Help Needed! Demodex mange.

[bullmama]

That does not look like mange to me, but it could be a skin dermatitis. HAs the vet given you any type of medications? Antibiotics or anything like that? Since it was two weeks after a food change I would almost guarantee it is an immune problem due to a change in the food ingredients. Hopefully the new food will help. As I told you and p.m. I would definitely be looking into nuvet plus. But don't change too many things at once.


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[2BullyMama]

Ugh... I so dislike Purina --sigh. Give the Zignature a few weeks/month to get any results--- if his mange tests came back twice as negative -- i guess this is the route to take

 

[Kshingle]

That does not look like mange to me, but it could be a skin dermatitis. HAs the vet given you any type of medications? Antibiotics or anything like that? Since it was two weeks after a food change I would almost guarantee it is an immune problem due to a change in the food ingredients. Hopefully the new food will help. As I told you and p.m. I would definitely be looking into nuvet plus. But don't change too many things at once.


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I am planning on ordering Nuvet plus once the skin thing is cleared up (assuming that happens soon). I dont really want to introduce anything new into his diet while we try to determine what is causing the reaction.

 

[Kshingle]

Ugh... I so dislike Purina --sigh. Give the Zignature a few weeks/month to get any results--- if his mange tests came back twice as negative -- i guess this is the route to take

I just worry my vet isn't good at taking samples or something. I am happy to be rid of purina.

 

[Kshingle]

That does not look like mange to me, but it could be a skin dermatitis. HAs the vet given you any type of medications? Antibiotics or anything like that? Since it was two weeks after a food change I would almost guarantee it is an immune problem due to a change in the food ingredients. Hopefully the new food will help. As I told you and p.m. I would definitely be looking into nuvet plus. But don't change too many things at once.


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Yea he is on an antibiotic - but it's not changing anything :-/

 

[Kshingle]

Ugh... I so dislike Purina --sigh. Give the Zignature a few weeks/month to get any results--- if his mange tests came back twice as negative -- i guess this is the route to take

is zignature a good brand? I was told at Chuck and Don's that it's one of their top brands for dogs with potential allergy issues.

 

[2BullyMama]

is zignature a good brand? I was told at Chuck and Don's that it's one of their top brands for dogs with potential allergy issues.

[MENTION=2]bullmama[/MENTION]. And [MENTION=7457]nycbullymama[/MENTION] ate better with food advice than i am

 

[nycbullymama]

Zignature is a good food and it doesn't hurt to try it. Do a slow transition, then once he's fully on it, give it a full 30 days to see if there's improvement.

If you go with Zignature, try to go with a protein he's never been on before so he hasn't had a chance to develop any allergies to it (yet).

 

[bullmama]

Agree zignature is a decent food Worth trying it and remember it takes two weeks to a month to see full effects from food changes


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[2bulldogsstuff]

Hey - can someone tell me what the demodex mange looks like? My dog is thinning hair in patches on his back and the mange scraping came back negative. I still think it's mange tho!

U can always try to get a 2nd opinion my Brett had mange. Vet prescribed medicated shampoo antibiotics and dips. Also I've used Nu Stock. Amazon sells it.


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