Naturally Treating Dog
Scabies and Mange

Scabies is a serious disease which is related to parasites and it manifests in two ways: sarcoptic and fillicular. The first one is the most common one, and the most contagious. Luckily, though, it is also the easiest to cure. Since scabies also affects foxes and wolves, there is evidence that it could be the same parasite that affects them; therefore, keep your dog away from any animal that appears to have any dermal affliction.

The two kinds of scabies are tiny, mites similar to fleas, invisible to the human eye. They usually dig into the skin and multiply very quickly and easily. The affected animals tend to appear as if they have been pulverized all over the body. The skin also acquires an elephant-like grayish skin, the hair starts to fall, and an unpleasant "rat" like stench surrounds the animal.

Treatment: This treatment must, logically, be external although in order to obtain complete recuperation, you also have to make sure the dog is well-fed because if the skin is too hard it won't accept the nutrients it will be externally administered.

The first thing you should do is fumigate the collar, leash and any other thing that comes in contact with your dog.

There are different kinds of lotions you can make to use for external massages, among them are: garlic lotion, lemon peel lotion, alcohol-herb lotion, and onion lotion.

For a complete cure, it might also be necessary for your dog to go on a fast for a short period – maybe two or three days, during which you must administer strong doses of antiseptic vegetable tablets.