Demodectic Mange?

[Disco Paul]

I belive we have a goat with Demodectic Mange. It gets large cysts on it's head and neck. I have checked and dont belive it is CL. Most cysts are not in common CL areas. Does anyone have an idea on how to treat this? Ivermectin?
Thanks Paul

[Bearfootfarm]

Ivomec works great for mange, but Ive never heard of mange causing cysts. Its usually itching and a red rash with hair loss from scratching.
The cysts could be from a secondary infection, so you should use a topical antibiotic also

[Cloverbud]

It's usually pretty simple to diagnose mange with a skin scraping. Mange mites are present on 99.9% of animals, including that dog on your couch. They live in the hair follicles. If an animal is showing signs of demodicosis, it's usually due to a poorly functioning immune system. Mange causes hair loss, and sometimes skin infections, not cysts. Myself, I would get a confirmed diagnosis before I started treating something I haven't confirmed yet.

I know some one will correct me if I'm wrong, but this just doesn't sound like mange.

[AnnaS]

Definitely, do a skin scraping and get a good diagnosis. If your vet is not up on goat skin diseases, ask him/her to do a consult with Dr.Susan McClanahan at the U of MN. She is a caprinespecialist and has seen a lot of goat dermalogical cases.