Saturday, August 6, 2011

Types of Scabies Rash in Puppies

Scabies rash in puppies also known as canine scabies or mange. Most of scabies mites are invisible to the human eye, but its burrowing causes visible scars. There are a few different types of scabies in puppies include:

Notoedric mange

This type is a scaly skin disease that begins on the ears but also can spreads to rest of the body unless it is treated. This type of disease also can spread between cats, humans, dogs and rabbits.

Scabies in Puppies

Sarcoptic mange

An extremely itchy skin disease common among dogs. Also referred to as canine scabies. It affects areas without hair like elbows and abdomen. The mites can spread to humans but when they do, they don’t survive for long.

Demodectic mange

They live in the hair follicles and are not very itchy. They are difficult to cure once they spread all over but early intervention is very successful.

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