Pantnagar Journal of Research

Abstract

This report describes a case of notoedric mange in two cats in a single household and successful management with ivermectin therapy. A six-month-old tom cat was presented to Small Animal Clinics, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana with a primary complaint of severe itching and alopecic lesions on the face and ears for the past 10 days. Owner also had intense pruritus over the hands and small erythematic crusted papules on the wrists and arms. Upon physical examination, crust formation was observed along with hyperkeratosis and alopecia distributed over ear margins, face, and legs. The cat exhibited intense pruritus. All vital parameters were within normal limits. Laboratory examination of skin scrapings from the lesions showed the presence of adult mites of Notoedres cati. Thus, the cat was diagnosed with Notoedric Mange. The affected cat was treated with Inj. Ivermectin @ 200 μg/kg SC once a week for three weeks along with oral prednisolone @ 0.5 mg/kg OD for 3 days, then alternate days for 3 times, and oral administration of 2 ml of multi-vitamin and mineral syrup daily. Significant improvement was noticed by complete clinical recovery in two weeks along with the absence of mites in skin scrapings after 14 days post treatment.