OKay - Gonna blow some steam...I am at my whits end and I just dont know what to do......maybe one of you here can tell me more about this stuff....
So, I took in a little rescue said to have Demodex mange....was SWORN to by a Boxer mentor of mine that it was NOT contagious and there was NO WAY ON EARTH my gal could get it....this poor little guy is a really bad case. So, I brought him in, gave him the love and attention a Mange dog needs to self heal - got him on the proper med cycle and thought all was well. That all started 3 weeks ago today. Last Thursday BOTH my Boxer and I work up with itchy bumps! Thought my gal had hives - common for her, but they were not going away and I noticed that they were getting dry and scabby. Then scabs fall off and with it a patch of hair. SHe is beginning to both look and smell like my mangy rescue! Not sure yet what I have - had a biopsy done - no results yet, but they look aweful! My gal is getting worse and to top it all off, my other rescue is getting some of the same spots that my gal started with!!! UGH!! 2 well trusted seasoned vets have no idea - blood pannels done on my gal showed nothing irregular - they didnt do a scrape yet, but they did a slide for fungus and for topical "creepies" and nothing.....any ideas??? I have heard that if a "healthy" dogs T-cells are down, then the mites that are dormant could be "activated" when they come in contact with an infected dog - anyone heard this? I need some answers and am not really sure where to go next. I have a skin scrape scheduled for Friday for my gal, but goodness, I have spent almost $400 this month on this and I am not sure how far to go....ANY suggestions??
Again, sorry so long - I am at the end of my rope and very discouraged!!!!
THANKS!
So, I took in a little rescue said to have Demodex mange....was SWORN to by a Boxer mentor of mine that it was NOT contagious and there was NO WAY ON EARTH my gal could get it....this poor little guy is a really bad case. So, I brought him in, gave him the love and attention a Mange dog needs to self heal - got him on the proper med cycle and thought all was well. That all started 3 weeks ago today. Last Thursday BOTH my Boxer and I work up with itchy bumps! Thought my gal had hives - common for her, but they were not going away and I noticed that they were getting dry and scabby. Then scabs fall off and with it a patch of hair. SHe is beginning to both look and smell like my mangy rescue! Not sure yet what I have - had a biopsy done - no results yet, but they look aweful! My gal is getting worse and to top it all off, my other rescue is getting some of the same spots that my gal started with!!! UGH!! 2 well trusted seasoned vets have no idea - blood pannels done on my gal showed nothing irregular - they didnt do a scrape yet, but they did a slide for fungus and for topical "creepies" and nothing.....any ideas??? I have heard that if a "healthy" dogs T-cells are down, then the mites that are dormant could be "activated" when they come in contact with an infected dog - anyone heard this? I need some answers and am not really sure where to go next. I have a skin scrape scheduled for Friday for my gal, but goodness, I have spent almost $400 this month on this and I am not sure how far to go....ANY suggestions??
Again, sorry so long - I am at the end of my rope and very discouraged!!!!
THANKS!