Avaliação da eficácia do fluazuron e da ivermectina em diferentes protocolos terapêuticos no controle da infestação pelo ácaro Demodex canis Leydig, 1859 em cães. / Evaluation of efficacy of fluazuron and ivermectin on different therapeutic protocols for the control of the Demodex canis Leydig, 1859 mite infestation on dogs.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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The mite Demodex canis is a resident of the hair follicles and when overgrowth cause an inflammatory parasitic disease called demodectic mange. The diagnosis is based on the visualization of the mite under microscope, especially by skin scrapings, hair plucks or histopathologic exam. A large number of drugs has been used on the treatment of demodectic mange, demonstrating varied efficacy numbers, side effects that can prohibit the conclusion of treatment and difficulties to owners. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of the fluazuron 2.5% pour on and ivermectin on different therapeutic protocols on the treatment of canine demodectic mange. For this, 31 dogs were divided into five groups, the first four with six animals and the last one with seven. All with positive skin scrapings. The dogs were treated on each 14 days, during 84 days. The first group used fluazuron 2.5% pour on at 20mg/kg, the second used this same drug associated to ivermectin 0.5% pour on at 0.6mg/kg and, the third one, only the ivermectin 0,5% pour on. The fourth and fifth groups were treated with long-acting ivermectin 3.15% on subcutaneous administration at 0.6 and 1.5mg/kg, respectively. The evaluation and follow up of treatments were realized through skin scrapings on each 14 days, clinical evaluation with photos of dogs on every visit for a compare of the lesions. And the histopathologic exam at the end of the therapeutic protocol. The success rate was defined as the percentage of dogs on each group with negative skin scrapings. The reduction in mite numbers reached the efficacy levels of 67.66; 88.99; 84.29; 84.90 and 87.86%, for groups 1, 2, 3, 4 e 5, respectively. And the success rates at the end of treatment were 16.67% for the first group and 50% for the other four. By Wilcoxon test the reduction of the infestation on the histopathologic exam, before and after treatment, had no significance for all groups. Remission of lesions did not occur with the dogs of the first group. On groups 2 and 3, on each one was observed two dogs clinically cured and one with an improvement of the lesions. And on groups 4 and 5, 4 and 5 dogs were cured, respectively and also, there was one with an improvement on the lesions. The fluazuron 2.5% pour on did not show efficacy on the treatment of canine demodectic mange. But the ivermectin 0.5% pour on associated or not to fluazuron 2.5% pour on and the ivermectin 3.15% on both dosages, showed good efficacy on the reduction in mite numbers at the end of the protocols.

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