Demodicosis in nine prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
16827672
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3164.2006.00528.x
PII: VDE528
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Administration, Cutaneous MeSH
- Diagnosis, Differential MeSH
- Mite Infestations drug therapy pathology veterinary MeSH
- Insecticides administration & dosage therapeutic use MeSH
- Baths veterinary MeSH
- Mites MeSH
- Sciuridae * MeSH
- Toluidines administration & dosage therapeutic use MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Names of Substances
- amitraz MeSH Browser
- Insecticides MeSH
- Toluidines MeSH
This case report describes the clinical signs and treatment of demodicosis in nine pet prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Clinical records including history, clinical examination, microscopic evaluation and fungal culture of the skin lesions were available for all nine animals. In seven animals, blood was obtained for haematological and biochemical analyses. Clinical signs comprised bilaterally symmetrical alopecia extending from the middle part of the back down to the skin of the thighs and the dorsal and ventral parts of the tail. Demodex mites were found in skin scrapings from all cases. Treatment with amitraz at 250 p.p.m. resulted in resolution of lesions and hair regrowth. This is the first report of demodicosis in this species.
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