Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: We took Jake, our 10-week-old pit bull, to the veterinarian ...

Dog’s demodectic mange not contagious to people. August 14, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. by LEE PICKET, VMD CREATORS ...

Mange is a skin disease in dogs that can be caused by several different species of mites that burrow into the skin and cause severe itchiness and other problems. Mange can even cause lesions, scales, ...

Q: We took Jake, our 10-week-old pit bull, to the veterinarian because he has very little hair and scratches almost constantly, even though we see no ...

Most demodectic mange cases happen in puppies under 12 to 18 months of age. Sarcoptic mange, also referred to as scabies, is contagious to both dogs and humans.

In adult dogs, demodex may also be easily treated, but the chances are higher that demodex is an indicator of an underlying and more severe medical problem, and more extensive tests may be required.

In other words, all dogs and cats have demodectic mange mites on their skin. In dogs, however, this truce doesn’t always hold. For some unfortunate dogs –– puppies, ...

Elizabeth is one lucky dog now that she's cured of what one vet says is the worst case of mange she's ever seen. Dr. Valerie Coerver, with Red River Mobile Vets, of Waco, said the little dog's ...

The small pit bull mix was brought in as a stray by animal control officers on April 19 with an advanced case of demodectic mange, a skin condition from which the dog is gradually recovering.