Are staph infections commonly found in dogs with red mange?
Staph infections are secondary problems, meaning that something has caused damage to the skin allowing the bacteria to enter and proliferate. In your dog’s situation, having mange has stripped away the skin’s natural barrier protection. It’s also very likely that the reason he is suffering from demodetic mange is because he has a poor immune system. Therefore: poor immune system = natural demodex mite population gets out of control = itchy dog scratches = skin gets compromised = secondary bacteria enter the skin = staph infection . You were correct to inform the breeder of this problem. Even if the other littermates do not have mange, the fact that yours does should be incentive enough for her to not breed the parent dogs again.
