Mite problem....Help!

dillsky · 10-04-2009, 11:42 PM

Ive had a cocker spaniel for a little over a year now, we got her when she was 2 months old. Since we've had her shes been to the vets several times for a bad skin problem. She gets soars all over her body mostly on her underbody. Come to find out after we had some blood work done that she is super allergic to Dust mites and Storage mites. Her blood test is measured in EA Units for each thing they test for. Anything over 150 EA Units is considered significant. Her EA Unit count for the dust mites was 3444 and for the storage mites was 2631! Now it seems that my house has been infested with mites cause me and my wife are always itching like crazy!!!!, especially when we're trying to sleep!! We've bombed the house several times with flea killer to no avail. We have no idea how we have such a bad mite problem when my wife cleans the house non stop. Anybody have a similar problem or give me some ideas on what to do. My house has become a living hell.

MafiaPrincess · 10-04-2009, 11:48 PM

Don't think flea killer will necessarily kill mites.. I hat a friend who ended up with a rat mite infestation... 100 year old farm house, in the winter of the worst rats we've have in years.. Didn't matter what they sprayed, nothing seemed to kill them. They had to deal with the rat problem and kill off the population for the mites to die.. But they were biting people and it sucked...

Some of the cleaning advice on this site seems to be decent.. Seems that keeping your house warm and dry is the key to house mite death..

Quote:

House Dust Mites House dust mites (Dermatophagoides spp.) are microscopic organisms, living worldwide, all around the year, preferably in moist poorly ventilated homes, especially on carpets, mattresses, bed lining, pillows, curtains, or on furniture. They don’t live only in “dirty” houses”, but they thrive readily in dust. They eat skin scales falling from people and animals, fungi, or pollens, but they don’t live on the human skin, they don’t bite, and they don’t transfer diseases. They are harmful only to those, who are allergic to them.
Dust mites may cause or aggravate asthma, sneezing, wheezing, runny nose, or atopic dermatitis.
How to Prevent Exposure to House Dust Mites?

Avoid having carpets, heavy curtains, soft toys, and pets in bedrooms, and places where you spend a lot of time
Clean dust from all surfaces, vacuum clean carpets and floor under beds, and change and wash bed lining every week in a hot water (at least 54°C).
During cleaning, or changing beds, and 2-3 hours thereafter, dust mites may float in the air, so all sensitive persons should stay away during this time.
Shampoo wash or steam clean carpets at least once a year, preferably in spring.
Prevent pollens to come into your house
Cover bedding with mite resistant covers, and use synthetic-filled pillows.
Sensitive children should not sleep close to the floor.
Use HEPA air filters
Avoid using any chemicals for controlling mites, since they may cause allergy to sensitive persons

http://www.healthhype.com/dust-mites...dex-mites.html

Hope something in there helps some.

dillsky · 10-04-2009, 11:54 PM

Thank you for the info.....will definately look through that web site!!