Hud

Thanks for all the replies. It's interesting to see that there is such a varied view to such a common 'illness'. I currently feed my little guy Eukunuba. That seems to be working relatively well for him. I intend to ride this out. But the main question I had hasn't really been answered from those that have treated their pups in the past. That is, when do you normally expect to see improvements? As of this morning, I've found another little outbreak on his body. These seem to be cropping up every couple of days. Only one or two 'pimples' are found with some associated hair loss. Is this normal? Is this part of the healing process? The main part above his eye has started healing. The skin looks dry and has returned to it's normal colour. It even looks as though some hair has started growing back - which is positive. I suppose my biggest concern is if this turns from localised to generalised mange. I'm meant to be taking him back to the vet 3 weeks into his treatment. I'm wondering if I should take him back sooner if these extra little outbreaks keep happening... Once again, thanks for your replies. Regards Hud

Hi all, This is my first post on this forum, so first of all, hello to all! I am the proud owner of a 5 mth old JUG (Jack Russel x Pug) and have been watching these forums ever since his arrival. I have found them all to be an amazing source of information. It's unfortunate that my first post would be under such bad terms - my puppy has developed a localised case of Demodectic Mange. I've been reading as much as I can on these evil little mites but still have a few questions I would love to get the answers from and was hoping you guys could help me out. He developed it about a week and a half ago just above his left eye. After watching it for a few days I decided to take him to the vet. I then discovered that he had mites. The vet put him on Ivermectin which I have been giving to him daily in the oral form. Initially the mites seemed to keep spreading, but now the spreading has started to stop. The infected area is mainly pimply dry skin. It has been hard to tell over the past week if there has been much improvement. So I was wondering if those that have had the same issues could shed some light on roughly how long the healing process will take? When should I start to see the pimples disappear? And if there is dry skin around this area (which he seems to bump everynow and then causing them to bleed a little) should I be doing something to treat the dry skin? Also is there anything else you would suggest using - Advocate etc.? The Vet wants me to return in 3 weeks, but I'd love to have an idea from those that have treated it as to where it is in it's lifecycle - so to speak. Thanks for taking your time to read this topic and thanks in advance for the feedback. Regards, Hud