Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rabbit with itchy crusty ears and skin treated for ear canker
By S. Ramya et al.·Published in Indian Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Research·2024·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: EAR CANKER IN A RABBIT – A CASE REPORT
- Species:
- rabbit
Plain-English summary
A three-month-old female New Zealand White rabbit was brought in because she was very itchy and had lost fur all over her body. The vet found crusty spots on her nose, ears, and toes, and discovered she had mites causing the problem. She was treated with an injection of Ivermectin and Chlorpheniramine, along with a weekly oral dose of Ivermectin and daily topical treatment with Benzyl benzoate for a month. The rabbit made a full recovery without any side effects from the treatments.
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Abstract
A three-month-old female New Zealand White Rabbit, weighing about 1.4 kg was brought to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli with ahistory of intense pruritis and alopecia all over the body. Clinical observation revealed crusty lesions on the nose,ear margin and toes. Microscopic examination of the deep skin scraping revealed the presence of Psoroptes cuniculi mite. The rabbit was treated with an injection Ivermectin @ 0.4 mg/kg sub-cutaneous and an injection of Chlorpheniramine maleate @ 0.4 mg/kg intramuscular and further advised the owner to give HITEK® oral solution (Ivermectin) @ 0.4 mg/kg PO once a week and Benzyl benzoate I.P. solution topically daily for a continuous period of one month along with multivitamin supplementation (Multistar pet®) @ 2 ml PO BID. The rabbit recovered successfully without any drug side effects (Tandem usage of ivermectin and Benzyl Benzoate).
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/111ddfd141e50c8ffe10ab08e5f82acc981a8ec3