Riggs has been itching and scratching quite a bit lately so we took him to the vet to make sure he does not have fleas. He does not have fleas but instead has something called Mange.
Mange: is a class of persistent contagious skin diseases caused by parasitic mites.
Apparently he has the demodectic mange version. Also called demodicosis or Red Mange, demodectic mange in dogs is caused by a sensitivity to and overpopulation of Demodex canis if the animal's immune system is unable to keep the mites under control.
The vet did a skin scrap and looked at it under the microscope where he saw the little mites. Riggs immune system it appears is not developing as fast as he is currently and having difficulty fighting off these parasitic mites. So home we are sent with pills to fight the battle of mange. Oh joy.
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