i have a new puppy i got him from a animal rescue place we have had him for 1 month when we got home he had a eye infection , stomach infection , a tatoo clear diarea and now scartopic mange we went to 2 vets they said it is too soon for them to find it so i called another vet he said " this is gonna sound funny but do you hold the puppy alot ? do you have red bumps on your belly? " i said yes he said it was scartopic mange well i called the vet that we went and seen b4 and he gave him a shot of IVERMECTIN and gave a some triple action shampoo (not for the mange) told me to bathe him once a week. now since the shot it has gotten worse i called them they said it will look like it is getting worse but it is not (TRUST ME IT IS ) i live in the US and i need to know if there is any thing i can do for him like with out the vet giving it too me they will not dip him or give him any thing else i have spent 300.00 in vet bills in the pass month i need help bad
(SCARTOPIC MANGE IS THE ONLY TYPE OF MANGE HUMANS CAN GET I THINK ) im really not sure how old he is but i think he is about 3 months old.

Welcome to the forum. Run a search on mange using the search facility in the top right hand corner of the forum page. There are many past threads on both types of mange.

Is your pup any type of collie or collie-cross?

If so, please don't let the vet give any more Ivermectin - it can be lethal for this type of dog. Other breeds seem to be okay with it though.

For the mange, get an anti-parasitic shampoo from a pet-store (ideally your vet) and bath him once a week for a month all over. There are herbal baths that can be given - other people on this site know more about those than I do.

Good luck. :)

i have serched for mange i called my vet to ask if they have that stronghold he said he has never heard of it i was wondering if it something i can get @ a pet store no my pup is a chihuahua mix but really un sure of that considering the size of him

Ask at your local pet store what anti-parasitic (flea, louse etc) shampoo they have, or can recommend, and bath him in that.
Whereabouts are you? Stronghold might be under another name in some countries.

This may answer your question: Old Thread

Stronghold is sold under a different name in the states. It is also used for heartworm. Can anyone advise of the name, as I just can't bring it to mind Interceptor might be it, but not sure.

Edited on Sat 5th April for correct American brand name for Stronghold, which is Revolution!

The American name for the product is listed within the thread link I have posted above. The thread includes further product information :-)

My puppy suffered with a skin irritation at about 14 weeks old. My vet prescribed ALUDEX mange mite wash. I had to pour a diluted mixture over her and left it on and not rinse it off. I had to do this every day for a week, then twice a week, then just once and it cleared up. She has had no trouble since.

HI, if your puppy is not of a herding /shepherding breed then I would follow your vets advice. When we had an outbreak of mange - before Stronghold was invented - the dogs were injected fortnighly with Ivermectin with an Aludex wash on the "in between" week. It takes 2 or 3 injections to clear it up. dont worry about contracting mange yourself - they cannot survive on us for more than a day or two ( the UK variety) anyway. Ivermectin is strong stuff - but it needs to be as mange can be very hard to shift. Always stay in the vets car park for at least 40 mins ( preferably an hour) after the injcetion in case there is an allergic reaction. If the puppy has an allergic reaction, it can be very fast but it can be reversed very quickly with an injection - I think of prednisolone or something simaliar. One of mine had a reaction to it after the 3rd injection, she was fine after the first 2, and was going into anaphalactic shock. Luckily I had some pred tablets - gave her two immeditaely, crushed on the tongue and within a few minutes she was
allright. Scary though. Good luck. Once the mange is cured I would consider using the US equivalent of Stronghold on a regular basis, to keep the mange at bay. If you have any other dogs I would have them treated with the Stronghold equivalent now so they dont catch it too, it ius very catching. There are very occasionally side effects to Stronghold, but i have not experienced any, and have used it regularly for 2 years now on all my dogs including small puppies.

i,m no expert but my sbt had mange at a young age
and the pet shop told me to put cooking oil on the afected arears
witch after a few aplications the fur started cuming back and since iv had no probs with mange.good look.

I dont think it could have been mange ,surely - if it was cured with cooking oil.