Any experience w/ Cheyletillia? How did you treat, frequency, etc? I only heard of this recently. Have had a couple dogs scratching, w/ hot spots and hair loss patches. Everyone is blowing coat like crazy so didn't think much of scratching until the nasty hot spots started. Looking for info on how you treated for it, what product, duration, and recurrance experience. Thanks!!
Years ago I got a 9 week old puppy from a breeder that was shipped to me. He had "walking dandruff" but you could see the actual mite and yes it looked like dandruff. I gave subcutaneous Ivermectin injections and that got rid of the mites. The puppy was not especially itchy nor did he have bald patches or hot spots.
A few years latter, all my dogs started scratching, itching, hot spots. It was horrible. My vet was perplexed but asked if we had taken our dogs to a specific area in town as there had been a scabies out break. Skin scrapings were negative but we treated with Ivermectin again and that took care of the problem. The scabies even got on us and they are very itchy. They are pretty species specific though and don't live on humans very long nor do they reproduce but they pack a powerful itch nonetheless!
Please contact your vet if you haven't already and seek off label injections of Ivermectin or another treatment that kills mites.
Years ago I got a 9 week old puppy from a breeder that was shipped to me. He had "walking dandruff" but you could see the actual mite and yes it looked like dandruff. I gave subcutaneous Ivermectin injections and that got rid of the mites. The puppy was not especially itchy nor did he have bald patches or hot spots.
A few years latter, all my dogs started scratching, itching, hot spots. It was horrible. My vet was perplexed but asked if we had taken our dogs to a specific area in town as there had been a scabies out break. Skin scrapings were negative but we treated with Ivermectin again and that took care of the problem. The scabies even got on us and they are very itchy. They are pretty species specific though and don't live on humans very long nor do they reproduce but they pack a powerful itch nonetheless!
Please contact your vet if you haven't already and seek off label injections of Ivermectin or another treatment that kills mites.
Vet had said Frontline should work. Dogs are still itching and Frontline labeling says not to dose earlier than 30days. Then said try Revolution if Frontline doesn't work. Ivermectin is more cost effective.
I give Ivermectin for monthly heartworm prevention orally. What was the dosage you gave subcutaneously each week? Was it the same as what you gave for heartworm or was it higher?
Years ago I gave Ivermectin orally to a dog for suspected sarcoptic mange (turned out to be horrid allergies instead), but I don't remember what the dose was that I gave the dog. I do know it was much higher than for heartworm prevention.
