If you are a homeless dog in Thailand, you are almost certainly going to develop mange at some point in your life. The combination of heat, humidity, and a overall environment that is very conducive to thriving insect populations almost guarantees it. Mange is caused by a parasite and is pretty easy to spot. You wont find many dogs that actually have owners that end up in this state because unlike other problems, this one is very easy to spot, especially as it gets quite advanced.
This sad looking fella is in the early stages of mange and is only just starting to show it on his back. While I am not so certain about why it seems to always form on the back I would imagine that it has a lot to do with the fact that this is the place that a dog is least capable of scratching and therefore knocking microscopic insects off of his body.
This surprisingly happy amam is a bit further along as far as it is concerned and you can see it is spreading to your hind legs and upper back. How advanced her situation is might be partly illusion though since it is a great deal easier to spot on dogs with dark coats.
This poor doge-pal has lost almost all of the coat and is at the point now where the hair will not grow back without intervention. Some people have the false impression that the hair will never grow back but that is not the case at all. The follicles are dormant during such an infestation and as soon as the bugaboos are eliminate it starts to grow back, eventually into a full coat that would probably impress you if you saw the progress.
The good news is that we treated all 3 of these fur babies with a broad spectrum anit-parasite medication while feeding them and were careful to record when, where, and which dog we administered these meds to in order to avoid double dosing them.
The double dose would be incredibly unlikely to actually harm the animals, but we just don't like wasting money since one dose is enough to get them sorted out and our budget is paper-thin at the moment. As a matter of fact, we have had to suspend more of our other operations because of a lack of funds.
If you would like to see how you can help out, or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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That first pup is so cute, thanks for explaining mange often when I saw the pictures I thought it was perhaps ticks but they are also part of the problem, thanks for helping these poor fur-babies, keep up the good work.
Yes, he looks so sad :(
the treatment is really easy and cheap and there are foundations all around the world that perform this duty just like we do. If you see a pup in need, know that you can help it for around $20!
Terrible to see and understand the frustrations of not having enough funds at the same time. I feel sorry for these poor buggers as they are being eaten alive by something that is so easily remedied.
The good news is that the treatments keep getting cheaper and easier. We recently scored a bunch of these Bravectos at cost and that has totally changed how many of them we can treat.
That is good to hear. It cost us a small fortune to treat our dog when we first got her. We had no idea what it was until we were told and it was creating patches where the fur was falling out. Terrible to have a parasite eating you alive.