Conclusions
This study reports a new disease caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in raccoon dogs and describes its clinical symptoms and pathological lesions in many internal organs; the pathogen of this disease was identified by many methods and belongs to MRRP strain; the isolated S. pseudintermedius strain from raccoon dogs can cause severe SSTIs and pathological lesions in the infected mice. This is a first report on the disease in raccoon dogs.