Therapeutic Management of Sarcoptic Mange Infestation in a Young Nomadic Camel

Abstract

A one-year-old male camel (Camelus dromedaries) was presented to the Animal Outpatient unit of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal, with the history of itching, scratching and discolouration on the skin for the past two months. Clinical examination revealed patchy alopecia all over the body and thick scab-like lesions on the forelimbs, hind limbs, ventral aspect of the body, neck and face. Skin scraping revealed Sarcoptes scabei sp. The animal was treated with Inj. Ivermectin @ 0.2mg/kg, Inj. vitamin AD3E @ 10 mL weekly once for 5 weeks and Inj. Chlorpheniramine maleate @ 0.5 mg/kg SID for 5 days. Fresh leaves of Acalypha indica (Kuppaimeni) and Azadirachta indica (neem) were made into a paste at a ratio of 1:1 and advised to apply topically all over the affected areas, once a day for two weeks. The treatment protocol of Ivermectin combined with ethnoveterinary preparation showed better results from the second week onwards. By about the 5th week, the animal showed uneventful recovery.