| dcbroom | 06-15-2009 03:01 PM | Demodex Mites....please help! I hope someone can help me. My little guy has been scratching at his mouth/nose area for several months. At first the vet thought it might be his food and switched him to another. His itching got worse, and his skin looked red and swollen and his hair was getting thin in that area. So I took him back to the vet, and he did a skin scrape. He said he had demodex, and gave me a mitaban dip to give him at home. I gave him one dip, and he is still scratching like crazy. I went back in today to see if there was something I could put on the area to relieve his itching, and they gave me some prednisone to give him for the next two weeks, said that would help. When I came home I looked it up, and I keep seeing that prednisone should not be given to dogs with mites. Has anyone gone through this? What would you suggest? I only have one vet where I live, and I don't feel very confident with him, so I would appreciate any help you can offer. |