demodex mange - Page 1

My dog recently was diagnosed with demodex mange. I suspected this for the last 3-4 weeks when she lost hair around her right eye brow, but I tried to treat it myself with a product called nustock (on the package gurantees treatment for demodex mange). I used the product exactly as the directions stated, but it didn't help at  all.

I finally took her to the vet and after a skin scrape, my theory was proven correct. She did have demodex mange. I was happy but upset because the vet's treatment was just a simple subcutaneous 1.5 cc injection of ivermectin. A treatment that I could have easily given myself it I knew the correct dosage. I was still confused how she recieved mange since overall she seemed healthy and receives a 0,6 cc of ivermectin each month for heartworm preventive.  The vet explained to me that the monthly  dosage for heartworm preventive was not enough to treat mange and that the stress of her recent heat cycle could have been enough to weaken her immune system for the onset of demodex mange to take place. 

The vet also recommended that I bath her, administer a dip spray solution, and ivermectin once a week until the symptoms cease. and continue a reduced oral ivermectin dosage for up to 21 days after symptoms cease. During this time she of course will not recieve heartworm preventive.

Keep you updated on her progress. 

oh yea, I have also started the adminstration of frontline once a week. (this is the package instructions for the treatment of demodex mange mites)

You say that you are using Frontline to treat Demodex?

Where do you live? You must have a new forula of Frontline there.

For me I would be using * Revolution * or * Advocate *

@dogshome9, i'm in the U. S. if you look on the back of the frontline box it gives directions on how to treat mites that cause mange.   

@kathy, my dogs mange didn't seem that bad, it was larger than a quarter size on the eye brow area, but I could see where she was starting to scratch the left eye as well.

demodex is generally self limiting if you did nothing it will go away on its own.