Treatments for demodetic mange - Page 2

[shannon0218]

Hope she takes the pup--where is the mother?

[Eman'smom]

Can I get a perscription for Ivermetin from the vet in "mange dose"? I'm assuming it isn't just sold over the counter since it isn't for heartworm.

[armonia]

Originally Posted by shannon0218

Hope she takes the pup--where is the mother?

Yes, she took the puppy. She is an adorable, sweet chocolate lab puppy about 7 weeks old and went to a wonderful home. The mother belongs to someone so I couldn't take her. He told me she is getting treatment for allergies, but it looked more like demodectic mange to me. Not much I could do about that. I did not need a puppy but I took her anyway because she was living under a shed and completley flea infested. I de-fleaed her, arranged for immunizations and worming, and found her a home already.

This was on Sunday. And that night when I got home out of nowhere came another dumped stray hungry puppy. So I have to figure out something for her now. It really is a big problem out here and I try to do my part. This one is very smart, but hyper and a digger. I trained her to sit in less than 5 minutes. She is going to be huge, too. She will probably go to a shelter because she is at her most adoptable now, but at least it is better than what she had. The choc. lab puppy was easy to find a home for, this one will be difficult and I do not want to find myself in a situation like last time where I kept the strays until they got huge because no one wanted them.

[shannon0218]

Yes, you can get a prescription. I've used it in a liquid form that I just squirted on her food but you can also get it in a paste form they use for horses and use like a 1/2 inch daily or something like that (I've never used the paste but it is the cheapest way to do it)

Glad the puppy found a home, good luck placing the second one!