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“Occasionally, an overgrowth of Demodex mites may be missed even with properly performed skin scrapings and hair plucks, especially in dogs with thickened or fibrotic skin due to chronic dermatitis or because of their breed (i.e. Shar-Peis, bulldogs).”

-Kathy C. Tater, DVM, DACVD, and Adam P. Patterson, DVM, DACVD

From Canine and feline demodicosis