Chronic Dermatitis Complicated with Otitis Due to Notoedres cati in a Persian Cat

Abstract

| Notoedres cati is one of the most common mites causing dermatitis in cats. Otitis along with generalised dermatitis was observed in an eight months Persian cat. Cat had history of head shaking, intense pruritus, alopecic and erythematous areas on the ears. The skin at the lesion area was scrapped and examined under a light microscope. Notoedres mites were observed in otic discharges and skin scrapings. It was treated with doramectin at weekly intervals, ciprofloxacin otic drops daily twice for five days. After therapy, marked improvement was noticed and by re-growth of hair over the affected region within 14 days.

Notoedric Mange in a Domestic Cat: Application of Ivermectin and Supportive Therapy

“…Based on the morphology, circular body, small legs, with prolonged unjointed pedicels, with a short square rostrum, suckers on legs 1 and 2 and a dorsal anus, females are about 225μm in length and males about 150μm, the mites isolated were identified as Notoedres cati (Taylor et al 2015). On the other hand, the clinical manifestations observed as alopecia, erythema, scales, crusts, was and hyperkeratosis on the head and pinnae and malodorous from lesions is agreed with other reports (Reddy and Sivajothi 2014;Sivajothi et al 2015a;Ngetich 2019;Stevanović et al 2019). The application of products other than ivermectin has been shown to have positive effects on the recovery of the patient in feline scabies (Senthil et al 2008;Reddy and Sivajothi 2014;Sivajothi et al 2015b).…”

The Use of Selamectin in Treating Notoedric Mange in Cats: A Case Report

“…Due to the possibility of human transmission and the high degree of contagion, it is highly important to properly treat the animals diagnosed with notoedric mange. In this study, a case of notoedric mange and its successful resolution after the topical application of selamectin was reported in a cat (1,2).…”

“…The notoedric mange in cats is caused by the Notoedres cati mite, which belongs to the Sarcoptidae family. If the treatment is not applied at the beginning of the disease, the evolution can be fatal, and the transition from one animal to another is quite fast, being an extremely contagious parasitic dermatitis (1,2).…”

Diagnosa dan Observasi Terapi Infestasi Ektoparasit Notoedres cati Penyebab Penyakit Scabiosis Pada Kucing Peliharaan

“…Semakin jarang terdapat rambut maka tungau semakin berkembang dengan cepat. Apabila infestasi tungau menyebar ke seluruh tubuh, hewan akan mengalami gejala gatal yang parah, peradangan pada kulit dan bahkan terbentuk kerak yang berujung pada hiperkeratosis (Sivajothi et al, 2015).…”

“…Mekanisme kerja ivermectin adalah dengan melepaskan dan mengikat α sebagai reseptor glutamate gated chloride channels (GluCl) pada sinapsis saraf (Wolstenholme, 2011) yang mampu menghambat proses fekunditas dan motilitas dari parasit (Yates et al, 2003). Ivermectin juga mempunyai mekanisme aksi pada neurotransmiter GABA sehingga mampu membuat blokir stimulasi inter neuronal pada bagian neuron motorik rangsang, sehingga menyebabkan kelumpuhan pada parasit yang terpapar obat tersebut (Sivajothi et al, 2015).…”