Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Selamectin treatment clears sucking lice infection in dogs
By Gunnarsson, Lotta et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2005·Department of Parasitology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Clinical efficacy of selamectin in the treatment of naturally acquired infection of sucking lice (Linognathus setosus) in dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of dogs with lice were treated with either selamectin or permethrin to see which worked better. After 42 days, all the dogs in both treatment groups were free of lice, showing that selamectin was effective against the lice infection. This means that if your dog has lice, using selamectin could help clear it up.
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Abstract
A clinical study was performed in 21 dogs to evaluate the efficacy of selamectin for the treatment of naturally acquired infection of sucking lice (Linognathus setosus [L.setosus]) in dogs. Each dog was randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups. One group was treated with selamectin applied topically at a mean dosage of 7.9 mg/kg. The other group was treated with permethrin applied topically at a mean dosage of 85.7 mg/kg. At day 42 posttreatment, all animals remaining in the study (10 treated with selamectin and six with permethrin) were clear of lice. In both groups, the reduction in lice counts from pretreatment values to day 42 was statistically significant at P< or =0.0001. Selamectin applied topically appeared to be effective against L. setosus infection in dogs.
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