Division of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Jurisprudence Faculty of Veternary Science & Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, Jammu-181 102, India.
*Corresponding author: e-mail: jssoodan@rediffmail.com
**Division of Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, GADVASU, Ludhiana, India
Clinical cases of canine dermatitis were screened to ascertain the involvement of ectoparasites. The overall prevalence of parasitic dermatitis (mange infestation) was found to be 33.33% (34/102). Demodex canis and Sarcoptes scabiei var canis were detected in 79.41 (27/34) and 11.76% (4/34) cases, respectively. Flea dermatitis was also observed in 8.82% (3/34) cases. Other ectoparasite, found in 41.17% (42/102) cases, included Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Heterodoxus longitarsus, Ctenocephalides felis and Hippobosca capensis. Clinical signs in ectoparasites infested dogs included pruritus, alopecia, erythema, indurated papule, thickening and wrinkling of skin with loss of texture. Intense pruritus was observed in sarcoptic mange while flea dirt was present in flea dermatitis.
Parasitic dermatitis, Canine, Mange infestation
