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Ack! Now the dogs have mites!
I haven't taken them to the vet b/c after gathering information about it, it seems there is not much the vet can do. So, I got some castor and neem oil to put in their ears. They HATE it, so it is a chore and I can't do it without hubbys help. They are not biters.....but they are giving me the "I'm gonna bite you" eye, even though I don't think they would. Regardless, their severe squirminess makes it impossible for one person to clean their ears. It looks like each of them have one ear that is affected and the other is fine.
I have doused them with DE for a couple of days but I think that is worsening the 'itch' factor. So the mites have gone from the ears to the rest of the body. There's some pricy stuff online that I ordered but is not here yet. In the meantime, I'm thinking about using some topical ivermectin? I'm not sure if that would work, but I don't think it would hurt anything. So now I'm busy doing the laundry, vacuuming, crate cleaning, etc. I haven't done baths yet b/c I'm hoping the DE will do it's job, so I think I want to douse them with DE again before giving them baths tomorrow.
Anyone else deal with ear mites, or mites in general with their pets? How did you finally get rid of it? Suggestions?
I haven't taken them to the vet b/c after gathering information about it, it seems there is not much the vet can do. So, I got some castor and neem oil to put in their ears. They HATE it, so it is a chore and I can't do it without hubbys help. They are not biters.....but they are giving me the "I'm gonna bite you" eye, even though I don't think they would. Regardless, their severe squirminess makes it impossible for one person to clean their ears. It looks like each of them have one ear that is affected and the other is fine.
I have doused them with DE for a couple of days but I think that is worsening the 'itch' factor. So the mites have gone from the ears to the rest of the body. There's some pricy stuff online that I ordered but is not here yet. In the meantime, I'm thinking about using some topical ivermectin? I'm not sure if that would work, but I don't think it would hurt anything. So now I'm busy doing the laundry, vacuuming, crate cleaning, etc. I haven't done baths yet b/c I'm hoping the DE will do it's job, so I think I want to douse them with DE again before giving them baths tomorrow.
Anyone else deal with ear mites, or mites in general with their pets? How did you finally get rid of it? Suggestions?