From:
"suedvm96"
Date: 2010-07-08 12:27:48 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Reddened face on rescue - worry or no?
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Just to add a note here. Advantage Multi has been approved in Europe but not the states for treatment of Demodex. I have used it in dogs with great success. It is safe in ferrets (prob safer then Mitaban). As a matter of fact my Mitaban is all expired since I started using the other. It goes by another name in Europe. It is also good for everything Revolution is used for too. Just figured I would mention.
Dr. Sue
TLC First Animal Hospital
Chicago, IL 60631
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "sukiedaviscrandall" <sukie@...> wrote:
>
> FIRST let the VET decide what is wrong.
> SECOND notice that ferrets who have skin mites often have other medical
> conditions which have already undermined their health.
>
> On mites:
>
> http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG9210
>
> BEGIN QUOTE
>
> I won't rehash the excellent information already posted here, but let
> me add just a little bit. Ferrets can indeed get demodex mites, but
> as Shelly said, they are usually associated with some form of
> immunosuppression. I have seen only a few cases, and the majority
> had distemper (a very immunosuppressive disease.) Long-term
> prednisone would also be expected to result in Demodex infection.
> The identification of a mite or two on a skin scrape in the absence
> of clinical signs would not necessitate a diagnosis of mange - all
> mammalians species have demodex mite - bet you have some in your
> eyebrows right now. It is only when they get out of control that
> clincal signs result. they are communicable only within a species -
> dogs don't get human demodex, which don't get hamster demodex, etc -
> only dog to dog, or presumably ferret to ferret (although you'd
> likely need to immunosuppressed ferrets.
>
> Regarding sarcoptes - we see very little of it in this country, but
> it has historically been a problem in New Zealand. It particularly
> affects the feet, and is intensely pruritic (itchy), with the animals
> often mangling their own feet. Yes, the claws are also sorely
> affected.
>
> With kindest regards,
>
> Bruce Williams, DVM
>
> END QUOTE
>
> http://ferrethealth.org/archive/YG9188
>
> BEGIN QUOTE
>
> Hello,
>
> Yes, ferrets can get both Sarcoptes and Demodex mites,
> although they are not common in ferrets. Sarcoptes is
> contagious to people, but is easily cured. It is also
> difficult to find on a skin scraping, as they will burrow into
> the skin, so you may have to do several deep skin scrapings to
> find them. If you do find them under a microscope, you can
> pick them out as they have triangular spines on their backs
> which is unique to Sarcoptes. The FDA approved treatment is
> Revolution, although Ivermectin and Frontline are also used
> with pretty good success. Usually diagnosis is by response to
> treatment, rather than discovery of the mites, since it is so
> hard to find them from a skin scraping.
>
> Demodex mites are found on most animals normally without any
> problems. As you said, they usually only become problematic
> in animals with suppressed immune systems, or in some cases in
> association with a debilitating disease. The isolation of a
> few Demodex mites from a skin scraping is not considered
> diagnostic, since they can be found normally without any
> disease association, however a very large number of mites
> found in association with clinical signs can be considered a
> diagnosis. The FDA treatment is Mitaban (Amitraz), and it is
> also about the only treatment that works - Demodectic mange is
> not easily cured. Demodex is host specific - not contagious
> to people.
>
> Can you tell I just finished a parasitology course? Anyway,
> hope that helps.
>
> Dooks to your fuzzies,
> Shelley Knudsen
> Class of 2004 KSU Veterinary College
> ferrets@... sknudsen@...
> http://www.tcgcs.com/~ferrets
> 785-565-9041 cel402-984-4217
>
> "There ain't no limit in this life to how far you can get,
> but if you're going all the way, you gotta break a sweat."
> - Chad Brock
>
> END QUOTE
>
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