Welcome to YorkieTalk, Jennifer! So sorry about the problems with little Bebe! These babies are such a joy, it's a shame you are experiencing this! I have been fortunate in that Toto is such a healthy girl. We have lots of members here who are knowledgable about mange & ringworm and I'm sure they will have suggestions. Toto began to scratch one day and since we had never seen her do that very much we watched her for a day and it got worse. She got teary eyes and just acted like she felt yuckky. I took her to our vet and it turned out that she was allergic to new carpet we had just had installed. She was absolutely scratching out clumps of her hair and when I brushed her it was coming out really bad. The vet gave us two medications and also a bottle of something called "Repair". It had a prescription label so I have no idea what it is except that it is wonderful!! I bathed her that same day and put the Repair on [it is a very, very thick beige color and you leave it on for 10 minutes]. You rinse it lightly and it made her coat feel very good. By the next day she wasn't scratching at all! Also, I never use a dryer on Toto ... I just towel dry her and then wrap her in a big thick beach towel to dry. She is always very cold after her bath and she loves to just cuddle up and nap. When she is just barely damp, I brush and comb her using a spray on conditioner [Coat Handlers]. I will be happy to call my vet in Alabama and find out about the Repair if your vet isn't familiar with it and perhaps he can get it for you? Let me know and please keep us updated on little Bebe!
