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As some of you may know, Daisy has been having a bit of trouble with bumps on her face/chin. We were treating them with a skin cream but we decided that things didn't really seem to be improving so we've taken her to the vets.
At first the vet said it looked like a case of puppy acne but really she was a bit too old to be getting that. Instead she thinks it might be demodex mites causing the bumps and we have treated her with a spot on treatment for fleas and all types of mites and she is on anti-biotic tablets. Has anyone else ever had any problems with these demodex mites? Apparantly they lie dorment in all dogs as they are passed on from their mum when they are suckling. The strange thing with these mites is that they don't cause any irritation or itching.
If anyone has any more information on these mites I'd love to find out more. Daisy's back in the vets in a weeks time for a check up on how things are improving.
Heather
At first the vet said it looked like a case of puppy acne but really she was a bit too old to be getting that. Instead she thinks it might be demodex mites causing the bumps and we have treated her with a spot on treatment for fleas and all types of mites and she is on anti-biotic tablets. Has anyone else ever had any problems with these demodex mites? Apparantly they lie dorment in all dogs as they are passed on from their mum when they are suckling. The strange thing with these mites is that they don't cause any irritation or itching.
If anyone has any more information on these mites I'd love to find out more. Daisy's back in the vets in a weeks time for a check up on how things are improving.
Heather