Small Animal Veterinary Information Network: Demodex canis

Ashwin Nambiar docs, can u please tell me how you deal with one of the most common skin diseases - demodicosis in dogs?? the complete treatment protocol would be appreciated! thanx

18 March at 14:04 · Comment · · Flag

- Gautam Unny
  amitraz 12.5% as a bath weekly with pet ben shampoo
  ivermectin 0.03mg/kg daily for 1 month ( and linger for generalised demodicosis)
  milbemycin in refractory cases ( can be got in the US with our prescrition)
  rule out the thyroid if possible, ...See more
  18 March at 15:01 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan
  As gautam sir said,benzyl benzoate as follicular flushing agent, followed by amitraz bath and ivermectin. The treatment of choice continues to be Amitraz dips applied every two weeks.Amitraz SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO DOGS UNDER 4 MONTHS OF AGE...See more
  18 March at 17:49 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan
  demodex mite is commonly present in the pores of puppy skin and usually does not cause symptoms.Transmission of the mites is by direct contact only. this means the kennel or bedding area does not become contaminated and therefore the envir...See more
  18 March at 17:51 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan come on docs post your views...
  18 March at 17:51 · · Report
- Darsha Mapatuna
  Demodicosis may be localized - a mild disorder confined to 1 or more small scaly reddened areas of hair loss, most commonly on the face or front legs. This is usually seen in pups of 3 to 6 months of age, and most cases resolve spontaneousl...See more
  18 March at 22:08 · · Report
- Darsha Mapatuna
  Localized demodicosis-mild parasitidal ointment or lotion to rub on the affected area
  Generalized demodicosis: clipping the dog's entire hair coat to allow better contact of the medication with the skin, removal of all crusts (which may requ...See more
  18 March at 22:11 · · Report
- Saurabh Saxena well along wid this treatment we go for mopping of floors wid butox/ectomin to kill the mites,tick etc in the reservoir.its very neccessary to break the lifecycle.this has given very gud results in much shorter span of time..
  19 March at 05:18 · · Report
- Ashwin Nambiar
  all points well noted..thank u all
  @ dr.gautam - daily ivermectin dosing doesnt show any side effects does it? how long a duration can u give antipruritics??
  @everyone - how about searching for the underlying immunodeficiency causing problem....See more
  19 March at 15:36 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan
  ‎@ashwin as i earlier mentioned its wise to check for underlying causes of immune system disease.and is antipruritics really necessary as its the secondary bacterial infection that is causing the itching and demodex infestation doesnot, so ...See more
  19 March at 21:23 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan ‎@saurabh well is it really necessary to treat the enviornment as i have read that transmission of the mites is by direct contact only. this means the kennel or bedding area does not become contaminated and therefore the environment need not be treated.
  19 March at 21:23 · · Report
- Ashwin Nambiar ‎@ viju - sometimes owners complain that the dog drives them n itself mad by the constant itching...is it commonly used?
  20 March at 15:47 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan
  if the itching is really bad, of course we have to go in for antihistaminics , but the fact is demodex by itself dont cause itching. Its the secondary bactl infection thats the villan.
  But i havent commonly seen antipruritic drugs been given...See more
  20 March at 18:04 · · Report
- Swarupmay Majumdar
  demodecosis treatments protocol:
  1. medical negligence-leave it as it is in female dogs near heat cycles, young dogs as it will become all right soon on its own
  
  2. difficult one: go with Amitraz bath with bezyol peroxidase + ketokonazole-cho...See more
  29 March at 08:24 · · Report
- Ashwin Nambiar thank you dr.swarup..
  29 March at 14:55 · · Report
- Gautam Unny itching is normally associated with scabies and not demodicosis. so please always countercheck. streoids are contraindicated as it is an immunosupressive disease. if itching is present then secondary pyoderma or myciosis must be addressed
  29 March at 17:28 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan ‎100% agreed...
  29 March at 20:21 · · Report
- Saurabh Saxena how to chk reoccurence of disease once signs have subsided??for this it is important that dogs close environment is free of ticks..for this mopping of floor wid ectomin is done to prevwent reoccuence.
  31 March at 08:47 · · Report
- Viju Vijayan as i mentioned earlier, can mites survive outside hair follicles..... i think no chance. if i am wrong plez correct me....if it cant live out side hair follicles, whats the need of environment treatment
  31 March at 17:38 · · Report
- Swarupmay Majumdar Mites like Demodecosis are originally always present on skin. They are not some one who invade from outside suddenly. they just flare up when animal is sick, on cycle, immunocompromised and as far as I know recurence has nothing to do with floor cleaning with ektomin. Sure.
  01 April at 16:19 · · Report
- Saurabh Saxena http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/home-remedies-for-dogs-ga4.htm
  
  read the section"what to do about it"
  01 April at 17:41 · · Report
- Swarupmay Majumdar i JUST WRITE WHAT MY COMMON SENSE SAYS, CAN READ ANYMORE FROM ALL THIS NONNSENSE STUFFS. SORRY SAURAV
  02 April at 13:00 · · Report
- Saurabh Saxena doc, a bit more decorum is expected from u.u wrote wat u felt right ,i wrote wid my own conviction .if u cant agree,then atleast agree to DISAGREE.nothg more.take care
  05 April at 08:01 · · Report
- Swarupmay Majumdar lovely. Thank u to make me feelo it in such a way. now I agree I disagree with you.
  05 April at 09:03 · · Report