Mites And Mange

Posted on 26 Feb 2026 | Posted in Petcyclopedia

Mange simply means an infection of the skin with mites, which usually implies loss of hair and scaly or scabby skin.

Sarcoptic Mange: Sarcoptic mange is the most common type of mange in dogs. It is a skin disease caused by host-specific strains of the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabei.

Demodectic Mange: Demodectic mange is a skin disease caused when a mite called Demodex, which usually is relatively harmless, proliferates and overpopulates the skin of its host animal.

Cheyletiella Mites: Cheyletiella mites are distributed worldwide, and their distribution in the United States tends to be geographically concentrated in pockets.

Notoedric Mange: Notoedric mange is a skin disease caused by a burrowing mite and is the feline version of scabies. The mite, Notoedres cati, occurs worldwide and is endemic in some parts of the US, particularly along the Gulf Coast.