Friday, February 26, 2010

Toxic versus Non Toxic Mange Treatment

By Wendell Ruben

A good effective Mange Treatment will depend on if your pet has Demodectic Mange or Sarcoptic Mange. Another factor on what mange treatment you should consider also depends on how severe the mange symptoms are. There are many mange home remedies on the internet; therefore beware before you try. Your loving pet may be a risk and perhaps die if you are not very careful.

Finding a good Mange Treatment for Demodectic Mange and Sarcoptic Mange is basically a two step process. You treat the infection if it is present and your treatment should kill the mange mites that are causing your pet to itch and tear its skin. This can be a pretty daunting task if you don't know how to accomplish this task easily and quickly.

Lets talk about a Mange Treatment for Demodectic Mange. Demodectic mange, sometimes also called Demo or Demodex mange most often includes infection. You can usually tell if your dog or cat has infection by just smelling your pet. If it has a septic smell, then it is most likely that your pet has infection. The skin is usually red and perhaps even raw.

Finding an effective Mange Treatment for Demodectic Mange is critical when your pet has infection going on. You want to stop the infection as quickly as possible because if bad enough, the infection could get into your pets blood stream and your pet would then have to be treated orally with antibiotics. Treating your pet topically has proven to be highly effective if treated with non toxic products and medicated body washes that primarily heals the skin.

You also want an effective mange treatment to kill the mites. Beware of toxic treatments or mange home remedies that tell you to dip your dog in toxic dips or oral toxic medications such as ivermectin. These toxic products reduces your pets immune system even more and make your pet sicker. So don't make it worse for your pet... The mites are present in the first place because your pets immune system has already been compromised; your pet can't fight off the mites.

Finding a mange treatment for Sarcoptic mange is pretty easy. The mange treatment usually lasts about 2 weeks, while treating mange for demodectic mange can last months. Understand that Demodectic Mange is inherited by your pets mother. This type of mange is an offset of your pets weak immune system and the mites burrow deep down into the hair follicle. This causes the mites feces and body parts to create an allergic reaction called inflammation.

Whether you are treating for Demodectic or Sarcoptic Mange, your pets Mange treatment should continue several weeks after symptoms stop and you begin seeing the hair growing back. I also recommend putting your pet on a good vitamin to boost it's immune system.

It is always recommended that you keep your pet that is infested with mange mites to keep them isolated from the other pets. Wash its bedding daily and never allow your pet to sleep with you; or you'll be scratching too! Mange mites are highly contagious to other pets and your family too.

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