TNX Barbara for giving us a "heads up" info on this most interesting ailment (if you want to call it that)! ONE VERY IMPORTANT BIT OF INFO CONCERNING THE DEMODECTIC MANGE WAS NOT GIVEN THOUGH YOUR WRITE-UP WAS QUITE THOROUGH!! I'd like to inform all of you wonderful people about the one short part of a sentence at the beginning of Barbara's (blog)!!! I have been told, even by Vets -- that, as she said -- that the mange "comes from the mother" -- so often it is considered "inherited" ---- NO NO NO -- What REALLY happens is that the mites will move from the hair follicles of the dam directly onto the puppies as they nurse. There is ONE WAY and only ONE WAY to avoid the mange mites --- be there at birthing and remove the puppy right away without touching the dam!! Raise it yourself away from other dogs. This is the truth and I've been so sad when many people spayed their young bitches due to this mess thinking it was in the genes. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Galasso" <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 11:36 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] DEMODECTIC MANGE http://insidethegermanshepherddogsworld.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================