Demodicosis in dogs attended in a university veterinary hospital
Keywords:
Canine, Casuistry, Demodectic scabAbstract
Demodectic scab or demodicosis can be defined as a parasite dermatopathy, characterized by the exacerbated presence of dog skin commensal mites, Demodex spp. This disease can be classified as localized or generalized, depending on the size of the lesions. The diagnosis is made by deep scraping of the skin. This study objective to describe cases of demodicosis in dogs attended at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Piauí (HVU/UFPI), from 2015 to 2017. Sixty-seven records were analyzed suggesting the disease and, of these, thirty had confirmatory diagnosis the presence of the parasite. The survey was obtained through the records of dogs with demodectic scab, which included the registration number, sex, age and race of the animal, besides the classification of disease and treatment performed. The results indicated that male dogs presented a higher prevalence of the disease, representing 63.3% of the cases. The majority of the affected dogs were young (53.3%), and the mixed breed dogs were the most affected (43.3%), followed by the pinscher breed (20.0%). The generalized form of the disease was the most frequent in this study (80.0%) and the oral treatment was the most indicated in the records of care of the dogs. It was concluded that demodicosis was frequent in dogs treated at HVU / UFPI during the study period, with a higher occurrence in young male animals, SRD and greater representativity of the generalized form of the disease.
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