Dog Mange Symptoms & Treatment: How to Cure Canine Tick

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As dog owners know, when taking your furry friend for a walk, they often love to roll around in the grass. This can expose them to mites, which can lead to infections. If you notice your dog experiencing symptoms like itching, redness, scabs, or hair loss, it's possible they've been infested with mites. This is a problem that needs to be addressed promptly. Let's discuss the symptoms and treatment options for dog mite diseases.

Dog mite infections are a common parasitic infestation, including demodex mites, ear mites, and scabies mites, which can cause a range of skin diseases in dogs.

One: Demodex Mites

Demodex mites primarily reside in the hair follicles or sebaceous glands, causing skin inflammation. This is often due to a weakened immune system and can lead to systemic demodex mite infections.

The disease is most common in puppies aged 3 to 10 months, particularly in breeds like the Sandpaper Dog, Pekingese, and Dachshund.

Demodex mites are difficult to eradicate, tend to recur, and can be hereditary!

Symptoms:

In the early stages, the lesions are found on the head, around the eyes, and at the ends of the limbs. The affected areas may experience hair loss, thickened skin, redness, and scaly dandruff. The sebaceous glands may secrete more oil. Later, secondary bacterial infections can occur, leading to widespread skin lesions, pusfilled blisters, and an unpleasant odor.

Treatment:

External deworming + Oral Cefadroxil Tablets (for inflammation and prevention of secondary bacterial infections) + Antiseptic spray + Sulphur ointment + Injection of Ivermectin (for severe cases) + Medication bath (lime sulfur suspension)

Two: Ear Mites

Ear mites, also known as ear mange, are common ear parasites in cats and dogs.

Ear mites are highly contagious between cats and dogs and can be transmitted through close contact!

Symptoms:

Reddish or black ear discharge with an unpleasant smell

Pawing at the ears or shaking the head, with hair loss on the external ear

In severe cases, it may lead to ear hematoma, otitis media, or otitis interna

It can also cause hearing loss and balance issues

Treatment:

▶ Use deworming medication containing pyriproxyfen moxidectin for external deworming in dogs. Administer every 2 weeks initially, then once a month after improvement.

▶ Clean the ears with Ear Clear (ear cleaning solution), 12 times a day.

▶ Apply ear medication: Healing Ear (miconazole nitrate ointment)

▶ Wear a head collar and continue treatment. The reproductive cycle of ear mites is 1828 days, so continue treatment for at least 28 days after the ear canal improves.

Three: Scabies Mites

Scabies can occur yearround, with summer being the peak season due to the most favorable temperature for scabies mite reproduction.

The disease is related to poor environmental hygiene and humidity. It is not easy to eliminate, tends to recur, and is highly contagious!

Symptoms:

Severe itching in the affected areas

Redness, papules, or small nodules on the skin

Loss of hair, bleeding, and scab formation due to scratching

It can affect the head, corners of the mouth, back, abdomen, and more

It can lead to weight loss and a lack of energy

Treatment:

【Treatment Approach: Deworming + Disinfection + Prevention of Infection】

▶ External deworming with Super Trustable

▶ Subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of 1% Ivermectin, 0.05mg/kg, once a week until cured

▶ Apply 10% sulfur ointment to the affected areas, once a day, for several days

▶ Medication bath: Use 10ml of dimetridazole emulsion diluted in 5 liters of water (warm water) for a bath, 510 minutes per session, every other day, for 35 sessions

▶ Relieve itching: Oral Newmoro (chlorphenamine maleate tablets) can effectively alleviate the allergic itching symptoms caused by scabies, providing significant relief

▶ Wholehouse disinfection: The dog's bed and the owner's home also need to be sprayed with insecticides for pest control

▶ Wear a hood: Prevent the dog from licking or scratching the affected area due to discomfort, which can cause secondary skin damage