Please tell me this is not Mange?

I agree that it's probably a hot spot. If your dog is on a monthly dose of Interceptor for heartworm then his chances of contracting mange is almost nothing.. The Interceptor kills most all parasites on or in the dog and on a monthly basis there should be no infestation.

Hugs
Judy
 
thanks guys!!
Jessica especially you know what a worry this is!
Plus I am not thinking straight when it comes to Toffee's discomfort, of course...

You guys are right it is clean even before the bath and it doesn't have crusties
We just napped for a bit and he sure is chewing on his paws... I put a tiny little bit of a lidocaine cream on it before and he was not chewing on that, and had given him a half of 25 mg of benadryl.

I was worried at the vets when Toff was a little puppy, Vet said he may have to do scraping later if doesn't clear up, same spots on his paws, tho? Very clean, just pink skin, not itchy either and it cleared up and by the time he was 6 months he went to get his 'big boy' and dew claw removal surgery it wasn't there anymore.

So when I saw this yesterday I worried a bit, but today I really noticed his overall itching and chewing ...

Second worry, I was at the beach not too long ago, could maybe be a fungus or some bacteria?

If Vet does a scraping tomorrow.. does it hurt and is that usually expensive?:eek2:
 
SunChaser said:
I agree that it's probably a hot spot. If your dog is on a monthly dose of Interceptor for heartworm then his chances of contracting mange is almost nothing.. The Interceptor kills most all parasites on or in the dog and on a monthly basis there should be no infestation.

Hugs
Judy
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thanks Judy,
he is not on interceptor he is on Sentinel, for the last two months... Before I wasn't as diligent with it and missed a couple of months in between.
This bloody scare will teach me tho... that's for sure
 
Looks like it could be a hot spot or abasion(scaped on something), allergic reaction, fungal infection(yeast or ringworm) but can't rule out mange. Demodex mange is clean at first just hair loss and than the secondary inflammation and infection comes in. However, it is not common in dogs his age. Sarcopic mange is itchy, very itchy.

Given his activity I would say a hot spot or absion. Justice had one on his carpus 2 weeks ago from a burr in his fur and then he licked at the area.
 
Justicemom said:
Looks like it could be a hot spot or abasion(scaped on something), allergic reaction, fungal infection(yeast or ringworm) but can't rule out mange. Demodex mange is clean at first just hair loss and than the secondary inflammation and infection comes in. However, it is not common in dogs his age. Sarcopic mange is itchy, very itchy.

Given his activity I would say a hot spot or absion. Justice had one on his carpus 2 weeks ago from a burr in his fur and then he licked at the area.
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weird.. on both paws tho...
that's why I am worried.. mange is so complicated!
 
Toffee's Mom said:
thanks Judy,
he is not on interceptor he is on Sentinel, for the last two months... Before I wasn't as diligent with it and missed a couple of months in between.
This bloody scare will teach me tho... that's for sure
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No worries... Sentinel, Interceptor, Ivermectin.. all of them will kill the mites and the protection can extend to six weeks even though we do give it every four...

Judy
 
I'm going to say hot spot as well,only because I have seen Earnhardt so many times I've lost count. AAltohugh since Vibrant Pets,he has not had a one.

I used Sulfedene on his,I always have a bottle here for when he needed it.Worked pretty well.Until he got two of themabout a year ago now,that he just would not leave alone.

Vet gave us something(topical drops applied directly to the area),and it worked very quickly to stop the itch,plus he was givin something to work internally.Earnhardt would chew and chew if it was in a spot he could get to,and they would look horrible.
 
Toffee's Mom said:
thanks guys!!
Jessica especially you know what a worry this is!
Plus I am not thinking straight when it comes to Toffee's discomfort, of course...

If Vet does a scraping tomorrow.. does it hurt and is that usually expensive?
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When I first took in Smudge I seriously thought the vet was going to tell me he had allergies. WRONG. One order of demodex, please!

About the scraping - if the vet does a scraping I am going to guess it is going to hurt. Smudge's was right around his eye. They took a razorblade out, and I asked if I could leave the room. I did not want Smudge to associate me with pain in any way. I went into the hallway and almost broke down in tears listening to him scream. It takes only a few seconds after the skin scrape for them to be able to tell.

It is not expensive. :biggrin2: I am going to guess about $50. $30 for a vet visit, and then the rest for the test. It's hard for me to remember though. I had an expensive vet bill that day, BUT I also got Smudge neutered, and the vet ran some other tests as well. I was so upset I never did ask what they were for! Whatever they were they came back clear though!


Don't know how true it is, but I have heard that in demodex mange the younger the dog has it the more likely they are to survive it. Only about 7 in 10 dogs survive. It sounds like good odds until your dog is on the exam table! :sadsmile: From start to finish it took Smudge about 6 months to completely heal. This meaning from the day of his vet visit to the day all of his fur grew back (or when I noticed it anyway!). It happened last August, about this time. :smile2: When I took him in November to have Jennifer groom him he still had a spot under his eye. Jennifer asked me what it was, and I told her. It was in the healing stage though, and was almost not noticeable.

I really don't think it is mange that Toffee has though. Just because you may not have seen Toffee scratch doesn't mean he isn't. The vet asked me if Smudge had been scrathing his eye. Ummm...I don't know?! :lol: So she put some drops in his eye to see, and he had. I don't know if they can do something like that for Toffee's paw though.
 
NOT Mange

Jut got back from the Vet, who is convinced it is allergies.
Added stress of new roomie, new dog in the house, hot summer, and a history with past allergy points towards Toffee's threshold being passed and whatever he is allergic to is rearing its ugly head.
Ears and butt are clear, but paws seem to be affected.

We have decided to stop the raw food, JUST FOR NOW, as there are too many variables in it, until we figure out what he has a reaction to. He was going to give me raw options, but I am not confident I would have made it a successful trial, so I have agreed to feed him food he has never had to be keeping ALL other food items away.. Not treats for training, no hot dogs, no cheese *omg SUBU is gonna come after me*
Just the food we will use to rule out any other factors http://www.hillspet.com/products/pd-canine-dd-canine-skin-support-potato-and-salmon-formula-dry.html
Not happy about it, but decided on what is going to work for me... for now.

He is also on Vanectyl
http://www.camroseanimalclinic.ca/vanectyl-p.html
 
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