Happy Jack Sardex II Aerosol, 9.5 oz.

Our pup was suffering from demodex mange and rather than starting him on a long course of Ivermectin (with it's possible severe side effects), we opted to try this even though it specified it was for sarcoptic mange mites. I have no way of knowing that this product worked or if it was the immune system finally kicking in or the shampoo/oil treatments that we were also using, but his mange appeared to be eliminated after two treatments. Our shar-pei mix pup was a rescue that we fostered, along with his two siblings, from age 4 weeks to 11 weeks, at which time we adopted our boy. All the pups had a slight thinning of hair in areas, which we attributed to the poor conditions/nutrition of the young pups. About the time we adopted him officially and he was neutered by the shelter, his thinning patches turned into bald spots and over the next couple of months it continued to get worse. We did everything we could to support his immune system and bathed him with a medicated shampoo provided by the vet, however the hair loss continued and the mange patches spread. We made one final attempt to clear up his mange without resorting to Ivermectin. We bathed with the medicated shampoo provided by the vet to open up the follicles, and, when dry, we applied the Sardex II to all the patchy areas (basically his entire body), applying carefully to his face by spraying into our hands first. He was a little freaked out by the aerosol, but didn't seem to have any reactions or side effects. We let the Sardex II dry and re-applied, as per instructions. After a few days, our pup seemed very itchy and had lots of flaking skin in the mange areas only. We had read that this could happen when the mites push their way to the surface. To help soothe the itching, and because we had read quite a bit about various oils being used to treat mange, we coated the pup in coconut oil (which he LOVED). We left this on him for about 24 hours, and then shampoo'd him with a coal tar / sulfur shampoo (we used SynergyLabs Veterinary Formula Clinical Care Antiparasitic & Antiseborrheic Medicated Shampoo). We repeated this whole treatment at 7 days (the Sardex II specifies to repeat every 7 days until the mange is resolved). We thought we would be treating a third time, but noticed that new hair was growing in the bald areas. We decided to hold off a little longer. Now, one month later, his coat is completely grown back with the exception of a very small amount of thinning around the one eye where the mange started. We will continue to monitor that site. Having dealt with mange in previous foster dogs that were treated with the standard Ivermectin course, I felt like this was a very fast resolution of the issue. I would certainly suggest it for those who want or need to avoid Ivermectin, or who would like to try an alternative treatment first. As another person mentioned, this product does contain benzyl benzoate, which is used in other countries for the treatment of scabies and mange, and the research shows it to be highly effective against scabies / sarcoptic mange. I wasn't sure how well it would treat demodex (confirmed by skin scraping), but it certainly seemed to help quickly! And in case you are wondering how much a can treats, we basically treated our 50 lb puppy (very short coat) for two weeks and it feels like the can is still quite full. I would guess we could have gotten another 3 or 4 weeks out of it, or treated multiple dogs quite easily. A note on my photos - The mange around the eye, first photo was taken 11/20/2014, before the first treatment. Second photo was taken 12/13/2014, and it has continued to fill in. On the shoulder, the first photo was taken on 11/25/2014, the second 11/30/2014 (the new coat was just starting to grow back in), the third on 01/01/2015 (no sign of the mange at all). I wish I had been able to document this better, but trying to get a puppy to hold still can be a challenge :).

I have been dealing with my dog losing hair with terrible spots for a few months. We have several dogs and no one else is experiencing what she is. We thought food, we tried vitamins, flea medications, medicated baths, medications to not avail . Nothing helped more than a few days to relieve her itching so I found Happy Jack. Read the reviews thought I need to give this my best shot. I received happy Jack on 6/26. Today is 7/1 and I’m happy to report that application every other day is showing so much improvement. She has new stubble and I’m so happy this product worked for her. It smells like OFF the bug spray. A little went a long way. I used gloves and applied outside and we hung out for 15/20 mins before coming in so I’m not sure why other people are having issues with the smell or the smell lingering. As it did not linger once it dried. She still has a long way to go but less than a week and I’m confident she will be great in 4-6 wks.

This product really works. Easy to apply and dries out open wounds within a day. You can see it relieves itching on your dog by the way the respond to the treatment.

If your doggo has "lick" or chew spots ("lick granuloma") please try this stuff before wasting time and money on vets, contraptions, salves, etc. and save your buddy a lot of pain and unhappiness. Worst thing that will happen is it doesn't work and you're back where you started. This stuff cured our dog when nothing else helped over the course of about a year. We applied this the first week and noticed improvement within a couple of days and were able to take the muzzle off him finally. We gave him a second application after a week a couple of days ago and he has completely stopped chewing those spots, hair has actually regrown on about 2/3 of the affected area and we are down to 4 separate quarter coin sized spots that still looks inflamed, but are not open, fleshy wounds. He is on the mend at last and it is such an awesome relief for us all, but especially for our sweet little guy (a Border Collie and Lhasa Apso mix: a Collapso!). We also have another dog who developed small spots on one paw and one haunch, but it was never more than nickel sized and not severe and his spots are also healing. I wish we had tried this much, much sooner. You hear that these lick spots are neurotic behavior and if the vet-approved treatments don't work then your dog is just a psycho. Our poor guy went through hell over this for way too long. My dog began licking his paws. First a small spot, then larger, and then on both paws. We tried Revolution, Bravecto, topical and oral antihistamines, topical cortisone, eventually several sulphur based liquid and ointment mange remedies (including Happy Jack), and other things. His spots continuously got worse. Our vet said it was "lick granuloma." We also tried povidone and bacitracin after it got worse and became infected and eventually oral antibiotics. The hydrocortisone spray worked much better than the cream and we continue using it on him as he heals. Finally, the dog's paws were weeping and he was chewing them every chance he got until and even after he was bleeding. It was sickening to watch. Before I bought this stuff I actually bought a leather and metal cage muzzle to physically stop him from licking. We had to cut out plastic from a soda bottle and zip tie them to the bottom of the muzzle and the sides to keep him from licking through the metal bars. The muzzle worked as long as he had it on, but he was wily and would wriggle out. An Elizabethan collar was totally useless. I won't post photos, because it was gory, but the patches were eventually about 2 inches wide and 4 and 6 inches long respectively on each paw. It was awful. So, contrary to vet wisdom, this really was a mange parasite problem and there was a simple and effective, inexpensive solution to help our buddy, Sardex. Also we haven't noticed any side effects or problems, only benefit four our pooches.

Cleared rash up quickly