Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Afoxolaner as a Treatment for a NovelInfestation in a Juvenile Potbelly Pig.
- Journal:
- Frontiers in veterinary science
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Smith, Joe S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Food Animal and Camelid Hospital · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 2 months old female Vietnamese potbellied pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital with a referring complaint of pruritus. A human caretaker of the pig had recently been diagnosed with aspp. dermatitis. Microscopic examination of the skin scrape samples and BLAST analysis confirmed the species of the mite as most closely related tovar. canis (AY493391). The pig was treated with afoxolaner as previous treatment with ivermectin was not efficacious. Recheck examinations and follow up revealed the pig to be non-pruritic and resolving. Afoxolaner may be a therapeutic option when treatingspp. infections in companion pigs.
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