Deano10 139 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 two days ago took my dog to vets about his skin condition it got diagnosed as walking dandruff (cheyletiella) a for of mites carried by animails ie rabbits. has anyone had a personal dealing with this or could shed some light on the subject! Cheers. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Easily treated either with Advocate. Not like mange mites which live under the skin: cheyletiella live on the skin's surface so much easier to get rid of. It's apparently not uncommon, though I've only had one case in all my years with dogs catching rabbits. Pups are more susceptible to irritation due to their immature immune systems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deano10 139 Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Thanks skycat for the reply much appreciated! ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Skycat does advocate do the job as been told only frontline spray works? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I was told that Advocate works on all mange mites. Some of mine showed signs of sarcoptic mange after an encounter with a mangy fox the other week and one dose of Advocate sorted that, and a friend's vet was prescribed Advocate for cheyletiella, though another friend's dog was prescribed Frontline spray: to use all over the dog, twice, at fortnightly intervals. There's probably more than one treatment that works for this sort of thing. My own vet tends to use Advocate for most parasites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stabba 10,745 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Advocate is good stuff. i'd recommend it to anyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 good old benzyl costs penny and kills anything that crawls Quote Link to post Share on other sites
N/east poacher 85 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Where can you get that advocate from ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
russ2012 328 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 stronghold pour on or frontline spray does the job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Thanks all my mutts ain't got it but was told frontline spray was the only thing to kill them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Where can you get that advocate from ??Its prescription only mate so vet or get a script and the online to save a few quid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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