SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF FELINE SCABIES AND ITS ZOONOTIC IMPORTANCE – A CASE REPORT
Keywords:
Cat, Scabies, Notoederic mange, ZoonosesAbstract
A nine months male cat was presented with the history of itching and scratching over the face, ears and forelimb since a month. On physical examination alopecia, scales, crusty, thick, wrinkled and leathery lesions were found on the face and ears. All the vitals were within the normal range. Microscopic examination of the skin scrapping revealed Notoedres cati. Further history also revealed the presence of pruritus and cutaneous lesions on the shoulder and arm region of the owner. The cat was treated with Inj.Ivermectin @200 µg/kg along with topical application of sulphur (10%).
Downloads
References
Galdhar, C.N., Galdhar, V., Gaikwad, R.V., Garud, K.V., Vaidy, S. and Parul, R. (2020). Feline scabies and its zoonotic occurrence: A case report. Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 40(1): 56-57.
Iqomah, M., Suwarno, N. and Yuliani, P. (2020). Cat scabies at the animal health clinic of salatiga agriculture service on August to November 2020. Journal of Parasite Science, 4(2): 45-48.
Ozukum, S., Reihi, J. and Monsang, S. W. (2019). Clinical management of Notoedric mange (Feline scabies) in domestic cats: A case report. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 8(3): 306-308.
Priyanka, M., Sudhakar, N.R., Rakesh, R.L. and Showkat, U.N. (2016). Notoedric mange in a cat – A case report. Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 37(1): 90-91
Shafi, T.A., Siddiqui, M.F.M.F. and Sakhre, M.P. (2020). Successful therapeutic management of mange in a persian cat. Journal of Dairy Veterinary Animal Research, 9(3): 92-93
Senthil Kumar, K., Selvaraj, P., Vairamuthu, S., Srinivasan, S.R. and Kathiresan, D. (2008). Ivermectin therapy in the management of Notoedric mange in cats. Tamil Nadu Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 4: 240-241.
Sivajothi, S., Sudhakara Reddy, B., Rayulu, V. C. and Sreedevi, C. (2015). Notoedres cati in cats and its management. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 39(2): 303–305.
Sivakumar, M., Saravanan, M., Yogeshpriya, S., Venkatesan, M., Arulkumar, T., Jayalakshmi, K., Veeraselvam, M. and Selvaraj, P. (2017). Successful management of Sorcoptes scabiei in a beagle dog. Journal of entomology and zoological studies, 5 (6): 940-942.
Yadav, S.N., Bordoloi, G., Thakuria, P., Boro, P.K., Nath, A.J. and Ahmed, N. (2022). Therapeutic management of notoedrosis in a cat: A case report. Haryana Veterinrian, 61(SI): 131-132.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
All the copy right belongs to the sponsoring Organization, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai - 51.