Thank you for your advice, however, the vet has already prescribed a medicine and an antibiotic for her. I will keep it in mind though, especially if the medicine does not work. The vet was mostly worried about her small size and her young age. Again, thank you.
Melanie --- In [email protected], "Ruth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "mhbros2" <maize@> wrote: > > > >. > > We noticed after a few weeks, that she itches a lot, and only in > certain > > places. I took her back to the vet right away, and she was diagnosed > > with Demodectic Mange. She has very small areas of irritation, so we > > caught it early, but I was still very upset at first, and am still > > extremely worried about her. I did some research about it, and it says > > that it can often go away on its own > > > Sincerely, > > > > Melanie > > Hi Melanie, Most chi's and dogs carry the gene for that, and they get > it when they have gone through some stress like new owners shots etc. > I have also experienced that, and on jbpet.com there is a cream for it > and you rub it in after you shampoo her with a type of oxy shampoo from > the vet. It loosens the scales of the skin so that the medicine can work > . Do it every day for two weeks, then have another skin sample done. > If she/he is getting better you will see the hair start growing back > in. in. I hope this helped. Ruth > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
