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i'm going to go out tonight and see if i can find that revolution... if it does kill the mites and their eggs. i know i just have to hurry before this stuff gets worse for jakson. he's got it the worst on his back legs and i've sponged him down with apple cider vinegar because i heard it helps keep the itching down. it's worked alright so far, but i need to get this cured before it becomes an even bigger problem.
Thats a horrible situation for your pup to be in, I hope the product revolution clears your dogs of eggs too, I'd say be on the look out for a second product just in case the problem comes up again from a few ill destroyed eggs hatching. Mite eggs are pretty hardy, Good luck, and let us know how it turns out, it might be helpful for future members.
Revolution should work for you if it is sarcoptic mange. HOWEVER, Mrs G mentioned that is it also scabies. That mean you can get it. And everyone in your house can get it. How sure are you that it is sarcoptic mange? The only way I know of to know for sure is to do a skin scraping and look under a microscope at the mite. Different skin problems need different meds.
i'm sure it's sarcoptic mange. and we've already caught it from the dog. well... sort of. my fiance and i have already been diagnosed with scabies. yeah, what fun. we bought a sofa and love seat from a friend of hers. the sofa and love seat had been sitting in a storage building for over a year. go figure. so the dog got it first, because he's the one that lays on the new sofa most often. we play with him all the time, so we got it from him. this whole situation is a nightmare. we started itching really really bad and getting these little red bumps all over us, then we noticed that Jakson had a bunch of them on his hind legs. now his hair is thinning back there. this has all happened in the past week. i can't afford to take Jakson to the vet, but i'm sure i know what the problem is. that's why i'm asking if there's any way to rid him of it without going to the vet. we got our medication for it, but i'm afraid it's not going to do us much good if we don't help Jakson get rid of it first. you guys are being really helpful. i appreciate it greatly. right now, i'm just helping keep the itch down so he doesn't scratch so much. hopefully i'll find a way to stop this for sure. thanks guys!
theres an old wives tale that says you can put gas on it, but its not true, so dont listen to anyone that may tell you to do this.
On tv I saw someone put gas on their dog for mange and then someone set the poor thing on fire (the dog came out all right in the end in case you're wondering).
Good luck for all 3 of you!
Wash all your linens and clothes in hot water and bleach if you can. Dry on high heat. The ointment they gave you and your girl? Slather yourself in it at bedtime, between your fingers and toes, backs of your knees and elbows, under your arms, in your groin. Scabies likes the soft skin in the joint areas. The itching is from them tunneling under your skin and laying eggs. Mmmm yummy!
Mrs. G has had her bout with scabies. I used to work in a pet store, and if someone brought a pet in with issues, sure as shootin' I would come home covered in something gross.
Oh yeah, get some spray for anything you can't launder or dryclean.
ok, so i went to a feed store earlier, because petco, petsmart, etc didn't have it and told me to look there. i found a bottle of mange treatment. the label reads as follows:
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
Sulfur......25.0%
Phenol.....0.3%
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
Fumed Silica, an inert suspension agent in addition to Lanolin, Petrolatum, Kerosene, Lard.
Do not use on cats, young puppies or bitches with suckling pups.
I asked the guy at the feed store just how young of a puppy they were talking about. He said the puppy should be at least 2 months old. The thing is that I don't know how old the dog is because it was found wandering the streets. I don't even know how to tell how old he is. Secondly, containing sulfur and kerosene... that just seems a bit rough on ANY dog. What do you guys think?
I wouldn't attempt it. That is rough medicine, and the doggie may have something other than mange. Can you take the dog to the vet or a low-cost or free clinic at your local SPCA or Humane Society? They'll know how to look at its teeth and make an educated guess about age, and they'll know whether or not he has mange and whether or not you should use that mange treatment on him or do something else. They get all sorts of skin diseases and conditions, and if you picked him up off the street, you need to make sure he/she is healthy in other ways, too.
If he looks, walks and acts like regular dog, he's past two months. Two-month old puppies of nearly all breeds are still in that sorta dopey, clumsy, pudgy, all-paws stage, very active, playful, eager to chew, and then suddenly just falling out asleep. It it's an adult female and you think she could be a nursing mother dog with pups someplace, check to see if she has very noticeable, protuberant nipples. That's how you tell if they have had a litter recently. Good luck!
i think it's pretty clear that the dog has mange. we got scabies at the same time he got all his itching and sores/hair thinning. it's a male also, so no worries there. he acts like a normal dog. walks just fine. in fact he chases me around the house and tackles my legs and tries to chew through my pants. he can run up and down the stairs and stuff like that. i guess he weighs about 10-15 lbs. ?? i just wasn't sure how the sulfur or kerosene would effect him. and as i said before, i can't currently afford the vet, so i'm looking for a way to possibly remedy this without waiting to save money for all that.
...just noticed that you mentioned free or low-cost clinics... i have ZERO dollars for a low cost clinic. i'm having to save every penny to move in a month. if there were a free one, i'd never thought of that. didn't know they existed. but even still, i don't ever have the free time to do something like that. i work ALL day most of the time. and when i'm not working, i don't have a ride.
I assumed a diagnosis was present,,,who would know the term "sarcoptic mange" without one???Quote:
Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Revolution lasts for a month,,, I believe the theory is if the eggs hatch they will be killed...