sorry to hear that alco pup... ill reply to you in a min
firstly, my little Rocky is now fighting fit, ALL his hair has grown back
ill explain what treatment was done....
1st visit to vet,
Demadex was diagnosed and i was given the scare of my life by a useless vet.... in the biggest vet place in town!!! i thought this was the best place??
im a 6' 4" and 17st bloke and i dont mind admitting i was nearly in tears when i left that vets....she basically told me that rocky was a gonner
2nd Visit to vet
new vet, second opinion....... great news, this vet was fuming with the other vet i told her about....she said Demedex mites was EASY to treat and not a problem at all.
after being heartbroken by the other vet, nevermind the crying kids and wife!!! i was a bit sceptical and didnt really believe what i was hearing.
at this point i started this thread and after some replies started to believe it wasnt all doom and gloom.
this vet gave rocky an injection (Ivomec i think it was)
also i got a course of antibiotics to stop his scratching causing the sores becoming infected.
also checked my other dog too, the vet said it can be passed on but its very rare
PS rocky poo'ed in the car on way to vets... ewww
runny too
3rd visit to vets
1 week since last visit, rocky is losing hair fast!!!! looks like a pink pig!!
the vet want to keep rocky for a few hours to bath him..... i can pick him up later..
picked him up he dosnt look impressed lol
4th vist to vets
1 week since last visit, hes nearly no hair left
hes bald and spotty
i asked whats the point of bathing him when hes no hair to wash anyway, vet said the mites are under the skin......Grrr little buggers
keeping him again for another bath...
strangely enough, a little amount of hair is on the back of his neck.... the vet put stronghold on to keep other mites etc away
5th visit to vets
week later...
his hair is starting to grow again... only just visible... and he is looking happier and playing more
and he hasnt itched once all week, woohoo!!!
looks like we have turned a corner to recovery.... im so glad i tried another vet
rocky was given another bath and more antibiotics, and another injection to boost his imune system or something???
6th vist to vet
his hair is really growing!!! i can stroke him again now....i couldnt before because when you tried to stroke him your hand stuck to his rubbery skin
but hes got bum fluff hahah, had to stop him toy fighting with barney as the claws are scratching him.
vet was happy with him and said he would put him through the torment of another bath....
come back in 2 weeks
7th visit to vet
2 weeks and hair is growing back fast.....people who come to the house are commenting how much happier and lively he his now
hes that happy now hes started chewing in the house
instead of 5.1 sound on the DVD i now have 4.1.... wire chewed through.. no satellite signal, wire chewed through.... and only one speaker on the stereo!!!!
visit to B&Q new wires..... HIDDEN!!!!!
i prefered him ill..... just kidding
vets happy and said its looking cured, and was impressed at the speed his hair was growing back... he gave me some more stronghold and said any more problems to bring him straight back!!
since then he has had all his inoculation injections and his getting stronger with plenty of walking....
i couldnt walk him far at first because it was freezing and he had no coat... bought him a fluffy red one
that was 2 weeks ago....
he now nearly has all his hair back, just a little thin in places and hes happy... mainly cos he hates vets!! he cries when we put him in the car, he thinks he going back lol... poor bugger
so alco pup,
sounds like you need a second opinion also....
ask for the Ivomec injection, like Hevvur mentions
keep going to other vets to get your dogs checked until you find a vet that is confident that Demedex mites are NOT a serious problem...
i thought they was life threatening at first, i now have a perfectly healthy staffy who is a star.