Demodicosis in domestic cats: review

Authors

  • Marilia Valandro Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis - UniRitter
  • Gorczak Rochelle Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis – UniRitter, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Porto Alegre-RS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n11a460.1-9

Keywords:

Demodex, dermatopathy, diagnosis, feline, treatment

Abstract

Demodiciosis is considered uncommon in feline dermatology. By contrast, in dogs, it is one of the most frequently seen skin changes in small animal clinics. It may be caused by the Demodex cati mite or D. gatoi and involvement of unnamed mites has been reported. Different diagnostic and treatment techniques have been recently studied, especially for canines, however, there are few current studies on the subject in felines, and thus, this literature review aims to compile this dermatopathy, describing its epidemiology, presentations. Current clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic options, as it are known that the domestic feline population has been on the rise in recent years, and there is a tendency to increase the number of dermatopathic care cases in this species, especially demodiciosis.

Published

2019-12-31

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

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