Small Animal Ectoparasites

Question 1

What are the types of ectoparasites?

Answer 1

1. Flea
2. Tick
3. Mite
4. Lice

Question 2

What is the name of fleas in the cat and dog?

Answer 2

Ctenocephalides canis or felis

Question 3

What is the name of fleas in the rat?

Answer 3

Xenopsylla cheopis

Question 4

What is the rat flea known for?

Answer 4

Plaque or Yersinia pestis

Question 5

What do fleas cause primarily in puppies and kittens?

Answer 5

anemia

Question 6

How many eggs does a female flea produce in 1 day?

Answer 6

50

Question 7

What do fleas require to reproduce?

Answer 7

a blood meal

Question 8

Where are fleas most common?

Answer 8

humid and warm areas

Question 9

What are the 4 most common ticks?

Answer 9

1. Ixodes
2. Dermacentor
3. Rhipicephalus
4. Otobius

Question 10

What is the common name for Ixodes?

Answer 10

Deer tick

Question 11

What is the common name for Dermacentor?

Answer 11

American dog tick

Question 12

What is the common name for Rhipicelphalus?

Answer 12

Brown dog tick

Question 13

What does the deer tick transmit?

Answer 13

Borrelia burgdoferi or lyme disease

Question 14

What does the american dog tick transmit?

Answer 14

Rickettsia rickettsi or Rocky mountain spotted fever

Question 15

What does the brown dog tick transmit?

Answer 15

Ehrlichia

Question 16

What do ticks feed on?

Answer 16

blood

Question 17

How many legs do ticks have?

Answer 17

8

Question 18

What is the mouth part of a tick called?

Answer 18

capitulum

Question 19

What is the common name of Otobius?

Answer 19

ear tick

Question 20

Why is it important to get the mouth parts of a tick out of the body?

Answer 20

Can cause infection

Question 21

What do ticks transmits in rabbits?

Answer 21

Tularemia

Question 22

What species is the ear tick most common in?

Answer 22

livestock but can infest dogs and other mammals

Question 23

How many legs do mites have?

Answer 23

8

Question 24

What are the 4 types of mites?

Answer 24

1. Demodex
2. Scabies
3. Cheyletellia
4. Otodectes

Question 25

Where is demodex located?

Answer 25

Hair follicle

Question 26

How do you identify demodex?

Answer 26

Deep skin scrape

Question 27

What does demodex look like?

Answer 27

cigar shaped mite

Question 28

How is demodex treated/

Answer 28

Oral ivermectin or lyme sulfur dip

Question 29

When is demodex most commonly seen?

Answer 29

Young or immunocompromised animals

Question 30

Is demodex contagious?

Answer 30

no

Question 31

Describe scabies

Answer 31

very pruritic

Question 32

Is scabies zoonotic?

Answer 32

Yes but very limited and is transient

Question 33

How do you find scabies?

Answer 33

superficial dweller that is difficult to find, may need multiple scrapes

Question 34

How do you treat scabies?

Answer 34

selamectin, lime sulfur dips, milbemycin, ivermectin

Question 35

What is the common canine scabies mite?

Answer 35

Sarcoptes scabei

Question 36

What is the common feline scabies mite?

Answer 36

Notoedres cati

Question 37

Describe cheyletellia?

Answer 37

Very pruritic known as walking dandruff

Question 38

What is otodectes?

Answer 38

ear mite of cats and dogs

Question 39

Describe ear mites

Answer 39

pruritic

Question 40

How do you observe otodectes?

Answer 40

mineral oil on an ear swab

Question 41

How do you treat otodectes?

Answer 41

topical ivermectin

Question 42

What does the debris in the ear look like with otodectes?

Answer 42

dark coffee grounds

Question 43

What is a lice infestation known as?

Answer 43

Pediculosis

Question 44

Describe lice

Answer 44

pruritic and species specific

Question 45

How are lice transmitted?

Answer 45

Direct contact

Question 46

When are lice found?

Answer 46

uncommon but usually in crowded dirty conditions

Question 47

What is the feline louse called?

Answer 47

Felicola subrostratus

Question 48

What is the canine sucking louse called?

Answer 48

Linognathus setosus

Question 49

What is the canine chewing louse called?

Answer 49

Trichodectes canis

Question 50

How many legs and wings do fleas have?

Answer 50

6 legs and no wings

Question 51

How do you treat fleas?

Answer 51

fipronil or selamectin