Background: Sarcoptes scabiei infestation is rare in cats. Objective: To report the clinical presentations and treatments of cats infested with S. scabiei. Animals: Five cats that presented with progressive and nonresponsive crusting lesions on the concave and convex aspects of the pinnae are...

Rabbits are vulnerable to get variety of parasitic infestations and among them the incidence of mange is quite high. Sarcoptes mange infestation is one of the most common and major constraint in commercial rabbit production in India. Burrowing mites (Sarcoptes scabiei and Notoedres cati) present a...

Feline sarcoptic mange is a rare, contagious, variably pruritic and zoonotic skin condition of cats, infrequently reported in either the UK or the worldwide veterinary literature. The last report in the UK dates from 2012 and since 1973, only 40 cases have been described worldwide. Currently, there ...

Background: Scabies or mange is an infectious skin disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. This skin disease affects various livestock such as goats, sheep, swine, cattle, other animals like dogs, cats, wild animals and also affect human. This research aimed to explore the protein in mites S. ...

Scabies in cats, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei, is a very rare parasitosis. In the literature there is only poor information about those mange mite infestations in cats. This article is the first report of a feline Sarcoptes mange in Germany. A 4-year-old tomcat was presented with acute scabioid skin ...

Background: Cats and dogs are important companion animals that paradoxically pose risks of zoonotic infections to their owners. This study determined the ectoparasitic infestations of cats and dogs in a semi-rural setting of Ebonyi State, so as to establish the prevalence of the ectoparasites among ...

Feline scabies was observed in three cats belonging to the same cat owner from Guwahati, Assam. Clinically the cat revealed hair loss and severe itching of skin. The lesion was seen in ear, face, eyelid and neck. Feet and lower abdomen was also seen to be affected to a lesser extent. Grossly the...

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...

The dermatopathies ectoparasitária origin of key importance in small animal veterinary clinic, because, besides the injury to the health of the animal, many of them have a zoonotic potential. The study objectives were to analyze events involving ectoparasites in animals to species, sex, age and...