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Ectopic Psoroptes cuniculi infestation in a pet rabbit
Author(s) -
Cutler S. L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03599.x
Subject(s) - ivermectin , medicine , infestation , rabbit (cipher) , abdomen , fipronil , veterinary medicine , dermatology , surgery , pesticide , biology , ecology , statistics , mathematics , botany
A case of Psoroptes cuniculi infestation of the ears and body of a pet rabbit, with severe lesions on the skin of the caudoventral abdomen, is reported. Treatment with ivermectin injection followed by fipronil application appeared to be safe and was successful in eliminating infection.