How responsible is the breeder if pruchased puppies have demodectic mange?

Friend bought an English Bulldog. it's a female and she's 7 months old. He's had her 3 months and she recently got sick. Demodectic (sp?) mange is the diagnosis and here's what we do know: it's a genetic disorder, that MOST breeders DO know that the condition exists. I'm thinking it will be really hard to sort out if the breeder knows. He did his research and the breeder came with good recommendations so the breeder could be one of the few that do know. Irregardless, there should be some sort of accountability. She's been a breeder for years. So, first, could I find out if breeder knew? Have you ever heard of this sort of mange? Do you have any experience with this condition and what was the outcome? Thanks ever so much for your feedback.

well, call the breeder and find out. If she knew, she should help out with the bills for medical care. It is not always possible to prevent all genetic conditions as screening tests are not always enough. Just like how they are trying to track down what the genetic components for siezures in dogs are but haven't been able to pinpoint it yet.

1. reliable breeders will have some sort of contract that came with the dog. read it. 2. The purebred papers should list info about the parents. 3. The mange is a genetic disorder and certified breeders should not breed bulldogs with predisposition to it. If the parents had this problem, clearly the breeder is at fault.

Our dog English BDog had it at 5 months, and it is a common condition within the bulldog breed, but it usually occur one they've reach a year old. It easy to treat, but it is VERY EXPENSIVE. Our doggie had to have special prescription shampoo, which was like $20 a bottle, ointment $10, a round of antibotics, skin scrapes, and a shot. All in all the vet visit was around $300, plus there will be some follow up appointments which will require more skin scrapes to see if it has cleared up, so you are looking at about $400-$500 total depending on where you live and your vet.Our vet suggested that we not breed our dog because the stress of breeding will make it flare up again. Still, we have to wash our doggie often because of his skin problems (dry). But he is now a year old, and we haven't had a reoccurance. Good Luck with your sweet doggie. And hope this helps.