Fleas, Mites & Mange
The parasitic causes of an itchy pet: fleas (and flea-allergy dermatitis, where a single bite drives weeks of itching), mites and mange (demodex, the intensely itchy and contagious sarcoptic mange, ear and harvest mites). The cheapest, most-missed rule-out — "I never see fleas" does not rule out flea allergy. Treat every in-contact pet and the home, year round.
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Flea allergy: how one bite causes weeks of misery
"But I never see any fleas." It is the first thing owners say, and it is exactly why flea allergy is the most missed cause of an itchy pet. Here is the part that flips the whole problem on its head: the pet least likely...
Mites and mange: demodex, sarcoptic scabies and the itch that is not an allergy
Before anyone spends a penny working up an allergy, there are two mange mites a vet wants to take off the table, because both can imitate or pile on top of allergy and one of them must not be missed. The funnel article...
Winning the flea war: treating every pet and the home, all year
Half-done flea control is the single commonest reason an itchy pet stays itchy. Owners treat, often faithfully, still see fleas and scratching, and quietly conclude the product has failed. It almost never has. The...
The smaller culprits: ear mites, harvest mites and walking dandruff
Once you have ruled out fleas, the parasitic part of an itch work-up is not finished. Three smaller mites get overlooked again and again because they are easy to mistake for other things: ear mites read as "just a dirty...
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