I think I've been duped

**moosmom** · 01-31-2010, 10:14 AM

IBC,

Here's a link to the "mange" that you're talking about.

http://www.lbah.com/canine/demodex.htm#trt

I hope this helps.

**Indigo Bully Connection** · 01-31-2010, 12:16 PM

That's a good link Moosmom, but I think I have rambled on for so long I kinda confused ya. I've done countless hours of research on demodex. I really don't think they "had it" in the first place. All dogs have the mites and all dogs can be scraped and show the mite. I think in poor little felonys case she was kept in a crappy envoirnment and she had a spot on her back leg from being in really bad living conditions to where she couldn't move for 22 hours out of the day, and I think in order to cover that up, they scraped pig and cree telling me that they have it too.

The girl I let felony go home with was supposed to be a friend, and it turned out she was pretty neglectful to the puppy that i gave her.

**Catlady711** · 01-31-2010, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by Indigo Bully Connection

All dogs have the mites and all dogs can be scraped and show the mite.

Then I wonder how come the dr's where I work don't come back with every skin scraping a positive for Demodex? It's actually not very often they find one that shows the mites.

**Indigo Bully Connection** · 01-31-2010, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Catlady711

Then I wonder how come the dr's where I work don't come back with every skin scraping a positive for Demodex? It's actually not very often they find one that shows the mites.

It's not common for it to happen like that, but it is a possibility. They all have the mites it's just dogs that have a weaker immune system which are affected... the mites over populate.

I think I'm going to have another evaluation of the dogs by a different vets office. They same girl who had my felony is the one who preformed all three scrapes.