The present case report describes clinical features, therapeutic approach, and the successful outcome in a 6-month-old feline patient after accidental subcutaneous administration of amitraz solution. The main symptoms were depression, ataxia, cardiovascular collapse, bilateral mydriasis, and severe ...

Background: Demodicosis is a common disease in small animal veterinary practice worldwide with a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic options. Objectives: To provide consensus recommendations on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of demodicosis in dogs and cats. Methods and materials: The...

Feline demodicosis is considered a rare dermatopathy and can be caused by Demodex cati, Demodex gatoi and a third species not yet named. An adult male feline was attended with severe pruritus for 9 months and a history of treatment with cephalexin and prednisolone, with progressive worsening. On...

Acute and chronic toxicity of the formamidine pesticide amitraz to the midge Chironomus riparius was assessed using conventional ecotoxicological tests and biochemical approaches (biomarkers). Amitraz is mainly used as an ectoparasiticide in veterinary medicine, but also in agriculture and...

Canine and feline demodicosis is an infestation with hair follicle mites. As with many other mammals, these are a part of the commensal skin flora and normal in small numbers. With an over- population, serious skin changes with alopecia, erythema and crusts can occur. The disease can have both...

Infestations by ectoparasites are one of the greatest problems in the veterinary practice, due to a large drop in performance in cattle herds and other farm animals, generating great economical losses; for pets, besides the low quality of life and disruption of homeostasis, ectoparasites represent...

The aim of this study was to determine the programmes of parasite and sanitary control and knowledge of the parasite diseases that affect dogs and cats of 306 owners of the city of Escárcega, state of Campeche, Mexico. The total number of pets was 590 dogs and 149 cats. Each household has an...

Apart from the efficiency of coumaphos against Varroa mites, its impact on the oxidative status and survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) was assessed. The research was conducted on hives from the same apiary, equalised regarding the number of bees, brood area and food storage. Based on Varroa ...

Straelensiosis is uncommonly described outside Europe. This report describes straelensiosis in two cats and in ten dogs diagnosed with the disease outside Europe. Both cats displayed erythematous macules or nodules on the abdominal skin. One cat was extremely pruritic, while in the other the...

Amitraz is an insecticide of the formamidine group very used as acaricide and tickicide in veterinary medicine. The present research was aimed at analyzing the alterations induced by the topical use of amitraz in therapeutic concentration of 0.05%. Heart rate, electrocardiogram, systolic blood...