Allergy testing

sooner

However, his skin has actually gotten worse since those pictures, and I'm not sure the Benadryl is helping as much as it was. So I'm exploring other options. Fortunately I have milk thistle on hand - hopefully enough to get him through this. But I will definitely keep in mind to buy it in bulk for the future.

I'm not surprised -- Revolution does *not* work well at all on sarcops.  You may need to use ivermectin -- he's not a herder is he?

Almost NOTHING kills the itch from sarcops.  It literally can make an animal insane -- they say there is nothing in the world that itches like sarcoptic mange.  When the mites bite they inject a toxin that causes the itch, and one of the tests FOR sarcops is "does Benedryl help"?  Because it usually doesn't.

There's the old organophosphate Paramite Dip -- Lyme Dip is safer and less toxic, but Paramite *will* work and it's cheap.  (Usually places like Tractor Supply carry it -- call around before you run your legs off - not everywhere carries it.)

You know you and your family can be bitten by sarcops?  They won't breed in your skin but they WILL bite you.  To a HUGE degree you want to limit the fabric/carpeting, etc. he is on.   Sarcoptic mites can't live without a host very long, but they can live long enough to attack everyone else

You also need to be boosting his immune system -- that, bottom line, is what makes him so very attractive to the sarcops.