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Old 05-11-2007, 09:41 PM
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Cody has/had D-Mange...

So about a month ago our 5 moth old had a dime sized bald spot on the back of his neck. We took him in, they did a scrape and of course it was d mange localized. The vet wanted to put him on meds and start him on a round of 4 dips, she also wanted him neutered right away saying it was genetic. I asked about the dips after a neuter and she said they would have to wait about a month after the surgery before they could start the treatments. Flags and alarms were going off...... So I quickly took him home and read about all the treatment options that I wasn't being told about. We ended up getting the medication and switching his food. Now all "appears" to be fine because it was a month ago and the spot has started to grow hair back and no new spots have appeared. Did I make the right call and should I still be concerned? He acts fine and plays with our female just fine like nothing is wrong. Thank you.
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Old 05-14-2007, 11:48 AM
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Re: Cody has/had D-Mange...

Sounds like your going to be fine. Yogi went through the same thing. We switched his food and used Goodwinol and w/in a month it was much better.
That was a year ago and he has been fine since then.
He eats Candiae and ground beef cooked twice daily. Cottage cheese raw eggs twice a week.
He looks wonderful.

Good luck.
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