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We understand you love your pet very much, and to see them with such a horrible condition is heartbreaking. However, you're not alone, because we love animals too, and will do anything to keep them healthy. In fact, here's an online community of pet lovers, just like us, who love their pets just as much as you do.

 

Mange is caused by mites with a tendency to burrow deep within the skin.

• There are three main types of mange which can affect household pets - Notoedric, Sarcoptic and Demodectic Mange.
• Spotting mange mites is nearly impossible and only the symptoms will reveal whether or not a pet has mange.
• Mange can be spread between different species of animals and even to humans.
• Mange can be spread from an infected mother to her children.

There are so many different types of mange but only a few of them can actually affect your pets. Fewer still can be passed on to humans and those that are don't usually have affects for very long. However, pets with mange should be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible to prevent any discomfort and the home must be treated accordingly. If treatment is not administered early on to the home furnishings, the animal can become re-infested when treatment has stopped and the whole process would have to begin all over again.

Some pets do have an increased risk of contracting mange, these include young pets that have not been cared for in the appropriate manner. Undernourished pets are at a higher risk, as are litters that have been produced from a mother that has mange. Pets should always be cared for properly, having regular checkups with a Vet, fed the appropriate food and bathed to ensure the highest levels of hygiene. Without these standards pets have a much higher risk of becoming infested with mange and this can in turn affect the entire family and the surroundings. Pets that are allowed to wander regardless have more chance of coming into contact with a mange infested stray or wild animal and therefore contracting mange themselves. This can all be avoided with a successful treatment for mange.

A skin scraping of the areas believed to be where the mange mites are, can show some indications of mange in your pet. However, if the mites have burrowed further down than the skin scraping goes, the sample will not show any evidence of mites on the pet. Once the sample has been taken, it will need to be closely analyzed and inspected under a microscope to determine any infection caused by the burrowing, and also to check if any mites are actually present on the animal.

A skin inspection will also need to have taken place, by taking a closer look at the areas in which mites or their symptoms are normally found, to see if there is any sign of wounds that could be caused by mites. These areas include the ears, abdomen, and leg joints.

There is another type of diagnosis that can be performed for dogs and is commonly called the Pedal-Pinna Reflex Despite its complicated sounding name, it is actually very simple. By stimulating and lightly scratches the animal's ear to see if it will raise one of his or hers hind leg to scratch the area. If done correctly, this can give a correct diagnosis of mites and mange in 95% of all cases.

There are some pretty basic symptoms you can look for if you think your pet has mange. These include any hair loss in unusual places on the body, inflammation of the skin, and also broken or infected skin due to constant scratching resulting from the intense itch caused by the mites burrowing, feeding, and breeding on and in the animal's skin. Also, in moderate to severe cases of mange, while the mites are nearly impossible to see, the evidence of their activity is visible to the naked eye. The image to the left clearly shows the hair loss and mites' burrows zigzagging across a dog's skin.

Summary of Mange Diagnosis for mange treatment

• Skin inspection to look for scratches, hair loss and inflammation.
• Pedal-Pinna Reflex (in dogs only)
• Skin scraping to check for mites under microscope.

The equivalent of pet mange for humans is scabies. Click here to learn more about scabies.

The treatment should continue several weeks after symptoms stop, and the skin has healed and/or hair has started to regrow. Pets'BestRx Mighty Vites may accompany the treatment to ensure the pet is getting the proper vitamins and minerals it needs. These products should easily guide into knowing how to treat mange.

What our Mange Complete System can do for your pet:

• Works remarkably Fast on the first application
• Penetrates Deep to get rid of mange at the source
• Treats the skin
• Prevents Mange from spreading
• Attacks the infection head-on
• Simple to use
• No Pesticides
• Treats the environment safely (home, kennel or pet's dwelling)

Pets with mange need to be isolated away from other pets so that the infestation cannot be further spread. Bedding will need to be taken away from the pet as well and it has to be thoroughly cleaned with Disinfectant Spray or Xtreme Cleen. Do not reintroduce the bedding, toys or any other items that the pet usually uses until the infestation has been contained and treated. If re-infection occurs or the pet is not treated, the bed cleaning will have to be repeated again and again until the pet is mange-free.

• Treatment depends on severity, preferences of owner, type of mange and species of pet.
• Pets'BestRx Mange Treatments includes Mange Treatment Spray, Sulfinex Cream, Medicated Pet Wash, and Mighty Vites.
• Pets may need to be quarantined or isolated for the duration of the treatment.
• Household furnishings and pets bedding must be cleaned with Disinfectant Spray or Xtreme Cleen to prevent re-infestation from their environment.

Your pet's immune system is the key to controlling future demodectic outbreaks. Our Maximum Strength Mighty Vites are specially-formulated to strengthen your pets immune system and improving your pets resistance. Your pet's immune system has probably been compromised as a result of infection, strong medication (Antibiotics, Ivermectin, Mitaban Dips) that haven't worked combined with a lack of good health to begin with.

Looking for Mitactin Spray?
Due to confusion caused by our Pets'BestRx Mitactin (for Pets) and All Stop Mitactin (for People), we've decided to change the name of Pets'BestRx Mitactin to Pets'BestRx Mange Treatment Spray.

This change affects the product name only. The product itself is identical to the Pets'BestRx Mitactin in all other aspects. You may notice this change may affect product labeling, advertising, websites, and print materials.

WARNING:
Many Prescription Mange Treatments may be TOXIC to your pet

IVERMECTIN is a broad spectrum anti-parasitic medication generally used for livestock and horses. While it is licensed for use in dogs and cats as a heart worm preventative and topical ear therapy, it is NOT FDA approved for the treatment of mange. However, it is often prescribed for such treatments. Normally, in small doses, Ivermectin has little to no side effects; however, the dosage necessary for treatment of mange causes issues, especially in certain breeds of dogs including Collies, Shetland sheepdogs, Australian shepherds, Old English sheepdogs and other herding breeds.

MITABAN is a brand name parasitical drug used for the treatment of mange. The active ingredient in Mitaban is Amitraz. The mechanism of action for amitraz is currently unknown; however, the most current data available suggests that the drug may actually act on the central nervous system of the animals. The Mitaban treatments last 2-3 months, with dips every two weeks. Generally, dips must be given by a veterinarian and the cure rate on the recommended dose is approximately 60%. Dogs not cured by the recommended dose have been given up to 5 times the recommended dose in order to increase the cure rate up to 85%. These excessive Mitaban dosages have resulted in respiratory failure, cancer and general immune system failure.

Many times, our customers have come to us because their pet's condition has either not improved/ worsened, or they just don't want to risk their pet's health on a treatment that might not work. Even if the prescribed mange treatment does cure red mange or cure sarcoptic mange problems, what was the cost? Not only are these animal mange treatments expensive, but you are actually be putting your pet at risk.

More about Radio Thru the next weeks of treatments he starting looking better and better,  A few extra weeks were added to his confinement for insurance to the spreading but by late March he was let loose to join the rest of our family. Most importantly the local vet I had originally taken him to was amazed at his progress and I hope will be using this product in the future. Radio was neutered at the local Humane Society and I shared pictures of him to show what this product can do, hoping to help other animals in need and not suffer with the toxic treatments.
Radio is a very happy, healthy, and lovable addition to our family of 5 cats, 3 dogs, 1 rabbit, 2 birds and a large variety of water, desert and box turtles. These products are truly a humane way of treating our pets and a absolute life saver for them and their owners.
-Terri C. Chino, CA

Victor says overall, the Pets'BestRx Mitactin worked the best! Read below to see what he has to report. 
 
I purchased your treatments and they worked very well. I am happy to report that my Scottish Terrier is completely healed. Thank you for your very fine products. I also commend your customer service as I called several times and received expert advice.The conventional vet treatment is very toxic and could cause future organ damage to my very special dog. I was looking for a treatment that was non-toxic. Other treatments that I looked into were staining and would discolor the coat of my wheaten Scottie. The mitacin spray also worked wonders for my Scotties ear problem. I look forward to future business and would recommend your products to any dog owner with a mite problem. I will also keep your products on hand for future use. -Mr. Victor Swiercz
 
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