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Originally Posted by TLC  Wouldn't she have blackish ears if it were mites? Also, she has been to the Vet many times and he says nothing about mites. I am not ruling it out though, but he did say she just has alot of wax, just like some ppl have a lot of ear wax 
She is on Interceptor monthly
And I just started them back on Frontline Plus (I stopped during in Nov thru March) |
Any crust around the ears and that is my first thought.
The thing about skin scraping is sometimes the mites get away and it comes back negative while they do have them. The treatment for sarcoptic mange is a large dose of Ivermectin (which would be horrible on her liver) or treatments with the normal dose of Revolution but sometimes this doesn't work. I don't like Revolution but if it works, then I'd do it. Hopefully this isn't it though.
Telltale signs of sarcoptic mange are crusty ear tips, fierce itching, and hair loss, particularly on the ears, elbows, legs, and face in the early stages. Later on, the hair loss spreads throughout the body.
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/mange1.html
I would think TJ would have it too though.