update demodex

Diesel has had his first skin scrape . good news it is clear of demodex,one more to go in 2wks ,fingers crossed that is the same   

Fantastic news

Great news! Fingers and paws crossed here

How long has he been on it, Thistle finished hers in December after a 3 month treatment, no rash under her armpits anymore but still small patches of hair loss on her back.

today is week 4, noticed a small bald patch on shoulder on 13/12/13 ,vet did scrape and stared treatment rite away ,

Great news   

Not sure whether I should take Thistle back to the vets to just get her checked after having read a thread that says they can grow out of it, she's in season atm so I will wait until that's over and see how it goes, maybe try neem, she's already had 3 months on advocate.

Owwww Di, that is some relief then, lets hope the treatment continues to work

i have also heard that a cream called nu stock helps the hair regrow any body heard of this cream and if it can help

I've heard of Neem, I'm wondering now if Thistle has CDA

Nuala hope it is not c.d.a have read about that , what makes u think Thistle has c.d.a xx

Good news   

noticed more patches yesterday , but been told this could be hair thats was damaged by the mites ,plus have read that the life cycle of demodex mite is 24/35 days, its such a worry

Hi Di, because the worst of the demodex has cleared up after her 3 month treatment, but the patches on her back are coming back, I have to admit I have not been back to the vets to get her checked, so it could just be that the mites are still present and she needs further treatment, but I just think worse case scenario because she's had everything else going, and fulfills all the criteria. She had a few lumpy spots when she was 8 weeks, the vet thought nothing of them, I'm not a vets best fan tbh

For thistle and it own peace of mind I would get it checked ,worst thing about the net is u can get to much info and then u go overboard thinking , just what I have done ,so much info on demodex some the same an some enough to scare me to death , I now at full panic stations about diesels hair loss it making me ill

How long when demodex is classed as cleared does it take for the fur to grow back ?

Yes Di Google can sometimes do more harm than good, I'm a worrier anyway, but I echo your comment regarding hair growth, I will keep an eye on it, Thistle is just mid season so I don't want to stress her out at the moment, so the vet will have to wait.