I had a puppy with mange and almost (accidentally) killed the poor dear with just a speck too much vet prescribed Ivermectin. She was in a coma for a few hours, made it through after a $2800 emergency vet bill... but was never "quite right". :*(
I had a puppy with mange and almost (accidentally) killed the poor dear with just a speck too much vet prescribed Ivermectin. She was in a coma for a few hours, made it through after a $2800 emergency vet bill... but was never "quite right". :*(
How awful for you! My dog picked up mange mites somewhere a few years back and, once diagnosed (not so easy other than assumption due to the itch, hair thinning and thickening of the edges of the ears), they were gone with a single dose of Revolution. Because he was a small dog and slept in my bed, I ended up with a horribly inflamed and itch back because mites then transferred from my sheets to me. Thankfully, animal mange mites can't survive on a human, so they died off quickly and a thorough hot laundry cleared the bed sheets & covers. But I can tell you that the itch was worse than poison oak.
I had a puppy with mange and almost (accidentally) killed the poor dear with just a speck too much vet prescribed Ivermectin. She was in a coma for a few hours, made it through after a $2800 emergency vet bill... but was never "quite right". :*(
How awful for you! My dog picked up mange mites somewhere a few years back and, once diagnosed (not so easy other than assumption due to the itch, hair thinning and thickening of the edges of the ears), they were gone with a single dose of Revolution. Because he was a small dog and slept in my bed, I ended up with a horribly inflamed and itch back because mites then transferred from my sheets to me. Thankfully, animal mange mites can't survive on a human, so they died off quickly and a thorough hot laundry cleared the bed sheets & covers. But I can tell you that the itch was worse than poison oak.
That's terrible, Nancy, especially since it was through a vet's prescription.
Oh my gosh, how scary! I have a collie, and they (and all white-footed herding dogs) do not get ivermectin. They have a genetic sensitivity to it.