💃 From Mange to Zoomies! 🐾 Remember this sweet brindle pup who came in with severe mange and a secondary skin infection? It turns out she has Demodectic mange, a condition caused by an overgrowth of natural skin mites. Good news: 👉 It’s NOT contagious to people or other pets! 👉 It’s treatable with proper care! Puppies like her are extra vulnerable because their immune systems are still developing. When their body can’t keep the mites in balance, it can lead to hair loss, redness, and itchy s

Mange is a common skin condition in strays or neglected dogs and puppies. Dogs with severe mange, like Murphy, Ziggy, Judy, and many others, appear beyond hope - hairless, with skin covered in sores or thickened, hard, crusty patches. Some people have commented on our past videos about dogs with mange that it looks like the dog has turned into stone. It’s a horrible, painful condition, and what makes it even more sad is that it’s so easy to treat. We use a tablet called Bravecto to treat mange,

Tuggie received another dose this morning. He has some nasty marks on the other side and is raw and red on the inside of his legs But loving snoozing in the sun and quite chilled #wombat #wombatlove #mange #treatment #bluebumbrigade #wildlifevolunteer #wildlifecarer #australianwildlife | Wombat Rescue

In case you missed it.. here is the ABC Canberra TV segment of our new Community Mange Treatment Program. Brilliantly put together, thanks Emmy! @ohemmyg and would not be possible without every single volunteer who donates their time to help our Canberra wombats💚 | Wombat Rescue