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Old 07-19-2008, 12:24 PM   #1
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Default Found out it wasn't allergies, but Demodectic Mange

After 4 1/2years of comprising my yorkie's immune system because the vets kept thinking it was allergies. I don't know how many vets I took him to, but they all agreed on allergies. So, I tried my luck for the last time and we got a diagnosis: Demodectic Mange. It is not curable, but controlable. If it was caught earlier, then my baby's immune system would have killed it, but now his immune system is so comprised that it's gonna be hard to do. Apparently, this is a mite that is passed from the dam to her puppies. Diagnosis is confirmed by skin scraping. If I were you and were thinking it is allergies, first ask for a skin scraping. No one told us about that before or even suggested it except this vet that I took him to today. So now, I am working at getting it under control. If anyone has a yorkie with demodectic mange, I would love to hear what you have to say.
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