Mange?
Hello People,
Please bear with me, it is my first post.
Back in september I rescued an orphaned squirrel that was about 10 weeks old. Sadly, we do not have those great wildlife organizations in Quebec like the US does. I tried giving him to the animal shelter but they told me that they would most likely put him down.
I fed him twice a day and let him sleep in my isolated shed at night. Now that winter is here and it gets up to -30C here, I bought a nice cage and placed him inside my house. He is allowed to roam freely around the room from 8am to 7pm and then it is bed time. I plan on releasing him in the spring.
He is about 4 months old now. A few days ago I saw that he had a tiny wound between his shoulder blades. However, instead of healing up, it increased in size. Now two days later I spotted two more of these scabs. He also scratches himself like crazy. He did not loose any fur yet but I find that his fur reduced in the facial area. I attached pictures of his face and ears so you guys can be the judge.
I researched a bit and came across two solutions.
1) The horse worm treatment or 2) "Revolution" drops
Before I treat anything, I want to confirm that it is indeed the mange. If it yes, which of those two treatment approaches are more safe? From reading I gathered that Revolution is highly preferred. However, those drops are not sold in Canada. Can I just use regular kitten flea drops? I would like to start treatment before it gets bad.
I have attached several pictures of his scab, fur and his face.
https://imgur.com/a/7wV8i
Please let me know what you experts think! Thank you so much and happy holidays
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