Posts Tagged ‘non-toxic mange treatment for cats’

Our Products work wonders for Cat Mange too

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Although Mange is more prominent in dogs, our Mange Treatment Products work wonders on cat mange as well. We were able to help Diana J. who had an outbreak of Demodex Gatoi with her 3 cats.

Diana wrote, “I have 3 cats all about 1 1/2 years old. The have just been diagonosed with Demodex Gatoi. 2 have licked half the hair off their bodies. I believe this came from the breeder. My other cat from a shelter did not have this but she is now itching. They all have it. Thank god they are all declawed front and back or they would have ripped open their skin. I am suppose to start them on a Lymdyp Spray which smells awful. I was wondering if you product would help with this as this form of Demodex is not as common as some of the other types.The are also getting injections of invermectin. ”

We were able to provide Diana J. with the products designed to help with this particular kind of cat mange outbreaks. Our Sulifnex Cream teamed with our Pet Healing & Protection Spray designed to be gentle enough for cats will help heal and eliminate the Mange for all of Diana’s cats.

We were also able to provide Diana with information regarding the toxic treatments she was currently using for her cat’s mange. Ivermectin injections can be very toxic and harmful to your cat’s health. In some cases these injections do more harm than good. It’s important to use a non-toxic treatment and boost your pet’s immune system when treating mange.

Mange in Cats

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Most cat lovers know that mange can devastate the health of their feline.

Scabies or mange in felines is caused by mites that are very small.  These mites are otherwise known as Notoedres cati. These mites cause the same symptoms and ichyness in cats as the sarcoptic mange mites do in the dogs. The treatments for these mites and the ones in dogs are almost the same, as are the life cycles of these blood-seeking insects.

Mange can affect all types of cats, no matter how old the cat is. It can affect both female and male cats and can even affect an entire litter of kittens at once. However, research has found that it is more common in outdoor cats so if you have a cat and you are worried about scabies, don’t let your cat go outside. Mange can also affect dogs, foxes and also rabbits.

The symptoms of mites in cats will normally spread with the itching and losing tufts of fur, the itching itself will start on the cats ears and quickly escalate to the rest of the cats body. As this disease gets worse and advances more that cat’s skin will become yellowish and thick, there will be yellowish crusts popping up all over the cats body. This often leads to self mutilation in many cats, they will literally scratch themselves to death. Cat mange also affects the cat’s lymph nodes by causing them to become enlarged.

You might be wondering just how scabies is treated in felines, well, the notoedres mite can be killed by topical application of products like Pet’s Best Rx “Cat Safe” Mange Packs. It’s not a good idea to use the same mange treatment that you would use on a dog because many of these products are not safe to use on a cat with mange.

One shaky home remedy includes shaving your cat and applying a lime sulfur dip rubbed on the cats entire body, of course, you would most likely have to sedate the cat to be able to do all of this as cats don’t like water and surely it would flip out at the sound of a pair of clippers.

Research has shown the most effective treatment for cat mange is a tea-tree oil free product like the one sold at Pet’s Best Rx.