better to pay for one more now than let your dog...and your wallet go through it again.
2007-07-11 19:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by blk_sheep_fl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different types of mange a vet needs to do a skin scraping so the right treatment can be given
2016-05-20 00:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by shawna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't get it all, the mange will come back. This time it will be worse and harder to get rid of. Get it and do it properly.
2007-07-11 17:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋