Quote Originally Posted by S_B View Post
And yes the demodectic is as you described either genetic or from uncleanness.
I experienced it with the first litter I bred off of the family I have now...over 14 years ago. Those dogs were clean and well cared for. I think the stress of becoming bulldogs brought the initial onset of those symptoms then. I used the Prolate/Lintox then. cleared it up and it never returned.
No dogs since then have been clinical with the exception of one outcross pup. I suspect her immune system could have been compromised due to other reasons.

I have experienced multiple cases of demodex, over going on 3 decades with the same family, and have continually had some segments of my own family that are prone to it.

In some case, I have seen it so bad I have received back several unwanted dogs with it from customers ... and taken these dogs back on the yard ... and done nothing else, except change their shit diet they were getting into the good diet I was giving ... and watched them transform in 6-8 weeks into glowing specimens of health ...

Sure, in some cases, I have had to use drugs too. But many times I never had to.

So, I know (not "think," but KNOW) that an optimal diet + optimal conditions play a HUGE part in mange prevention and effective mange treatment.

Jack