Abstract
Canine demodicosis is a common dermatosis and occurs when there is excessive proliferation of Demodex canis within the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. The mite is not entirely responsible for the pathological process and the disease is multifactorial with genetics, immune status, other cutaneous fauna and hormones all playing a part to varying degrees. The disease is classified as canine localised demodicosis or canine generalised demodicosis according to the extent of the disease. This article considers a case of demodicosis encountered by the author in practice. It demonstrates the need to consider demodicosis as a differential in juvenile onset seborrhea and the need to sometimes consider a variety of treatments before resolution of clinical signs is achieved.
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