Lecture: Feline Demodecosis

Question 1

Feline Demodicosis

Types

Answer 1

• D. cati : long skinny one
• D. gatoi : short chubby one

Question 2

Demodex cati

Answer 2

• follicular mite
• variable pruritis
  
  • head and neck
• immunosuppressed-generalized
  
  • diabetes
  • FeLF/FIV
  • metabolic disease
• DX: deep skin scrape

Question 3

Demodex gatoi

Answer 3

• stratum corneum mite
• contagious
• can be very pruritic
  
  • trunck
  • head and neck
• common in Texas
• DX: superficial skin scraping

Question 4

D. cati

TX

Answer 4

• Ivermectin PO or SQ weekly for six weeks
• 1-2% lime sulfur dip (not for the follicular mite)
  
  • put on e collar until dry
• NO AMITRAZ
• spontaneous resolution possible

Question 5

D. cati vs D. gatoi recap

Answer 5