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Old 01-27-2010, 08:38 AM   #42
dwerten
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Originally Posted by chachi View Post
Your wrong about dogs only getting mange as pups. My dog had it at 1 1/2 yrs old. My vet said all dogs have mites when a dogs imune system gets down they can multiply and cause mange
sorry not wrong it comes from mama dog read the links I posted and yes you are correct it is exacerbated by a poor immune system again from mama dog as dogs with a poor immune system cannot keep mites balanced in skin so they take over and then dog gets demodex. It is there though all along just gets worse if immune system keeps going down.
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