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Rash on Face
My 7 month old Golden has developed these quarter sized rashes on his head.
He has 2 on his face and one on the top of his head. They start off red then turn brown. The hair is gone where the rashes are. They do not bother him one bit...no itching or scratching. Anyone have any ideas what they could be? Thanks, Jim |
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Rash on Face
"Jim" said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
My 7 month old Golden has developed these quarter sized rashes on his head. He has 2 on his face and one on the top of his head. They start off red then turn brown. The hair is gone where the rashes are. They do not bother him one bit...no itching or scratching. Anyone have any ideas what they could be? Perhaps demodectic mange. Your vet could take a scraping and check it out under his microscope - you'd know immediately. http://www.marvistavet.com/html/demodectic_mange.html -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Rash on Face
My 7 month old Golden has developed these quarter sized rashes on his
head. He has 2 on his face and one on the top of his head. They start off red then turn brown. The hair is gone where the rashes are. They do not bother him one bit...no itching or scratching. Anyone have any ideas what they could be? Demodectic Mange. |
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Rash on Face
Thanks. After reading about it, it looks like you guys are right. So can I
use Neosporin on a dog? "Sharon" wrote in message ... My 7 month old Golden has developed these quarter sized rashes on his head. He has 2 on his face and one on the top of his head. They start off red then turn brown. The hair is gone where the rashes are. They do not bother him one bit...no itching or scratching. Anyone have any ideas what they could be? Demodectic Mange. |
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Thanks. After reading about it, it looks like you guys are right. So can
I use Neosporin on a dog? Mange is a parasite. An antibiotic ointment won't kill the parasite. There are two types: Demodectic, which is does not cause itching, is common in young dogs and does not cross species to humans; and Sarcoptic, which appears in adult dogs with immune problems, is very itchy and uncomfortable, and is also contagious to humans. More than likely your dog at 7 months with no itching has Demodectic. You need to take him to the vets for a definitive diagnosis and prescriptive treatment. From the AVMA: http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/a...ethealth.asp#4 Mites and Manges Mange is caused by another type of external parasite - the mite. Fortunately, mange is rare in the well-fed, well-kept cat. In dogs, two types of mange are the most common: DEMODECTIC mange or "red mange," and SARCOPTIC mange or "scabies." They may be present at any time of the year. Dogs suffering from demodectic mange usually do not scratch. This mange is most common in young short-haired animals and is marked in the early stages by small areas of hairlessness, accompanied by a red, irritated appearance. In sarcoptic mange, a severe itching is usually observed, with consequent skin irritation and loss of hair. This type of mange is contagious to people as well as to other dogs and therefore should be checked as soon as possible. It should be remembered that mange is more serious than a simple skin irritation or abrasion or a source of discomfort to your dog - though it certainly is that. Both of these manges are serious skin diseases that can lead to complications such as severe skin infections. Veterinarians usually treat mange by clipping, medicated baths or sprays, as well as oral medication or injections. |
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"Jim" said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
After reading about it, it looks like you guys are right. So can I use Neosporin on a dog? Look at demodectic mange as a whole bunch of tiny ticks attached to your dog. It's not a bacteria. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Mange needs treated by a vet. If you let this go it's going to spread and
get a whole lot worse and a whole lot harder to get rid of and cost a whole lot more. Celeste "Jim" wrote in message ... My 7 month old Golden has developed these quarter sized rashes on his head. He has 2 on his face and one on the top of his head. They start off red then turn brown. The hair is gone where the rashes are. They do not bother him one bit...no itching or scratching. Anyone have any ideas what they could be? Thanks, Jim |
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In article fmGmf.757$Bj4.31@trndny01, Spot wrote:
Mange needs treated by a vet. If you let this go it's going to spread and get a whole lot worse and a whole lot harder to get rid of and cost a whole lot more. Demodectic mange and sarcoptic mange are two very different infestations. Demodecosis may or may not be a big deal. At this point it doesn't sound as if it's become generalized but that's really for a vet to say and is one of the reasons that the dog absolutely should be taken to a vet for diagnosis (it may not be demodex) and evaluation. In adult dogs, in 85% of the dogs that have generalized demodecosis there's some underlying immune system problem like Cushing's Disease or cancer and the demodex is a symptom of a more serious problem. However, a very young dog with a few spots may not be a particularly big deal. A vet needs to look at the dog to figure out what's going on, but again, demodectic mange is not sarcoptic mange. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Households with incomes of less than $100,000 receive an average tax cut of $29 under the $20 billion House tax "relief" bill. |
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