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Borax and Peroxide for Mange

Posted By Marylynn (Blaine, Washington) on 12/30/2024

"My little Howie has terrible skin & losing his hair for about six years now. It's been awful & I have spent hundreds & hundreds for tests, vet treatments that don't work and I am so tired of the suffering & itching with little improvement. I just did her first treatment with Ted's recipe & it helped a lot because he quit itching and is more comfortable, so I will keep going with it. There are no mites that I can tell, just lots & lots of mold on his legs & body, with some on his face & head. Wondering if this is contagious as we have a small shit-zu coming to live with us in a few days as my friend passed & it was her dog. Worried this may affect him as well? I will keep up with the plan because it seems the borax really helped with the itching so he is more comfortable. He sleeps with us & we don't itch & I keep his bedding really clean as well. But does anyone know if it is contagious?"
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Posted By Vera (Colorado) on 12/30/2024

"Have you tried ivermectin? It cures mange quite rapidly. I have put it in eggs or donuts for the wild foxes, worked like a charm."
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Posted By Katzie (Cancun, México ) on 01/06/2025

"I run a shelter and swear by Ted's Remedy! And when one has symptoms, I watch the rest very closely for any symptoms starting. Dogs "mouth" each other alot during play and I have seen them pass it to each other this way. If your new doggos show symptoms, no problem simply start treating them, too. Whether it can spread depends on whether it's demodex or sarcoptic mange, but here at the shelter, I do not care what type they have; I treat immediately. That being said, since you've already started treatment, those mites are on the run, and nothing may get passed along at all. I have been treating rescue#6 for a month now and none of the others started showing any symptoms at all. So I would say keep with the treatments and keep a very close eye on the others, but they will probably be okay."
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Posted By Stacy (Austin texas) on 04/28/2025

"Scarcopic mange is very contagious to pets and to people it is what we call scabies

If it is scarcopic everyone in ur home will itch have rashes ect .u will know. u can't not know if it's scabies

Demodex mange mites are only passed from dog to dog

all dogs have demodex mites they get them from their mom,

It's usually not a problem until the dog gets stressed, the immune system gets compromised, or they are puppies.

I've been fighting and spent so much money on these little rescue dogs, but I think I've got the remedy now.

Also vets will skin scrape even biopsy but they have to get a mite which is almost impossible an they won't diagnose unless they find one. They are super fast and not trying to get scraped up

Kind of a rip off deal with the vet .

U know they know it's almost impossible to get a mite so they keep calling it fungus, allergy's, infections everything under the sun.

And keep charging you

When they treat for these things it gets better for a while antibiotics help because they have secondary infections due to chewing and scratching. anti inflammatory help because the swelling goes down for a bit but underneath it all

the mites are continuing to live breed and eat your dog.

Ted's mange bomb is the only ONLY THING THAT I HAVE FOUND TO WORK

IT'S CONSUMING IN THAT U HAVE TO STICK TO THE SCHEDULE

JUST BATHE YOUR DOG When U SHOWER EVERY OTHER DAY AND SO ON.

U CAN ALSO USE BORAX IN UR MOP WATER OR MIX WITH WATER TO WIPE DOWN DOG KENNELS ECT.

IT WILL WORK GOOD LUCK

Ps I just learned that yeast on a dog caused by them eating foods that cause yeast make the dog extra yummy to mites so a high protein low carb no junk food diet can help fight them off this means little to no people food and nothing white bread tortilla potato's corn stuff like that avoiding these foods make it dog less appetizing to the mites."

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