Small Animal Ectoparasites Flashcards
Ctenocephalides felis or canis
fleas
Xenopsylla cheopis
rat flea
Yersinia pestis
plague
Female fleas lay around how many eggs per day?
50
Fleas are the vector for transmitting what when infected flea is swallowed?
Tapeworms
What type of tick transmits Borrelia Burdorferi (Lyme disease)?
Ixodes (deer tick)
What type of tick transmits Rocky Moutain spotted fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)
Dermacentor (American dog tick)
What type of tick transmits Ehrilichia spp.?
Rhipicephalous (Brown dog tick)
What is the mouth part on the tick called?
Capitulum
What type of mite is not typically pruritic?
Demodex
Demodex is located in the?
Hair follicle
What shape is demodex?
Cigar shape
Demodex is treated with?
Oral ivermectin or lyme sulfur
What is the canine demodex called?
Demodex canis
What is scabies treated with?
Selamectin (Revolution), lime sulfur, ivermectin, milbemycin
What is the canine scabies mite called?
Sarcoptes scabei
What is the feline scabies mite called?
Notoedres cati
What type of mite is most commonly known as the walking dandruff?
Cheyletiella
What is the ear mite in cats and dogs called?
Otodectes cynotis
What is the infestation with lice known as?
Pediculosis
The feline lice is called
Felicola subrostratus (chewing louse)
The canine lice is called
Trichodectes canis and linognathus setosus
What is the lice in cattle called?
Haematopinus (sucking)
What is lice typically treated with
Fipronil or selemectin
