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    Hi TSB friends!

    This guy showed up today with what looks like a bad case of mange. The whole upper top half of his body is pretty much bald. How can I help him? Ivermectin? Can that be ordered online? This would be my first time attempting to treat mange in a wild, so any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

    He's not one of my regular daily visitors, so I'm not confident I'll see him again but if so I'd like to be prepared. I gave him some Henry's blocks today on the fire escape. He'll come right up to my hand so getting a laced treat to him wouldn't be a problem. I saw him once last week and his condition has greatly worsened since then.

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    Default Re: Treating wild with mange

    A few years back I had a little yard squirrel with mange.
    I treated him with liquid ivermectin.
    It took exactly one month, and 3 doses of ivermectin, dosed 10 days apart,
    to make an almost complete recovery.

    Our temps at the time, were insane and I worried so much about
    him, that I would heat up a pizza stone every morning, put his pecans
    on it, so he could get warmed up for a while..........BUT HE NEVER USED IT!

    Luckily after the cold spell our temps warmed up nicely and in the last picture
    you can see how he is almost fully furred.

    You're little one reminds me so much of my little guy.
    Let me see if I still have the ivermectin, and if I do, I can send some to you
    along with how I dosed it.

    ...........

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    Thanks, Nancy! That would be great. Happy to reimburse you for cost/shipping via PayPal (or whatever works best). I'm headed out of town for a week on Saturday, but I'll be on standby watching for him as soon as I get back. It looks like our temps are going to stay relatively mild, so hopefully he can hang in there in the meantime.

    The pizza stone! Bless your heart. He looks gorgeous with that big fluffy healthy coat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mialouise View Post
    Thanks, Nancy! That would be great. Happy to reimburse you for cost/shipping via PayPal (or whatever works best). I'm headed out of town for a week on Saturday, but I'll be on standby watching for him as soon as I get back. It looks like our temps are going to stay relatively mild, so hopefully he can hang in there in the meantime.

    The pizza stone! Bless your heart. He looks gorgeous with that big fluffy healthy coat.
    Thank you!
    I know his coat came in pretty quickly and filled in nicely.

    PM me your name and address and I'll get it in the mail asap.
    I saw that too about the temps. I'm glad to hear that.
    I know the ivermectin will help your little one and he'll be as "good
    as new" real soon.
    Have a safe trip!

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    Thank you! PM sent

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    Today was my first day back from vacation and luckily he showed up. Gave him a drop of Ivermectin on a pecan (thanks Nancy! ) and took a few pics. Will monitor his progress and give another dose in 10 days. Fingers crossed for a full recovery for this sweet boy.

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    I'm so glad he showed up.
    I hope this works for your precious little buddy.

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    Update:

    This little guy is doing great! He got his second dose of Ivermecin today. I'm so pleased to see improvement since his first dose 11 days ago. He now has nice new hair coming in on his shoulders and the scabs on his lower back are healing up. He seems to be feeling better. I caught him sunbathing on the windowsill yesterday. The warm sun must have felt so good on his skin. He's a real sweetie.

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    Fantastic update. He really is looking so much better.
    I bet that sun feels great on his little body.
    Keep up the fantastic work. He's lucky to have
    you watching over him.

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    He must feel SOOOOO much better now! Great job helping your little friend!
    See my wild squirrel adventures in the thread "Squirtle's yard!":
    https://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/...quirtle-s-Yard!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nancy in New York View Post
    Fantastic update. He really is looking so much better.
    I bet that sun feels great on his little body.
    Keep up the fantastic work. He's lucky to have
    you watching over him.
    Thank you, Nancy- on behalf of both of us!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mialouise View Post
    Thank you, Nancy- on behalf of both of us!

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    Update: His coat is back!

    This little guy has turned out to be such a hoot. My husband wakes up earlier in the morning than I do to go to work, and every day for the last 6 days he has found him waiting patiently on the fire escape- bright and early, just like clockwork. He wakes me up to tell me that Larry's here (that's what we've decided to call him), and I get up out of bed and give him his handful of almonds for breakfast. He's a satisfied customer!



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    Wait a minute, is Larry the little one you are treating for mange?
    He looks fantastic!

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    What a great turnaround. He looks awesome.
    Larry is a smart boy... healing and treats from the same door.

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    Larry is a lucky guy to have you looking out for him. He looks wonderful! I bet he appreciates having his coat back since it’s still winter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nancy in New York View Post
    Wait a minute, is Larry the little one you are treating for mange?
    He looks fantastic!
    That's him!

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