Claire (Druban, South Africa) on 03/20/2008
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Ailment: Dermodectic mange on Amstaff pup. Cure: Benzyl Peroxide 5% cream (Acne cream).

My 6mnth old Amstaff pup developed dermodectic mange. At first just one spot on the top of her head, then moved to her cheek, eye and nose. Tried the conventional dip routine - didn't work, mite population wasn't decreasing after two weeks and the dip made the pup very drowsy and nauseous. Looked on this site and found the 'Acne cream cure'. I bought some from my local chemist - called 'Benzac' here. Applied it to the first spot on top of the head every day for a week. After two weeks the hair started growing back. Have since applied to all the bald spots and after approx two weeks of treatment, the hair is growing back on all the patches. She is also on homeopathic sulphur and immune boosters, but looking great.

Thanks for the advice!

Replied By Berenice (Monterrey, Mexico) on 03/10/2009

Thank you very much for this recommendation. Clearasil (benzoyl peroxide) worked wonders on my little dachshund! I used 5% benzoyl peroxide clearasil, just one time and almost all mange has gone. The best part is not watching him scratching and suffering for it.

Replied By Alleena (Penrith, Nsw) on 02/08/2010

Used this and gone in three days !!!

Replied By Claire (Durban, South Africa) on 01/30/2015

I used Benzac 5% (Benzoyl Peroxide) successfully for the second time on my 6 month greyhound x puppy. I noticed the first spot on her front right paw shortly before she got spayed. I should have fixed it before having her spayed but I wasn't sure that it was demodex at that point. Suffice to say shortly after spaying a few more spots appeared. From the time I noticed the first spot until I finally got to the shops for the benzac was about a month. In addition to applying benzac I put her on immune boosting supplements, vitamin C and flaxseed oil.

The trick is to watch each spot individually. Basically you're just trying to control the mites until the dog's immune system can kick in and sort out the problem. So my approach was to put benzac on each spot twice a day (and leave it on) until the skin redness went away. Bear in mind that the spots I was dealing with never got bigger than 1cm in diameter (1/2 inch). If you can't tell after a week whether there's an improvement, it might be the benzac causing the redness, so leave it for a day or two and then check again. It's taken about 6 weeks, but it looks like all of the spots are now growing hair back.

I take this route because all other options are toxic to the dog. Yes, even borax. With demodectic mange you are treating something caused by a problem in the immune system. You don't want to exacerbate this by adding poison to the mix.

Both the dogs I treated were mild cases - early detection helped, I'm sure. But both were 'generalised demodectic mange' they had spots in more than 5 places and on face and body. This treatment fixed them both.

Good luck!

Replied By Om (Hope, Bc. Canada) on 01/31/2015

Please peruse -- health science .com by Walter Last and do research. Borax is not a poison even though governments are trying to spread the lie. It is a cheap and very effective medicine from the earth. Namaste, Om

Replied By Blake (Ga) on 04/16/2016

Thank you for pointing out that BORAX is safe, is not poisonous, and cures all mange if properly used. We have treated our medium size dog, probably 12 times. She had mange over all her body. Most places are cured, and the hair is growing back. Best of all she no longer itches and bites herself constantly, like she did before. Suggestion to help dissolve the Borax quicker, is to use two cups of hot water into the container with hydrogen peroxide, in a container with a tight lid that you can shake. Our vet thought it was allergies.

Replied By B Rush (West Tennessee) on 09/28/2016

you mean regular clearasil like teenagers use on acne? I'm trying to treat a neighbors old dog .. They don't do much vetting

Replied By Wendy (Australia ) on 01/29/2017

Hi just wondering do you dilute it with water? What is the ratio..? Have a staffy puppy who won't stop itching and scratching, she was diagnosed with mange and is 4 months old.. been on antibiotics but her rash has no come back again. So frustrating ðŸ¶ðŸ˜«

Replied By Theresa

(Mpls., Mn) on 01/30/2017

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