I am one of those pet lovers who could never do without my little
terrier. He's a member of the family as much as my children are. I'm
sure he must have mites as we all do...but, he's never had mange or
anything similar, and my rosacea was already totally out of control
by the time he wandered into our lives (only 7 years ago v. rosacea
for 20 years, and what I call out of control for about 16), and I
don't believe he has made it worse. However, I have become more
aware of the connection, and I try to avoid having him touch my face
as much as possible. The lady's face on the link you provided
definitely looks like rosacea to me.

Your hard work, brady, is so appreciated by me and I know everyone
on this forum. I've read the diet book 3 times and I'm still
learning. once I get past this shaky stage we discussed in earlier
posts, I'm a lifer. I'm already seeing results from the Z cream. the
diet is just going to make it so much better.

Beth


--- In rosacea-diet-users-support-group@yahoogroups.com, "Brady
Barrows" <brady@...> wrote:
>
> I posted a similar post on r-s but thought it worthy of posting
here as well.
> The question was whether one can get demodex mites from their
pets?
>
> The demodex on pets that cause mange are species specific and not
> demodex folliculorum or brevis, there is an interesting anecdotal
> report from Nadia about demodex and pets with a lot of links at
this url >
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2zse37
>
> T.J. Dunn, DVM, says, in discussing whether demodex mites can be
transferred
> from a pet to a human:
>
> "...Human demodex cases do occur but transmission from the dog to
a human
> is quite rare. Nevertheless, human cases of demodex do happen where
> transmission from a family pet to a human occurs....
> The mites reside and feed in the hair follicle and oil glands of
the skin. Also
> called Mange, which is a general term used to describe any kind of
mite
> infestation,..."
>
> The above article supplies photos of a woman with a dermal
infestation of
> demodex on her face and it looks very much like rosacea. Check it
out >
>
> http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/dem.html
>
> Come to think about it, has it ever been proven that dogs don't
have
> demodex folliculorum or brevis? I should really check into this
someday.
> But do you really think your pet doesn't have any demodex
folliculorm or
> brevis?
>
> Another report says:
>
> "Butler, a veterinary medical entomologist who has studied mites
on dogs, said
> people probably react to large numbers of mites in the same way as
our canine
> friends.
>
> "Based on my experience with dogs, particularly young animals
whose hormone
> and immune systems are not fully developed, you probably get
similar results on
> people," he said. "Populations can explode on dogs, causing mange-
like symptoms.
>
> "The link between mites and hair loss and other skin conditions is
not
> conclusive, but we do know it's a major problem for dogs," Butler
said.
> "If you have high levels of hormones, you're going to have high
levels of
> mite reproduction because these anthropods obtain their steroids
from the host."
>
> Butler said Demodex poses the biggest threat to people under
stress or those
> with cancer or other conditions such as HIV/AIDS that suppress the
immune
> system. Mite colonies can spread unchecked because patients cannot
produce the
> antibodies needed to control the parasites." source >
>
> http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/acne.htm
>
> Dr. Plewig says that "demodex mites heavily colonize pre-existing
rosacea and
> thus lead to demodectic rosacea ( rosaceiform dermatosis)."
> source > http://members.irosacea.org/index.php?showtopic=121
>
> If this is how it works, I would wonder if it would be wise for a
rosacean to
> cuddle up to a pet with any type of demodex mites? I know what I
would do,
> but I also know how some rosaceans feel about their pets. Some
feel that
> being close to their pet is worth even the chance of getting a
demodex
> infection that turns in to Demodectic Rosacea. See this url >
>
> http://www.rosacea-diet.com/html/demodex.html
>
> Another report in 2001 says, "It seems likely that Demodex
infestation does not
> manifest unless local or systemic immune function is altered,
leading to the
> proliferation of the organism and subsequent disease."
> source > http://tinyurl.com/2fnxq6
>
> One clinical report says that "Oral metronidazole seems to work in
the
> management of this chronic mite infestation"
>
> source > http://tinyurl.com/2hovge
>
> And last but not least, Ivermectin is usually the drug of choice
along with
> topical Permethrin and oral metronidazole if you are treated by a
physician.
>
> However, the ZZ cream will work fine to >
>
> http://www.rosacea-diet.com/html/z2.html
>
> Brady
> group owner
>