Hi all i posted before with regards to my pups demodex diagnosis without a scrape and she was advocate well today i took her back as it seems to have spread they did a scrape and found live demodex so the option now is a shampoo whole bottle on and left to dry in the coat for 3 weeks then another scrape to see if they have cleared and then another set of shampoos even if they have for another 3 weeks anyone had this done before and if so reassure me it clears please :(

Does anybody know roughly how many washes with aludex it takes before an improvement is seen my poor little girl looks awful her head is very bald and people steer clear in fright they may catch something ive even been excluded from training classes now :(

This is all I can find about it.

Thanks i did read it already just wanted to know anyone whos had this aludex and how long before an improvemnet was seen thanks a lot for the link though :) just getting a bit panicky as she looks so very bald

In the past I've seen dogs on TV who've had it badly, but eventually have looked perfectly normal in the end. Good luck!

Thanks JG that settles me a lot more just a natural worrier she is just like my kids means the world to me and i want the best for her

Hi happygirlie

You will probably find that she will get worse (baldness) before she gets better :(  Aludex will certainly do the job but please be careful and follow the instructions to the letter. You may think that the precautions stated are a bit OTT - they are not! I find the best way is to make the solution in a basin, stand the dog in the bath with the plug in (windows wide open) then use a sponge to apply to the dog, this gives better control when applying around the mouth and eyes - it also helps the solution to penetrate the coat. When doing the legs I would stand each one in turn in the basin while sponging them as mites can be a problem around the nails.

I have seen many dogs have this treatment and on the whole there has been a good outcome. Hair growth returns quite quickly when the treatment is complete. It may be wise to build up your dogs immune system with the help of supplements because as you probably already know, killing the mites is only part of the problem.

Good luck with her, I'm sure you are doing a great job :)

Angela x

thanks for that i will do my best for her

A lot of vets now use ivermec, its not licensed  in the uk but used in the usa ,  its less messy as its injected and/or given orally, there  is a warning though about using it on some breeds, i think its collies.

Gabi had this problem and it took 3 months to clear. Real problem as it halted going to training class and just at an age that socialisation was imperitive. I was told this could reoccur. I changed her diet to BARF 4 months ago and no skin problems. We then bought a static caravan and feeding BARF was out of the question with no freezer for extended amounts of time, I put her back onto tins and yesterday I noticed that she was scratching rather a lot. Could be the demodex back but have to take her to the vet for confirmation. I could kick myself for changing her diet. It will mean only having weekends in the van rather than weeks but I'd rather have a healthy dog. The treatment is so lengthy and unpleasant.