Vol. 8, Issue 1, Part e (2024)

Successful treatment of demodicosis with fluralanar in dogs

Author(s):

Jitendra Kant Nagar, Shashi Choudhary, Pratikshit Sanel, Somesh Sharma and Saksham Mandawat

Abstract:
Eight dog were presented in veterinary clinical complex, PGIVER, Jaipur with history of severe itching, alopecia, hair loss and erythematous crusts all over the body for the past 1 to 2.5 months. On clinical examination, lesions found all over the face, abdominal area, over the spinal area and legs. Dogs were treated with many injectable and topically powder/liquid but no response to skin problems. During deep skin scraping of all dogs revealed presence of Demodex canis mites in microscope. The dogs were treated with fluralaner (Bravecto, MSD Animal Health India), antibiotic tablet, immune booster and omega 3 and omega 6 syrup. The dogs are partial recovered after one month but full recovered uneventfully in 2 months.

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How to cite this article:
Jitendra Kant Nagar, Shashi Choudhary, Pratikshit Sanel, Somesh Sharma and Saksham Mandawat. Successful treatment of demodicosis with fluralanar in dogs. Int. J. Adv. Biochem. Res. 2024;8(1):349-351. DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i1e.377