Is there a home remedy for dog mange?
Jody from Topeka, KS
Castor Oil is a miracle cure! My chow had mange really bad. We poured the oil all over him and soon the mange was gone. Then we sprayed down the infected ground with bleach and water to keep him or any other dog from getting it again. He never got the mange again. It's way cheaper than going to the vet. I have a beagle puppy that just got it and we're doing the same to him. It's been a month and he's stopped scratching and is healing. (01/09/2008)
By Erica
Neem oil works wonders. The company Organix has an organic neem dog shampoo that works. (01/11/2008)
By Jamie
I have a pit bull mixed with German Shepard and when I took her my vet, he told us that she had the demodeptic mange. She had it terrible and all of her hair fell off, and she was bleeding on her face and legs. The vet gave us a dip and antibiotics, which was very expensive and didn't help at all. We finally got a mange medication originally for horses. It's called "Happy Jack". You can order it off the internet and you leave it on the dog for three days, and their hair and skin is back to normal. (01/13/2008)
By paige
This works for cats or dogs; slather on Vaseline. It smothers the bugs. Keep it on for a couple of days, it always works for mine. Just found a cat covered in mange in the wal mart parking lot. Covered her with Vaseline and laid her in front of a space heater to keep her warm. Has been sleeping peacefully for hours. Couldn't be still before that.
By betty
Vagisil or Preparation H will help with the itch. Prep H is oily like Vaseline, so I'd use it. (01/18/2008)
By betty
I found a beautiful Maltese on the streets and he was completely covered in mange. Half of his body had no hair, the other half had patches of hair, his skin was red, he was so weak he could hardly walk and he had sores on his paws. So I took him to the vet and they gave him a shot for the mange, the vet instructed me to shower him with a hypoallergenic shampoo, he gave a capsule that contained vitamins which I give to him every day, and after each shower I completely dry the dog and then I applied petroleum jelly on his body.
It's been a week since I started the treatment and the results are amazing his skin is so much better, his hair is growing, and he hardly scratches anymore. Try this, it has really worked for me. Good luck :) (03/01/2008)
By Yaimara
If you already use a monthly flea/ tick skin treatment, try switching to Revolution. It treats fleas, ticks, heart worm, and mange/ mites all in one. I have multiple first and second hand experiences with it. But it seems that many vets will not prescribe it and will not give a reason when asked. Don't know, maybe advantage or whatever gives them more money. Maybe not. I know some of the possible side effects sound bad, but in at least a dozen instances that I know of, only positive results were achieved. (04/25/2008)
By jay
Listen, if you need something to cure mange, use oil. Just rub it all over your dog's body. In a couple of days, the mange will be gone completely. It will also kill fleas and ticks. Good luck! (05/04/2008)
By bobbi joe
Try Mayonnaise. My daughter had several bouts with head lice as a child and covering her head in mayonnaise for an hour did the trick every time! We wrapped her head in plastic wrap and then washed it well with sulfur shampoo when finished. It usually only took one treatment. Non-toxic. (05/12/2008)
By Lynda
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This is a miracle cure for mange! After many expensive vet visits and meds, we tried an old remedy passed down from my grandparents that literally saved our dog - that the vet wanted to eventually put to sleep! We had tried everything and figured we had nothing to loose. We're glad we did!
The approximate measurements are 1 bottle of 500 of 3% H2O2, plus 1000 of the cc of water, plus heaping 3 tablespoons of borax. Stir until most of borax is dissolved. The borax is past the point of saturation here so you will see some borax around. Technically the concentration is around 1.5% H2O2, and this is a bit stronger because by the time we finish with it, the H2O2 gets reacted with other things, and by the time we used it, it usually ends up near a 1% solution anyway.
You need to put enough borax in it until it no longer dissolves in a pail of water and forms a precipitate. This is a saturated solution of borax. Add H2O2 (peroxide), to about 1% concentration to a pail of water. Soak the entire dog, several times. Keeping the dog wet for some time. The borax will destroy the eggs from laying under the skin which causes the mange. Get some solution and spray or use this to wipe all floors so the dog will not get re infected. Repeat this every week when bathing. This is not a perfect cure, but now my dog no longer has mange. My dog was completely cured. You can try other chemicals such as sodium perborate, which is more convenient since you don't need to add the hydrogen peroxide.
The solution (borax or preferably sodium perborate) is to be applied AFTER the shampooing and rinsing. The sodium perborate should remain on the dog after the bath. You will not rinse this at all. It must remain on the dog throughout the day so that it will act continuously on the bugs.
However, I do recommend a less toxic form of borax, which is sodium perborate if you can find one. The secret is that borax (plus hydrogen peroxide) will work better than most other remedies I have tried, this includes mineral oil, neem oil (no, neem oil does not kill the mange as effectively as sodium perborate, I have tried it). Trying this in "mange colonies" we've found that commercial brands to kill insects don't work. Hydrogen peroxide does not kill mange, I used it simply as a catalyst for ordinary borax in case you cannot obtain sodium perborate. Mineral oils simply prevent oxygen from reaching mange, and that didn't stop it either. I have tried naptha, bentonite clays, DMSO, potassium permanganate, light fluid, etc. They all worked temporarily, and it just came back. I must make a strong statement that the formula (borax+h2o2 or sodium perborate) works bests and it is broad spectrum. You can use it to control mange, mites, fleas, and lyme disease (initiated by those crawly insects). I have actually compared side to side with neem oil, mineral oil, apple cider vinegar and others, and this is the most wide spectrum cure I have found. Borax prevents denaturation of DNA/RNA in dogs and I currently use this as life extension for dogs. For example a ribose sugar, deoxyribose sugar, and various sugar that causes accelerated aging in dogs can be slowed down with supplementation of dogs indirectly when you do the borax wash.
I also found that adding a pinch of borax to the dogs drinking water will cause fleas to dry up and die at the same time! The borax modifies the dog's blood, and kills the mange from the inside out. This is why borax, i.e., sodium perborate, is required for mange, but not anything else due to preventive re-infection of the mange by the powder of the borax that destroys the eggs where the dog sleeps and where it walks around throughout the house. This is a cheap and effective remedy - and when you've tried everything else, and are at your wits end... give it a try, and let me know what you think! Good luck to you and your pet!
vickiel01 (05/29/2008)
By ThriftyFun
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This sounds confusing to me. My dog was treated with Ivermectin orally for several months (we have the noncontagious type...demodex?) and it seemed to work beautifully and we had 2 negative skin scrapes and I was ecstatic. No more medicine and now, I am not sure, have an appointment Monday, but she has been scratching in those areas again and I think I am seeing some thinning hair. We will see. I just hate having to go through this again. Is this completely, 100% safe? I will ask my vet about it also. Thanks, Danette. (06/09/2008)
By Jess
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Hello, read your advice on treating mange with borax and hydrogen peroxide. We live in the country and someone dumped a puppy off at our drive. We took it in to try to find it a home. Alas, within 1 week sarcoptic mange appeared. $50 later at Vet who says $20. Dips and $9.50 scraping needs to be done 4-6 more times! Yikes, we just wanted to keep this little pup safe and fed while we try to find it a good home. Will try your remedy. How many times per week do you recommend we use your treatment? Pup is 2.13 lbs and maybe 5-6 weeks old. Thanks so much, Sarah
Sarah (06/10/2008)
By Jess
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Can you please tell me where I buy the measuring cup you indicate?:
1 bottle of 500 of 3% H202 (peroxide) plus
1000 cc of water plus 3 tablespoon of borax.
I am desperate to get a cure for my two dachshunds. Thank you, Grace.
Editor's Note:
500 cc = 1 pint or 16 ounces.
1000 cc = 1 quart or 32 ounces.
(06/24/2008)
By Jess
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I've seen where you gave your dog Ivermectin, I gave this to mine and it got sick the very first night. Carried it to the vet the next day and it had heart damage as enlarged heart and fluid on its lungs. Was playing active and everything before I gave it and for 5 hours after. It did have heart worms and was a very low dose. My dog died 7 days later, Do you know if the Ivermectin caused this? Please let me know your opinion, I feel very bad. Thanks, Syble. (07/03/2008)
By Jess
If your dog is a collie or collie mix, border collies included, of course, do not use Ivermectin. It can kill them, or at very least make them sick and cause convulsions. I have a border collie Aussie mix and she threw up several times after taking Ivermectin. I was unaware of the precaution at the time. We were very lucky that is all she experienced. I dose my other dogs with pramectina (Ivermectin) every other month and it has caused no side effects. I use Drontal for my two dogs that are collie mixes. (08/06/2008)
By Daisysaysso
To get rid of my puppies mange I took them to the Bay. Something about the salt water cures the mange up in a few days. Its cheaper then going to the vet who wanted $150.00 to cure my dog, and they love playing in the water too. (11/05/2008)
By Christina
I have been using the borax and peroxide method that has been posted here and noticed a dramatic improvement after the very first treatment. I would highly recommend it as the best method for treating dog mange. My dog is very old and I was fearful of the vet prescribing any drugs as sometimes the treatment can be worse than the disease. On another note, the treatment described using bleach should be avoided at all costs. Bleach is a highly toxic substance and can endanger your dog's life. Not worth it when there is a milder treatment like Borax that works fantastically. Good Luck. (12/17/2008)
By gigi
Combine them all in a bucket and stir it up until the Borax is completely dissolved. I use pretty warm, even hot water so that it is still warm after adding the room temperature peroxide and mixing it for a while. Pour it over the dog into the washtub with the plug in the drain, and then use an old washcloth to soak him all over with the solution in the washtub (I make sure the red areas are real soaked with it).
Don't rinse it off. It would probably be okay to towel dry a little, maybe blow dry first if you can. As long as the solution stays on the skin so it can keep working. Use old towels and maybe wear an old shirt so the peroxide won't take the color out.
I did this every couple of days at first until he started clearing up, and I'm going to keep doing it every couple weeks in hopes that it won't come back. It's very easy and so cheap. Hopefully it will help. (01/25/2009)
By wacky camper
It's so wonderful to read about these home remedies. I have not tried any of them yet, but have spent well over a thousand dollars on vet bills and doctor bills for my sheltie and family to get rid of these mites, to no avail. It's been a nightmare. Hopefully one of these suggestions will work not only for my dog but us as well. (02/13/2009)
By christie
Ivomec formula for scabies in dogs. Use pour on Ivomec for cattle. For dogs 14 to 30 lbs. use 1 cc/ml and start at tail base (use a syringe) and make a line all the way to the head. You can add 1 cc/ml of rubbing alcohol to stretch it out. For small breeds, mix 1 part Ivomec (pour on) to 5 parts alcohol.
Use a syringe and use 3/10 cc/ml for every 1 pound of body weight and make a line from tail base to head. If you are unsure, you can dilute solution more like 1 part Ivomec to 6 parts alcohol to see how the dog handles it, if it goes good, then use prescribed dose. Do this 1x every 14 days for 3 to 4 doses. For larger dogs try 1 1/2 cc/ml Ivomec with 1 1/2 cc/ml alcohol.
This formula was given to me under veterinarian's advice. Also for ear mites, you can put 1 small drop in each ear. All warnings as to breed of dog and side effects still apply. Also I would not use the oral Ivomec for heart worms at the same time, but the topical treatment should keep the mosquitoes off as well, which are the main cause for heart worm anyway. This is what I do. It is up to you to make your own choice as to whether you want to try this. Hope it helps. (02/19/2009)
By louise
My dobe has been currently diagnosed with dermotic mange. I took him to the vet last week and she gave me promeris to use on his affected areas. It has been a week now and I can already see a difference. His skin is looking normal and has some new hair growth. It is known to kill dermotic mange as well as fleas and ticks. I am glad I took him to the vet. At first I thought it was just skin irritation or change in food. Do waste time with any skin problems with your pets, it can get worse before you know it. (02/24/2009)
By dobe mom
I have effectively used borax and peroxide - I foster puppies for my rescue group. This is just two weeks after use. The first picture is before, and the others are two weeks after use. (02/27/2009)
By Rottie lover
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