Quarantine is not usually required
for dogs with demodectic mange, and treatment of other pets in the home is required only if they show their own set of symptoms.
The treatment of choice
for dogs with demodectic mange is daily dosing with 400 to 600 mcg / kg of ivermectin.
Not exact matches
It is important not to confuse sarcoptic
mange with demodectic mange, which is caused by a different parasitic mite (see handout «Demodectic Mange in Dogs» for further informat
mange with demodectic mange, which is caused by a different parasitic mite (see handout «Demodectic Mange in Dogs» for further inf
demodectic mange, which is caused by a different parasitic mite (see handout «Demodectic Mange in Dogs» for further informat
mange, which is caused by a different parasitic mite (see handout «
Demodectic Mange in Dogs» for further inf
Demodectic Mange in Dogs» for further informat
Mange in
Dogs»
for further information).
It is not uncommon
for dogs affected
with adult onset
demodectic mange to have to eventually be euthanized.
sometimes if they have it when they are young it is called juvenile
demodectic mange and it can be treated one time and never come back some
dogs will be affected
for life and have to be treated
with meds regurarly.
Dogs with immune suppression due to illnesses like hypothyroid disease, and Cushing's disease, are also candidates
for demodectic mange.
Since the mite is found on virtually all
dogs, exposure of a normal
dog to one
with demodectic mange is not dangerous, as the immune system must be depressed
for mange to develop.
Dogs with immune suppression are also candidates
for demodectic mange.