INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 2

Therapeutic Management of Generalised Juvenile Demodicosis in a Pup

  • Author:
  • N. Chand, U.N. Zahid, B.K. Bansal
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 284 to 285

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana -141004 (Punjab)

*Assistant Professor and Corresponding author E-mail: n_chand75@rediffmail.com

Online published on 31 March, 2014.

Abstract

A four month old German shepherd pup was presented with history of itching and alopecia all over body. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings revealed heavy infection with Demodex canis. Treatment with Ivermectin, amitraz, antibiotic, benzyl peroxide, fatty acid supplement lead to complete clinical recovery within seven weeks.

Keywords

Demodicosis, generalised, juvenile