- Jun 22, 2012
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- Sancho
I posted this in another thread, but rather than high-jack that one, I'll post my own
Sancho has had a small bald patch under one ear since we got him. The friend we got him from, who is a vet tech, had it scraped and said it was negative for demodex, but not sure if it was scraped for the other kind of mange. Since he was a rescue, they would likely test for both, right? He has been seen by our vet twice since July (once for a check-up, the other for a mild eye issue after he swung his toy and smacked himself in the face ), and he did not comment other than "keep an eye on it," since his records said it was scraped and negative.
He now has a bald patch under his other ear, too. This one appeared a week or so ago after he stayed with the same friend for 5 days while we were out of town. After reading the other thread, I'm wondering if his immune system was down, since he was stressed being in a different environment and it could be mange. Oooor, it could be just allergies getting a little worse after the stressful situation, too?!
The bald spots are just perfectly smooth pink skin...no spots or anything from what I can see. I'll see if I can get a good picture tonight.
Sancho has had a small bald patch under one ear since we got him. The friend we got him from, who is a vet tech, had it scraped and said it was negative for demodex, but not sure if it was scraped for the other kind of mange. Since he was a rescue, they would likely test for both, right? He has been seen by our vet twice since July (once for a check-up, the other for a mild eye issue after he swung his toy and smacked himself in the face ), and he did not comment other than "keep an eye on it," since his records said it was scraped and negative.
He now has a bald patch under his other ear, too. This one appeared a week or so ago after he stayed with the same friend for 5 days while we were out of town. After reading the other thread, I'm wondering if his immune system was down, since he was stressed being in a different environment and it could be mange. Oooor, it could be just allergies getting a little worse after the stressful situation, too?!
The bald spots are just perfectly smooth pink skin...no spots or anything from what I can see. I'll see if I can get a good picture tonight.