Scotopic Mange
In all but the worst cases, the best way to treat a fox is with mange is in insitu, as it is very time consuming trying to capture a fox, let alone very stressful for them trying to trap, treat and release.
Drug Treatment
The best treatment for mange is a dog spot on wormer, the active ingredient is Selamectin, this drug is the ingredient in Stronghold Dog Wormer. The issue though with this medication is that, being POM-V its prescription only, you can only get it prescribed by a vet. Whilst we can get it and use it on foxes in our care, we are not vets and so cannot prescribe.
Once a fox is being fed regulalrly, the Stronghold can be added to food and repeated 14 days later (see the link to Harper Asprey Wildlife rescue below).
Homeopathic Treatment
If you are not able to get Stronghold from a vet, the next best option is an off the shelf homeopathic treatment which you can get online and added to thier food, so if you aren’t allready feeding the foxes, feed them so they regularly come to you for food. To get the treatment, search on-line for sarcoptic mange treatment, or use the link below.
Feeding will always help, this allows access to medicate but also takes pressure off them to hunt for food.
Useful Links
Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue – Advice on treating mange – https://hawr.co.uk/2021/07/22/mange/
Derbyshire Fox Rescue – Advice and supply of homeopathic treatment – https://derbyfoxes.org.uk/