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Blood-Borne Killers and Mange Mites: The Curable Crisis for Dogs
Allen Rippy, Veterinarian, Author
Aug 29, 2025
6 min read
When it comes to canine health, few realities are as sobering as blood-borne diseases and contagious mange mites. Both can be silent killers, leaving dogs in excruciating misery or sudden decline.
Blood-borne diseases—carried by biting insects such as mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks—include threats like heartworm disease, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis. These illnesses destroy red blood cells, compromise immunity, and can end in sudden death if untreated. Many pet owners underestimate the risk, but every bite carries the potential for infection.
On the other side, wildlife-transmitted mange mites—such as Sarcoptes scabiei—cause relentless scratching, bleeding sores, hair loss, and sleepless suffering. Highly contagious between dogs and even transmissible to humans, sarcoptic mange often spreads when dogs brush against foxes, coyotes, or contaminated dens. Untreated, it’s not just uncomfortable—it’s torture.
Here’s the hopeful part: both are curable.
Thanks to new-generation veterinary treatments, dogs can be freed from this agony—sometimes with a single dose. Advances in isoxazoline drugs and novel antiparasitic protocols mean far fewer side effects, rapid recovery, and long-lasting protection. In fact, many veterinarians now see cures where just a decade ago management was the only option.
Unfortunately, “Dr. Google” often paints a different story—amplifying rare side effects, fearmongering over safe medications, and leaving desperate owners stuck in paralysis. The truth is clear in the research: the benefits of treatment overwhelmingly outweigh the risks. Left untreated, parasites maim and kill. With modern medicine, they are eradicated, giving dogs back their fur, freedom, and lives.
The message is simple: don’t let parasites write your dog’s story. With accurate veterinary guidance and modern treatments, suffering can be stopped—and life restored—quickly, safely, and completely.