Haydn
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I know dogs can catch it but how contagious is it. We have a fox with very bad mange visiting the garden and wondered if I need to take any extra precautions.
Fox mange
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Bellasophia
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Be sure to keep your dog on a suitable medication ,eg revolution ,stronghold ,advocate ...that will kill the mite if the dog is infected..dogs with low immune systems will be most at risk( old,young ,unwell)
a healthy dog should be at less risk if he's not in close contact with the fox...but I'd still have medication cover.
a healthy dog should be at less risk if he's not in close contact with the fox...but I'd still have medication cover.
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Dobiegirl
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Years ago both my Lancashire Heelers got this and I can Only presume they had gone through a hedge that a fox with mange has passed through. I caught it early and my vet gave them both an injection and they were fine.
Bellasophia
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Foxes tend to travel repeat pathways,so I'd also look at entry points in your garden and block them..even use barbed wire if it's coming through a hole in the hedge..etc...
we've recently been dealing with harvest mites which is a lot less aggressive,but In the end even that took a few weeks to really get on top of. I had mine on frontline plus,but I had to change to bravecto to get rid of the mites.
we've recently been dealing with harvest mites which is a lot less aggressive,but In the end even that took a few weeks to really get on top of. I had mine on frontline plus,but I had to change to bravecto to get rid of the mites.