It becomes immunosuppressed and unable to prevent infections.
Not exact matches
However, if the dog or puppy
becomes run down or
immunosuppressed, for example, because of illness, stress or malnutrition then the immune system can not keep the mites under control and large numbers of them cause the disease demodicosis.
Some sources say that all animals, unless they are
immunosuppressed, will eventually
become immune to ringworm.
It is important to remember that in most documented cases, those who
became infected with bordetella were already suffering from other serious, long - term illnesses and were
immunosuppressed.