Jessbcause (Seattle, Washington) on 11/11/2015
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Hello, we have been doing the Borax solution for a few weeks. The thing is, he has it BAD, and had it his whole life, he is 11 now. He suddenly got worse then normal a couple of years ago and lost almost all of his fur. He gets these bubbly scabs all over and now his head and ears. The solution baths have worked great on his itching (very little), and his ears are starting to heal... But no hair is growing back. He has actually been losing hair, and still has open wounds/scabs all over his body...

I am just worried, should we put him back on his antibiotics while we give him Ted's Mange Solution? He sleeps a lot and is losing the the little hair he had left. The only thing is, his itching has gotten less and his ears are starting to look better. He has scabs that open and bleed every day, his neck, his back. His paws he over licks all the time... I know I heard he is supposed to look worse before better... But it has been about a month from doing this, and no hair growth, and still open scabs that bleed. The Antibiotics used to keep him from bleeding some.... Please some advice? Thank you!

We also give him 2 fish oil tablets a day and tablespoons of Coconut oil to eat and some on his skin. This is all to help boost his immune system and sometimes these vitamin chews.

Replied By Theresa

(Mpls., Mn) on 11/12/2015

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Hello Jessbcause!

If this were my dog I would take him to the vet and run a thyroid panel. It could be your boy has a low functioning thyroid which would cause all the problems you describe. I think the coconut oil on the skin is a good idea and you might consider adding calendula or lavender to the oil as well. But please consider seeing your vet for a thyroid check.

Replied By Om (Hope, Bc, Canada) on 11/12/2015

Jessbcause (Seattle, Washington) ---

My big lovable rescue came to me with these complaints. I found out he had to suffer these conditions for four years before he found me.

Because he suffered this for so long, it will probably take a year or more to heal. There is also staph infection and mites. Fleas are not seen because of the treatments I give. To stop his pain and itching (he was actually screaming) I doused his bloody back with turmeric powder, lots of it. In about three minutes he was quiet and rested in a corner.

Then I treated him with Ted's mite bath but after a month of this his skin started to break, bleed and what coat he had quite rough. So we knew -no borax for dry bleeding skin. I now started to warm Neem Seed Oil and rubbed his entire body being careful of his face as the eyes might tear.

We have this done now for over several months. His coat is beautiful, his skin well lubricated and healthy. He has had two baths with Dr. Bronner's kastile liquid soap with lavender. The mites fall dead and because neem oil stops them from reproducing, the situation has much improved except the coat over his lower back is not as dense. I am treating his head with colloidal silver in a washcloth to get the mites. He had a little, fast growing tumour in his inner ear flap. I applied turpentine from Georgia, US and the thing disappeared within days and that is almost a year now with no recurrence.

Because his coat and skin are so wonderful, we enjoy our session every few days or even once a week. He knows how to turn and roll over by now. The mites seem less but because of their cycle, we have to persevere and be patient. No fleas.

Now I use neem seed oil on my head, too for its benefits.

For any itchy warts, apply iodine with a qu- tip several times. We are starting with this now.

For diet I give coconut oil and/or hemp seed oil. Because the mites seem to go after oil in the skin. I have also used coconut oil but neem oil is good enough. He also gets home made kefir. BTW do treat the tail and end especially with vigilance as mites always start from there.

Good luck with your doggy I am sure you will see light at the end of the tunnel.

Namaste, Om

Replied By Jessbcause (Seattle, Wa) on 03/03/2016
Hi! Thanks for your reply! We are SO happy to say, that he is SOOOOOO much BETTER! His whole front half head to back looks like almost all his hair is growing back! It is incredible, he feels so smooth, so happy, energetic! AMAZING he got his youth back! I will be uploading Before, During, and After pics! For everyone to know, I believe this was one of the WORST cases of Dermo. mange... there IS a light at the end of the tunnel! The comment that kept us going was someone who wrote that "It tends to get worse before it gets better! " God Bless! Our prayers were answered! :)

Replied By Trish (North Carolina) on 11/16/2015

To Whom it may concern,

I need to know if this mixture will affect my dog he is on prednisone for his hips. Will it have any effect on it?

May God Bless, Trish

Replied By Jessbcause (Seattle, Wa) on 11/23/2015

Thank you for the comments! So since I made this post, there has been changes for the better! His itching has stopped a lot, but still shakes his head and whole body when he gets up. His head has all of the dry scabs off and his ears he used to not let us even touch, and we can flap them open, massage them, anything! So they cleared up. His energy has picked up as well! We can also see little hairs starting to grow all over his backside where it was bald before. The only thing is he still has some open scabs on his upper back. There is a little patch of hair left, I feel most the mites are there though. We keep giving him a bath every 3-4 days so we are just keeping and staying positive :). We definitely will take them into the vet if he gets any worse!

I will keep in mind everyone's advice - thank you!

JessBcause

Replied By Karen (West Australia) on 12/01/2015

This poor dog. Had it for 11 years? Is that all you feed for diet?? What about protein etc.. You know, things like meat and offal and bones?

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