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Contents 1 Cats mange 2 does mange kill? 3 Addition of a treatment section 4 Animals with mange in current news 5 Mange-affected species

[edit] Cats mange

do cats get mange?

• Apparently so. I just went to askjeeves.com and typed "do cats get mange?" and a bunch of pages popped up talking about mange in cats. Elf | Talk 04:21, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Yes they do. I added some cat material under Demodex. --Caroldermoid (talk • contribs) 00:26, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] does mange kill?

Will Mange cause a dog to bleed out of it's backside and kill it?

No. --Joelmills 02:02, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Addition of a treatment section

It seems like it would be appropriate to add a treatment section including how mange can be treated. Such a section should include any dips that are appropriate, and also the common use of ivermectin. Any veterinarians willing to do this? -EvanGrim

Agreed. I added treatment sections. --Caroldermoid (talk • contribs) 00:26, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

If a human were to contract this itchy mite from a cat or dog how would it be treated?

See scabies. Demodex is not contagious to humans. --Joelmills 23:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

What about including some info on methods of prevention, such as diet, etc.? 24.19.61.116 04:58, 22 December 2006 (UTC) just a dog guy

Hi Is there a permanent cure for mange, amd what are the chances of another adult dog contracting it from a younger dog? Visninvrse 17:08, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Which type of mange are you asking about, demodectic or sarcoptic? --Joelmills 03:25, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Animals with mange in current news

This looks to me like a coyote with severe sarcoptic mange: [1] Sort of like the one I uploaded today. [[2]] Does anyone want to tackle the so-called chupacabra silliness? It may have a place in this article.Bugguyak 18:08, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mange-affected species

The article says that several different "species" can get mange, but doesn't say which ones. How many kinds of mammals get mange; does it affect only a few families, or are the majority of mammals susceptible to it? Can other kinds of animals get mange, or is it restricted to mammals? 75.210.190.247 (talk) 07:42, 10 June 2008 (UTC)