There are some smells one never forgets. The smell of sarcoptic mange in the crusty, scabbed skin stage is one of mine. The Vet Candy team shared promising results of a study using lotilaner to treat confirmed cases of sarcoptic mange.
Source: Vet Candy, February 22, 2021. Link. The results showed that pruritus resolved after two weeks. The cutaneous score was also reduced by almost half, and skin scrapings were negative for five of the eight dogs.
After one month, all eight of the dogs had negative skin scrapings and lesions were absent after two months. All skin scrapings were negative after one month and all lesions were absent after two months.
INSIGHTS: The promise of this small study is uplifting for those of us who have dipped, dobbed and fought squirming critters to eliminate mange.