Treating Badgers With Mange

 

Hello Terry,

 

Thank you for your email. 

Badgers certainly do get mange, its not as common as in foxes but we do see it.  

Historically we have treated with Ivermectin for badgers admitted to the hospital we inject them with ivermectin 2 doses 7 days apart,  or for treating on site we mixed in with some honey but there must be certainty that the badger can be target fed and also if it is mange then most likely the whole sett will have it so treatment of all the badgers correctly and separately will be impossible. 

You can use Bravecto or credelio tablets both treat mange again must be dosed correctly in food. 

In foxes we have given when they are lactating but never badgers so we would not know if this is safe to do so. 

 

Kind regards

Kate

 

South Essex Wildlife Hospital

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