hi my mum has a irish male bule staffi called steel
if you wanna email me and i will tlak to her about the fees she
lives in nottinghashire

email - newcombe689@msn.com

It is against the terms of service of the board to advertise dogs for stud on the forum pages.

He may not be able to pass on the mites themselves when mated, but he most certainly can pass on the predisposition to it (i.e. a compromised immune system)

Is it possible to pass on a compromised immune system to the offspring,how can this happen??

OK wrong words maybe Rose, but if you want to be pedantic about it, what I meant was that it is quite likely that a dog with a weak immune system will pass that on to its offspring.

Is that better?

Is that better?

Lady Dazzle i wasnt trying to be sarcastic like yourself,or pedantic! I was genuinely interested on how a compromised immune system could be passed on,i always thought it was an individual thing :)

Apologies Rose I have been jumped on sarcastically recently and thought you were doing the same.

This may explain better than I can what I am trying to say:

"Two theories exist about why certain dogs develop demodectic mange, both of which deal with suppression of the immune system. While not proven to be inherited, most researchers believe the tendency to develop demodectic mange is hereditary, and most breeders seem to find evidence of certain families that are more prone to the problem. One theory regards the cause to be a defect in t- lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) which respond to an immunosuppressive substance produced by the mites, resulting in a dog whose immune system cannot get rid of the mites. The second theory holds that it is not the mites, but a tendency to develop a bacterial infection along with the mange, which results in the bacteria suppressing the immune system. Either way, the result is the same, the mites and bacteria proliferate on the skin, causing hair loss, redness, etc. "

Hope that helps

Jayne

Thanks for the explanation,apprecite it :)  Sorry you have been jumped on lately,but that honestly was not my intention.

Have a terrific day :)

Rose

Have you READ the previous correspondence on this thread??? How irresponsible if you have. :( And obviously the fee is the most important thing.