Demodex Mange?

Question

I have a male dog who does not have Demodex Mange but his mother who has no visual signs of it has passed it on to some of her offspring.

I was wondering, if I bred the male (with no sign of the mange but is from the mother who passed it to some of her offspring) with another female who does not have the mange, would the offspring from that litter have mange or chances of it? Also would the female that the male was bred with catch mange from the breeding?

Keep in mind that the male has no visual signs of Mange at all.

Answer 1

All dogs have demodex on them, the hair loss from it is hereditary. It is an immune mediated response, so it is conceivably possible that your dogs puppies could have this problem.

There are a lot of important factors to consider before breeding. CERFing the eyes to help insure there are no inheritable eye problems veterinary ophthalmologist does this. and a hip x ray either OFA or PENN HIP to check for sound healthy hips.

i don't know what brred you have so you may want to check with your national breed club for what other tests are advised.

Then of course, are both potential parents really good examples of their breed? there are plenty of purebred puppies that nned a home, if you are breeding with good purpose for improving the breed, you are contributing to the overpopulation problem

Answer 2

Hi, I have done a lot of research on this since my dog supposedly had it when she was a puppy. she had one spot and the vet(which I found out isn't a really good vet and has screwed up many diagnosises). I have went back generations and none of them have had the mange. come to find out this vet is not a big fan of breeding and he has made several mistakes. When I say several he is probably going to go out of business. The medicine he gave me to give her wasn't even for mange. Anyway I can go on and on about it. Well I'm breeding her and I have told everyone that there is a possibility of the red mange untill I find out if there is another test without a breakout that she can have done. She hasn't had a break out after the first one cleared up. Almost 3yrs
One thing to keep in mind knowiling breeding a dog that has this in the bloodline can come back to bite you in the butt.

It is a carrier of both mom and dad dogs. The puppy gets the mites from the mother dog. All dogs have these mites. It is the immune system problem that is passed on genetically(through mom or dad) that causes the over infestation of the mites and the dog cannot control it. This is when the breakout occurs.

Yes the chances of one of the puppies from your dog can have it. The people you got your dog from should no longer be breeding. Your dog should not be breeding. There are a lot of puppies that have to be put down because it gets really really bad and can cost the new owners a lot of money. That is where you can get bit in the butt.

After all my research I have done and after talking to several vets about it I have got mixed mesages. Some say it is o.k. others say it is not. I keep forgetting to ask if there is another test if there is no breakout. Just talk to your vet about it and see what he says. I'm sure it will be like my experience. 50 50 shot that some will say yay or nay

good luck