Mange

[IluvABbeef]

Anyone had experience with this?

Seems one of the steers (char) has had this for a while, and we're treating it, but it's kinda hard to get rid of...and I can't remember the medicine given to him right off if you're asking.

Noticed on the weekend when I was home that the steer I'm talking about had it on his back, before he had it on his hind legs and a little on the rump. He's eating good (getting bigger, he was pretty thin before, no clue why), and all other things about him are good, just that skin condition.

 

[Howdyjabo]

Some manges on dogs can be cured by consecutive doses of Ivermectin wormers(preferably injectable).

 

[IluvABbeef]

Yeah dogs, but what about cattle?

 

[Beefy]

Some manges on dogs can be cured by consecutive doses of Ivermectin wormers(preferably injectable).

ivermectin can kill dogs if they have heartworms, too. i've never seen mange in cattle that i know of. i may have and assumed it was lice. at any rate it went away.

 

[IluvABbeef]

I can get a pic on here this weekend for yall to have a look.

 

[MikeC]

Mange comes from a parasite called "Mange Mites".

Pour 'em and get rid of them. Simple enough. Works on dogs too.

 

[IluvABbeef]

Mange comes from a parasite called "Mange Mites".

Pour 'em and get rid of them. Simple enough. Works on dogs too.

Okay, so I guess a dose of something like Lysoff should do the trick.

Unless there's something else floating around out there...

 

[Susie David]

Sure it's mange...? I'd put a scraping under the microscope.
Nasty ringworm maybe?
Just rambling...sorry. Hope that you get this under control soon. Good luck...DMc

 

[ctlbaron]

We've used flours of sulfur mixed in bacon grease on dogs as long as I can remember. It works better than anything we could buy. Sulfer is good for anything with hair. We mix it in cattle feed on occasion to help the skin and coat. I also keep out sulfur blocks for the cattle as well. I can't guarantee it does anything but it makes me feel better about it.

 

[IluvABbeef]

We've used flours of sulfur mixed in bacon grease on dogs as long as I can remember. It works better than anything we could buy. Sulfer is good for anything with hair. We mix it in cattle feed on occasion to help the skin and coat. I also keep out sulfur blocks for the cattle as well. I can't guarantee it does anything but it makes me feel better about it.

Thanks, that's something new I didn't really know about. Yeah, and something to keep in mind too

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

MOST delice products and also dewormers don't usually work on MITES. Check the labels, they are different than lice.