Sarcoptic Mange

[Angelbaby]

We adopted a little puppy this weekend that has sarcoptic mange. We started treatment already...about how long until it clears?

[sundae]

The time frame depends on what you're doing to treat, but it is highly contagious to animals and even to people. We rescued a puppy who was nekkid because of this type of mange. We treated with three doses of Revolution spaced out, I want to say two weeks apart. It's been a while though. A few days after the first dose, she wasn't scratching any more. By the time the second dose rolled around, we were not isolating her any more. I highly recommend Revolution over dipping or injectable Ivermectin.

The nice thing is that once it's gone, it's gone. It's comparable to scabies in people.

ETA: Some breeds (collies, shelties, Aussies, etc) with the MDR1 gene are very intolerant of medicines like Ivermectin and are unable to be treated with these products.