How can you get ride of the mange?

Question

My dog had puppies and she had the mange, but we don't want the puppies to get it, and we want her to get better, with out having to go to the vet.

Answer 1

Mange is not just a rash, or bad skin. You can't get vaccinations against it for the puppies. WHY? Because Mange is tons of microscopic parasites embedded in the skin. It usually starts in the belly and elbows, (where the dog touches the ground). Just like fleas and ticks the parasites are sucking blood, any warm blooded creature can get it (even YOU). Treatments are different for different types of mange parasites. I am familiar with only two, the sarchophic mange (a mite) and the southern worm type my Louisiana mutt arrived in Connecticut with. So you must take the dog and puppies to the vet.

Answer 2

Wanting her to get better isn't going to do it. You have to go to the vet. You need to take the mom and puppies so they can get checked. There are two types of mange, as stated before. They are simply two different types of mites. Sarcoptic mange is highly contagious and spreads quickly. However, in many cases, it can be treated without terrible money by using a product available at your VET called Revolution. It will take several doses. Your vet will advise you.
Demodectic mites are present on almost all dogs. They are passed during nursing from the mom to the pups. So only pups abandoned at birth and fed milk replacement would not have them. They usually do not cause problems. However, if the immune system is compromised, whether by illness, stress, etc, or just naturally not very strong, the mites can "get the upper hand," so to speak, and cause irritation and hair loss. Demodectic mange is treated either with baths and dips or with oral doses of ivermectin. The ivermectin's probably cheaper and is certainly easier to administer. It must be given daily. The baths are done once every week or two (I don't remember exactly) and are more difficult. They involve a special shampoo and then a thorough soaking with a kerosene smelling medication.
So there's your information. There aren't any home remedies that will work. Besides that, you have to go to the vet to find out which type of mange it is. You should not be breeding a dog with mange, especially one who's currently infested. Obviously. Even if it's demodectic (which usually does not cause problems after dogs reach adulthood, as their immune systems are more developed then. However, it may still show up in high stress or illness) think of all the stress pregnancy puts on the mother's immune system. It pretty much guarantees a new round of itching and pain, not to mention being bad for the pups. Plus, her immune system sets a base for the strength of the puppies' immune systems, not only genetically, but also by the antibodies she hasn't developed and doesn't pass to them.
Sigh. All that just to say go to the vet. Your expense regarding money is far less important than the health and comfort of your dogs. Imagine, little bugs crawling under your skin, itching and biting, like a million chigger/redbugs, you scratch your hair and give yourself scabs and want to scratch more but that only reopens and infects the scabs....

Answer 3

There are two types of mange
sarcoptic and demodectic
Demodectic mange is an immune system disorder. It is treated with high doses of ivermectin and some pyrythrin based shampoos. It is a genetic defect issue and it is passed on to puppies at times. Some dogs have reoccurring issues all their life.
Sarcoptic is just mite infestations not related to the immune system. It is treated with shampoos.
A skin scraping at the vet will tell you which your dog has and how easy or hard it will be to treat.

Are the pups eyes opened? If so, take them off Mom and eyedropper feed them with milk replacer. If this is a pit then you might have no hope. Demodectic mange is common in them and you probably won't be able to prevent the spread to the pups.

If it turns up being demodectic mange then I wouldn't breed the dog again. You really are passing on the immune system problem to the babies. If it is sarcoptic then it is easily treated.

I hope it ends up ok. Good Luck to you and your dogs.

Answer 4

As the owner of a rescued puppy who was bald with mange when I got her I am disgusted with you. First you bred a dog with a compromised immune system (yes, that is where the mange came from) and then you are too cheap to take the whole group to the vet for treatment, which is the ONLY place you can get the proper help with this.
My poor girl was dumped at a kill shelter with her sibling because the breeder didn't want to pay the vet bills, either. We have no idea what may have happened to the other puppies, or mom, but it probably wasn't good.
If there is ANY humanity in you, you will take those poor dogs, mom included, and surrender them to a shelter or rescue group so they can get homes where they will be treated with the respect they deserve as living creatures.

FYI to all who think this is not a serious thing: It took seven months for my dog to grow her hair back. She had to be on medication the entire time, and had to have special immune booster vitamins as well. She is very beautiful now, but a compromised immune system stays with a dog their whole life, and there is always the possibility of recurrence in the future. Because of this threat, she will be on immune system boosters for the rest of her life-I will take no chances.
Mange, when untreated, becomes so incredibly painful that a dog can barely move. They stop eating, and as the condition worsens, they gradually starve to death in horrible pain.
Puppies, when they are very young, can die quickly from mange. In addition, they can die just because the mom has mange and is not able to transfer her immunities to the pups to protect them.
This is irresponsible breeding at it's worst. Please take note!

Answer 5

VET TIME. Why do you have a dog and puppies if you can't won't spend $200 for the vet? This situation will turn serious fast without treatment- cheaper to treat the Mom now then the Mom and the pups down the line. Suck it up, do the responsible thing and ca;ll the vet. You OWE it to your dog.

Answer 6

You do know that predisposition to mange can be inherited, right? So the puppies are also susceptible to mange. Dogs with mange should NEVER be bred.

Go to the vet.

Answer 7

Put your hand in your pockets and take the dog to a vet. There are no home remedies that work, and no over-the-counter treatments. Why you think your dog isn't worthy of a trip to the vet is baffling.

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/mange1.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mange

Answer 8

1 word - VET

Mange needs to be professionally treated - Poor dog!

Please have her spayed while you're there getting the mange treated, or when you're there getting the first round of puppy shots for her litter before finding them all good homes - Oh wait, since you're too cheap to get your dog's mange treated, you probably won't get the puppies shots either....

Answer 9

Then you're a horrible person. Poor dog. You're breeding it and you won't take it to a vet to get its mange treated.

Answer 10

If your unable to provide vet care for you pets then take them all to the humane society so they can properly care for them. The mother and all of the pups need to see a vet. There is no way around it.