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Originally Posted by Words  Bunnylover, all the veterinary sites I've looked at say that sarcoptic mange is eminently treatable in dogs. Also it's life-cycle is 2-3 weeks, so can be broken. The mite can also live off-host for a few days, so re-infection is a possibility (which is the main problem in treating wild foxes) but standard care of domestic pets is usually more than adequate.
The preferred method of treatment in domestic animals is not dietary supplements, but rather the various drugs treatments available. Ivermectin is used successfully with foxes, including pregnant vixens. I treated one a year ago with bad mange. The result? 7 very healthy mange-free cubs. |
You treat the fox it uses the same burrow or another fox uses the same burrow. How do you catch the fox????how long does it have to be in captivity to be treated????will this stop the spread to others once released??.Will this stop the others infected reinfecting thesame animal??If not how do you catch him again????
Assuming all this of course is scarcoptic mange and not follicular mange,how long does it take you to find all this out??While the fox is kept in a cage ,scared.Mange is mostly common in areas of overpopulation,so the simple and most common sense answer is put the animal to sleep,and dispose of the corpse by incineration.