Infestation by Felicola subrostratus in cat cats in Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil: case report

Authors

  • Nicolli D'Alcantara Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária. Recife – PE, Brasil.
  • Magda Maria de Abreu Silva .
  • Eryka Crystyane Conceição do Nascimento Silva .
  • Andreza de Cássia Gomes Araújo .
  • Liana Mesquita Vilela .
  • Ana Luiza Neves Guimaraes Bessa .

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n7a373.1-5

Keywords:

ectoparasites, malophages, feline pediculosis, lice

Abstract

The Felicola subrostratus is an ectoparasite that causes pediculosis specifically in felines and, despite having a worldwide distribution, its occurrence is uncommon and poorly reported. Pediculosis may present as a cause of intense pruritus in cats, causing dermatitis, alopecia and secondary bacterial infections, or asymptomatically, and the animals with long hairs are most severely affected. The present work intends to report the first diagnosed case of F. subrostratus lice infestation in a Cat with 14 cats in Jardim Sumaré, in the Rural Village of Igarassu, in Pernambuco State, where 12 cats presented varied symptoms and two of these animals were examined and had samples of hairs collected for parasitological examination, confirming the infestation. Treatment with 1 ml of topical Fipronil was instituted for each of the 14 contact cats and seven days after application of the drug, the animals already presented regression of the clinical picture and absence of ectoparasites.

Published

2019-08-14

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Infestation by Felicola subrostratus in cat cats in Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil: case report. (2019). Pubvet, 13(07). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n7a373.1-5