The treatment of canine demodecosis with amitraz.
The treatment of a series of 27 clinical cases of canine demodecosis is reported. Three of 4 applications of a wash containing 0,025% amitraz, together with antimicrobial and antipruritic therapy where necessary, were sufficient to effect clinical cure in 25 out of 26 cases mildly to severely affected. In one case, very severely affected, 9 weekly applications, together with antimicrobial and antipruritic therapy, effected clinical and parasitological cure.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014052:Toluidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D007306:Insecticides; D014052:Toluidines; C014983:amitraz