What are you not understanding? I DID say to research it. I told her the technique can be found on the web. I am baffled that you are still insisting that I didn't.

Here...

We are just going tohave to agree to disagree. I said I didnt see anything wrong with telling someone to do their research what I think is wrong is telling someone to forgo their vets plan for treatment and you certainly did that

Lol. No, I didn't. I said what I, me, myself, personally would try as a first option. I never said anything close to ignore your vet. Wow.

[QUOTE=BobbiB;4461011]I'm by no means an expert, just read some things. Personally, for just one spot, I would try home treatment first. Chances are the medicine won't harm him, but with such a minor case, I'd err on the side of caution. If it continued to spread, then I would seek more aggressive treatment. My last foster had at least fifteen small patches and I was able to clear it with the solution described above within two months, doing treating baths every week.[/QUO[/B]


This is the post I have been talking about and here you did you are telling him not to follow vet treatment and do home treatment

[quote=chachi;4461327]You have some serious reading comprehension issues you should address. Read it ALL. "With such a minor case....if continued to spread, I WOULD SEEK MORE AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT". I gave advice, you don't agree. Big deal. I'm done with this nonsense. Your high and mighty attitude sucks, btw.

To the Op opinions on the internet are like a$$holes everyones got one it doesnt make it right or sound. Your vet is qualified to tell you how this needs to be treated and I hope you listen to his advice. My dog chachi started out with very minor mange but my vet didnt recognize it as mange yet he thought it was from an allergy to fleas so chachi didnt get treatment right away. It got worse and when my vet did find out it was mange his back was hairless and he had many open wounds that he had inflicted on himself. I think you can see by what I went through why I think its important to treat it appropriately before it spreads and gets as bad as it was with my dog.

There are also verbatim instructions on the web for Voodoo dolls, I keep following them and following them but the byb's keep coming back....


Anyway, Boogie...follow your vets instructions, there is a lonnnngggg history of this disease and its detrimental affects on pups if not properly treated. This needs to be treated asap, use the homeopathic in addition if your hellbent on doing so, sounds like it wouldn't hurt (ask your vet to be sure), but before this turns in to a very expensive lesson and a very uncomfortable pup with an out of control case of demodex PLEASE DO WHAT YOUR VET SAYS....

Exactly....printing and saving this one!!!!:D

[QUOTE=lynzy420;4461353]There are also verbatim instructions on the web for Voodoo dolls, I keep following them and following them but the byb's keep coming back....


Anyway, Boogie...follow your vets instructions, there is a lonnnngggg history of this disease and its detrimental affects on pups if not properly treated. This needs to be treated asap, use the homeopathic in addition if your hellbent on doing so, sounds like it wouldn't hurt (ask your vet to be sure), but before this turns in to a very expensive lesson and a very uncomfortable pup with an out of control case of demodex PLEASE DO WHAT YOUR VET


Thanks for bringing up something I had forgotten about. Since Chachis mange was so severe it was expensive to treat. It cost me $500 to treat it 9 yrs ago. It is so much easier to manage before it spreads out of control

Demodectic vs. Sarcoptic Mange in Dogs - Pets Adviser


I would learn all I could about mange, the type your dog has and the different treatments. If I wasn't comfortable with my vet's treatment plan, I would get a second opinion. Treatments vary, it looks like some believe with a puppy it is best to DO NOTHING as it will resolve itself with proper nutrition and maturity. I hope you find an answer that you are comfortable with. Good luck:animal-pa

Well, it can get snarky around here which can be discouraging. I found your comments a good addition to this subject. If you REALLY want to see snarky check out the diet section. :eek:

Well we arent giving quackery solutions to treating mange that no vet would prescribe. Then saying we a vets daughter {which I dont believe for one minute} to try to give our claims more validity. \

Snarky I can handle. I just can't stand to be assumed an idiot. I do know what I'm talking about on this one. In a mild, slow progressing case, there is no problem with taking a short time to try less pharmaceutical methods.

And thank you very much for at least respecting that I can have an opinion. I truly appreciate that.

Yes I did check in to this more than a year ago and then when another member had a severe problem with it.


What I do know is that I have seen SEVERAL cases of dogs with it spread over their entire body, most recently a chocolate lab whose family could no longer afford the expense, that dog was buck naked and afraid and confused lying in the shelter. This is NOT something that should be taken lightly, it needs to be treated.


NONE of us were there when his vet diagnosed and prescribed a therapeutic treatment and NONE of us should tell him to NOT follow his vets orders. My greatest fear is this taking over the pup and the OP becoming totally overwhelmed. With a pup this young it can affect the pups permanent disposition and the owners ability to continue bonding with pup. I SEE IT ALL THE TIME.


If OP wants a second opinion or to visit a VET DERM I say wonderful, in the meantime PLEASE FOLLOW THE VETS PROVEN course of therapy.


Bobbi I did NOT totally dismiss your suggestion, I said use it in concert with the PRESCRIBED therapy but again OP, please check with your vet.


Your advice in NOT following a vets orders regarding a well known condition, without reading the chart or examining this particular dog is out of line, IMHO.

Under a vet's complete support and supervision, I have handled many mange cases without toxic garbage. Lol...you are a sanctimonious hoot.

Done replying to you.

My dad is retired, btw.

I merely suggested looking into it. I did not write an order. Wow, you ladies are D-R-A-M-A-T-I-C.

What a shame that a seasoned YTer says something like this...differences of opinion's is both welcomed and respected when its within the lines of making any sense whatsoever. Things get hot but that's to be expected with differing opinions. But in the end so much is learned and so much info is put out there for others to make their own determinations, opinions and to help pups.


Obviously you keep coming back for more so snarky or not...YTers must be doing something right? ya think?


Bobbi there is nothing wrong with disagreement or believing in your school of thought, please continue to share but expect that there will always be those who agree and disagree. Nothing personal.

Nothing personal here either, I assure you. I also assure you that I'm not talking crack pot solutions for mild cases. I've had my personal vet support my chosen treatment for fosters time and time again.

I feel it is obvious that extreme cases need immediate aggressive care, but that is not what it sounds like the OP is speaking of, so I simply suggested another idea. I do not appreciate being name-called (irresponsible) or mocked (voodoo nonsense) because I give a very valid option to consider. I'm sure a reasonable person, which you seem to be, can understand that.

If it is true good for you but I dont believe it. However you are telling this person to home treat this mange and not be under vet supervision or supportt because no vet would accept this quackey method of treatment.

Yes, it is a shame. It is possible to agree or disagree without being rude. Bobbi was treated rudely for giving an opinion, I always have and always will find that a disappointment on YT. This is one of those threads that has lost it's way and should be locked.

Seriously...what on earth gives you the right to call me a liar or be so nasty to me? How would lying about this benefit me, like, AT ALL? Yeah...I have three kids and a husband, and are expecting a new pup, and I get my jollies going around the internet trying to hurt tiny dogs....

I just have no words. The way you are treating me says way more about you than it does me.

Thanks...I've faced less rudeness on Parenting forums and Pit Bull forums than this. It's kind of shocking. Didn't realize a harmless difference of opinion could be taken so far as to name call and the like.

I take the health of a pup, known or unknown to me EXTREMELY serious, dramatic? Seeing another family bring another scared to death dog to the shelter because they didn't do what they should have in the beginning and now could no longer afford to care for their pup that IS D R A M A T I C.......This is not about you sweetie its about the OP's pup.

Shelbysmom...go back and read, the whole thread and be honest....WHO was rude?

I have been on here 9 yrs and if you dont think in that time on here I have not seen many people claim to be something they are not you are misttaken. It is the internet and unless you give your dads name and credentials so I can have the benefit of looking him up I dont believe you for a minute. Anyone can say anything its the internet and they do

I was called irresponsible from minute ONE for suggesting something different. Again, it was a suggestion to look into. Anyone who wouldn't discuss it with their vet and research it on their own doesn't deserve a dog anyhow.

I think everyone has a right to an opinion this is more serious than an opinion. She told the op to ignore his vets plan of treatment and do hers and the Op was going along with it' She is not a vet and not qualified to treat mange however she has deemed herself qualified. It is dangerous and it doesnt matter to me who it is that does that I will always speak up

Try to keep in mind a lot of us have been on this board for years and have seen what happens when someone goes against there vets advise and try's a non proven method/home remedies and some have really had some very tragic out comes and that sticks with you for a long time. One of the problems with home remedies is there is no testing done on them to see what they can do to the dogs body or if they can cause problems that don't pop up until the future. Maybe the op will ask their vet about the method you suggested and see what they think.

Show me where I said ignore vet treatment. Show me, and I will absolutely concede. Go ahead. I'll wait.

Amazing that I've raised three kids and over a hundred of fosters without a death, and I'm being treated like I need a helmet.