INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 2

Therapeutic Management of Malassezia Otitis in Pugs

  • Author:
  • B. Sudhakara Reddy, G. Deepika Kumari1, S. Sivajothi2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 288 to 289

1Assistant Professor, Veterinary Microbiology

2Assistant Professor, Veterinary Parasitology

Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur-516360, Andhra Pradesh

*Assistant Professor and Corresponding author: E-mail: bhavanamvet@gmail.com

Online published on 26 July, 2017.

Abstract

Four Pug dogs were diagnosed suffering with Malassezia otitis. Clinical examination revealed pruritus over the ears, thickened ears and yeasty odour. Malassezia sp. organisms were identified on tape impression smears collected from ears. Confirmation was done by organism isolation on SDA and found sensitive to Clotrimazole and Ketoconazole. Dogs were treated with otic drops containing Ofloxacin, Clotrimazole, Betamethasone along with supportive therapy. Dogs recovered completely from otitis after 12-20 days treatment.

Keywords

Clotrimazole, dog, malassezia, otitis