A few months ago, when she was 8 weeks old, a Labrador puppy named Hershey came in for her first exam. Her owner noted that Hershey seemed to be itchier than normal and had quite a bit of dandruff. In ...

Q We took Jake, our 10-week-old pit bull, to the veterivery little hair and scratches almost constantly, even though we see no fleas. The vet said Jake has Demodex mites and prescribed a monthly ...

Demodectic mange is a parasitic skin disease caused by the overgrowth of demodex mites. These microscopic mites live in the hair follicles and are a normal inhabitant on dog skin in low numbers.

It’s not always fleas that result in an itchy dog. Mange is a skin disease that will have your dog scratching up a storm. The most common form of mange primarily occurs in puppies and is called ...

Boehringer Ingelheim's NexGard & NexGard Spectra gets approval to treat cutaneous diseases demodicosis and sarcoptic mange in EU & Australia: Ingelheim, Germany Friday, November 3 ...

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 because ...

Q: My husband and I had our eyes checked this month and were both diagnosed with demodex of the eyelashes. We are treating them with eyelid wipes and tea tree oil shampoo. We have two schnauzers. When ...

Gary Ford of Kissimmee adopted a bull mastiff puppy from a rescue organization several months ago. The puppy looked healthy, and Ford named him Tyson, after his favorite fighter. During the next few ...

This microscopic mite may look disgusting but there's a very strong chance there's one just like it living on your face right now. Research in the US has revealed that there are two types of tiny ...