My 6-month-old dog has mange and ringworm. What to do for depression?

Yes, I would definitely put a cone on her, and take Evie into see the vet if she hasn't already. She will need anti-fungals to treat the ringworm, and any other animals in the house should be treated as well. You will need to disinfect your home as well. Check out this website for tips on disinfecting your home from ringworm: http://www.livestrong.com/article/49666-rid-home-ringworm/

At this stage it seems your veterinarian covered and prescribed everything Mazore needs. After treatment is over, a shampoo could be useful to re-established normal skin hydration. That can be discussed on a later stage with your veterinarian, depending on his skin condition. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation (where you can post pictures ) if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

I am sorry to hear that Potchie is not feeling well. It sounds like there may be more than just mange causing these symptoms. Unfortunately, she likely needs antibiotic therapy and veterinary care and without it, she may continue to suffer and worsen. For the mange, I would recommend using a product that contains SELAMECTIN such as Revolution or something comparable in your area that you can get from your local pet store. In addition to the mange medication, I would also recommend using a shampoo such as Douxo PS Chlorhexidine combination shampoo and bathe twice weekly until resolved as well as Malacetic Conditioning spray and apply twice daily until resolved. I hope this helps and that Potchie gets better soon! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Honestly this sounds like a potentially serious skin problem. I would highly recommend at this point to get Daiquiri's skin biopsied to check for immune mediated diseases and skin cancer. Especially since it seems that everything else has been tried. Also baseline bloodwork (CBC, Chemistry) is highly recommended here. I don't see how depression has anything to do with your pets skin problems.

You need to have him examined again and treated for any concurrent skin infections which may be fungal or bacterial. Follow up with your veterinarian to discuss skin cytology and testing for ringworm.

Sometimes it takes more than one round of treatment to treat mites. If your dog has demodectic mange your veterinarian will have to look at the underlying cause of the repeated outbreak as demodextic mange usually lies dormant until the dog has a compromised immune system. If it is sarcoptes mange then your dog may have reinfected himself. Your veterinarian can prescribe Bravecto, a chew that covers fleas, ticks and all types of mange, even demodectic mange.

Poor Eve sounds very uncomfortable! This scratching can be caused by mites, ringworm, or allergies. I recommend taking her into the vet for an exam today or tomorrow. The vet can do blood tests, skin scrapings, and use a Wood's lamp to diagnose allergies, mites, and ringworm. Once the cause of the itching is found, the vet can prescribe the appropriate treatment. As for her fur being different lengths, it could be due to the constant scratching and chewing. With these actions, she is continually doing damage to the hair shafts, and they are weaker because of it, consequently growing back in shorter and in a different color. Once the cause of chewing and scratching is diagnosed and treated, hopefully her fur will begin to repair and grow in longer.