Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with eye maggot infection treated successfully with nitenpyram
By Fernando Rocha Miranda et al.·Published in Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine·2020·Laboratório de Quimioterapia Experimental em Parasitologia Veterinária (LQEPV), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brasill., BR·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Sucessful of nitempyram in treatment occular myiasis in orbital cavity in dog – case report
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Plain-English summary
A female Beagle was brought in with a severe eye problem caused by maggots (ocular myiasis) in her eye area. The vet treated her with nitenpyram, a medication that helps kill parasites, along with pain relief. Within hours, the treatment was very effective, expelling 90 live maggots and killing 46 others, resulting in a 100% success rate in removing the infestation. The dog recovered well, showing that nitenpyram is a fast and safe option for treating this type of issue in dogs.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to report the efficacy of nitempiram against Cochiliomiyia hominivorax larvae in ocular myiasis in a naturally infested dog. A female Beagle dog with occular miyasis was attended. After care and clinical examination, was found involvement of the entire ocular and periocular region. The animal was treated with nitenpyram, with a dose of 4,7 mg/kg, orally, jointly with analgesic medication. The expulsion and fall of live and dead larvae were evaluated, which were quantified every 15 minutes in the first hour and thereafter at 2, 3, 4, 6, 18 hours after treatment and subsequent manual removal of the larvae. Overall effectiveness was calculated, the larval expulsion rate and the larvicidal effect of nitenpyram. In full there were 140 larvae in the lesion, from which 90 live larvae were expelled, 46 dead larvae and 4 dead larvae mechanically removed, presenting 100% overall effectiveness, with larval expulsion activity of 97.1% and larvicidal efficacy of 35.7%. Based on the results obtained in this case, it can be concluded that nitenpyram has a fast-acting and safe action under C. hominivorax larvae, proving be a pleasant alternative therapeutic alternative for the elimination of myiasis in orbital cavity of dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm108920