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How to Treat Dog Mites

By Lisa Parris
 

Overview

Mites are insects that live on your dog. Microscopic members of the arachnid family, mites burrow under your dog's skin and lay their eggs. In small quantities, your dog won't even notice they are there. However, when the population begins to grow, the result can be inflamed, reddened patches of skin and incessant scratching. In the case of ear mites, a noticeable odor may come from the dog's ears, while the ear canals appear red and irritated.

Step 1

Treat ear mites with mineral oil. Using a small eyedropper, place 3 to 5 drops of warm mineral oil into the dog's ear canal. Gently massage the dog's ear to help work the oil in. Wait 2 hours, then wipe the dog's ear out with a cotton swab, tissue or cotton ball. Repeat this procedure twice a week for at least 3 weeks.

Step 2

Take care of skin mites with a soothing ointment. Combine 1 cup calamine lotion, 1 cup aloe vera gel, and 1 cup soluble sulphur. Mix until well blended, then transfer the remedy to a large pan. Add 1 gallon distilled water and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pan and allow the contents to simmer for 30 minutes. Allow the contents to cool, then apply the resulting mite treatment to your dog's fur. Make sure the dog is well coated, including the feet and the skin between the toes. Do not rinse the treatment off; allow the dog to dry naturally. Repeat the procedure once a week for 3 to 4 weeks.

Step 3

Save yourself some money by washing your dog in medicated shampoo and then coating him with petroleum jelly. The thick coating of jelly smothers the skin mites and alleviates skin irritation. Shampoo the dog and reapply the petroleum jelly, ensuring you have completely covered the tail and exterior of the ears, every other day for at least 2 weeks.

Step 4

Rub an over-the-counter acne cream over the affected areas. Check the label to be certain the medication's active ingredient is benzoyl peroxide. A 5 percent concentration should be enough to kill any surface mites. Apply the acne cream three times a week for 2 weeks.

Step 5

Get rid of harvest mites with using a prescription preventative medication such as Revolution or Frontline. This medication is applied once a month and will protect your dog from mites and fleas. The contents are applied directly to the skin, between the dog's shoulder blades, and within 2 hours can be safely exposed to water with no need for reapplication.
Comments (8)
Oct 27, 2010 waltzep
I had a great dane who died of mites over a year ago. We tried every treatment we could but nothing worked. We recently welcomed another great dane, Jack, into our home and after a couple of weeks we noticed he was developing similar skin problems as our last dog which meant the mites never left. Since we noticed the problem at an early stage we were again determined to fight them and tried a variety of treatments with little or no results. We desperately sought the help of a doctor who, besides practicing regular medicine, also practices natural medicine. He recommended a new treatment which included: - Feeding Jack one garlic head every day (not one garlic clove). Jack didn't like the taste of garlic so we chopped it into little pieces and gave it to him inside a slice of bread with honey. Garlic intake provides enormous benefits to humans and animals. - Giving Jack one caplet of Mega Minerals from GNC in his food once a day. - Bathing Jack with eucalyptus water. You basically boil water, add a bunch of eucalyptus leaves, let them boil for about 10 minutes and let the water reach a warm temperature (for Jack's comfort). Then you give a nice sponge bath to his whole body, paying special attention to the more damaged areas. Apparently mites can't stand eucalyptus. - Jack sleeps in his own room outside the house so the doctor recommended burning a log and throwing in eucalyptus leaves inside the room. - Washing the rug, mattress, blanket, etc. were Jack slept thoroughly and spraying it with bleach.  0;At the same time another doctor prescribed Jack with antibiotic (ciprofloxacin) and antihistamines (Claritin). However, you should consult with your vet on this one. It's been approximately a month since we started with this treatment and Jack seems to be getting better everyday. He scratches a lot less than he used to, the damaged areas are no longer bleeding and he no longer smells bad. I can't say which part of the treatment is doing the job or if it's the result of the whole thing but I strongly recommend it. A great advantage is that it's 100% natural and inexpensive. If you have any questions fell free to contact me at waltzep@yahoo.com. &# 10;I really hope this works as well for your dog as it did for Jack.
Jan 31, 2011 BIGDOG247
This is a great article on dogs mites. I had a problem with dogs ear mites in my dog. I found a great all natural remedy its called dr.dogs ear oil. You can check it out for yourself at http://www.drdogs247.com
Apr 12, 2011 robnsuni
Please if your trying to get ride of fleas,ticks,mites or other annoying insects that bother you or your pets please try cedarcide its natural and it works, your animals will love you for it.
May 3, 2011 Linasmuch
My vet told me that garlic is bad for dogs http://www.suite101.com/content/is- garlic-good-or-bad-for-dogs-a192130
Oct 24, 2011 Guatta
if making the ointment for mites how long wil it last and does it need to go in the fridge thanku susan
Dec 21, 2011 demenzes
what about EYE mites? my rottie has mites surrounding one eye, and it is progressing outward. she shows no signs of irritation nor does she scratch at it, it just looks like the hair is falling out around it. thx - april
Jan 18, 2012 Bazza.c //.
Hi iv got an 11month old staff, kieva. Hers started really bad under her chin and neck area mainly redness now as this is my first dog and I hadn't heard of skin mites I was oblivious to it and went thru a number of collars thinking it was that. Eventualy I noticed scratching got really bad she had patches on her right side n behind her ear also her head hair went really fine but her head was cracking at the time n been told by a few it will do that as it grows,, curious me took her to the vet and they perscribed 'Advokat' and a shampoo its now been a month and a half and it's done nothing but got worse her hairs now really bad n it seems to have spread alot I'm getting extremely worried I'm going to try everything on here with out mixing them to cause more irritation but .... Any other recommendations would be great if anyone has more solutions please let me know . MANY THANKS!!! ...............bazza.clarke1@facebo ok.com or profile name = Bazza.c //
Jan 31, 2012 mom26rugrats
Demenzes I have 3 dogs that had the mites that start around the eyes. One of them had them so bad & treatment didn't work. She had to be put to sleep. Her sister has it. Hers flares up about twice a year. Sparkle had a puppy (not on purpose) & she has lost all her hair. She is under vet care. I'm going to try the treatment walzep listed. Good Luck, Linda
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