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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Sarcoptic mange in three alpacas treated successfully with amitraz |
Author: | Lau, P. Hill, P. Rybnicek, J. Steel, L. |
Citation: | Veterinary Dermatology: an international journal, 2007; 18(4):272-277 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Science Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
ISSN: | 0959-4493 1365-3164 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peri Lau, Peter B. Hill, Jan Rybníček and Lynne Steel |
Abstract: | Sarcoptic mange is a serious skin disease in alpacas that can result in high morbidity and even mortality. Three alpacas were presented with sarcoptic mange that had previously failed to respond to repeated topical applications of eprinomectin, and an injection of doramectin. They were moderately to severely pruritic, had extensive lesions of alopecia, erythema, scaling and crusting, and had lost weight. As no drug is currently licensed for the treatment of sarcoptic mange in alpacas in the UK, they were treated with a topical solution of amitraz (50 mL in 10 L) after initial bathing with antibacterial or keratolytic shampoos. The clinical signs completely resolved with no relapse over a 10-month follow-up period. In this small group of alpacas, amitraz was an effective and well-tolerated treatment for sarcoptic mange. |
Keywords: | Animals Camelids, New World Scabies Toluidines Insecticides Diagnosis, Differential Administration, Cutaneous Severity of Illness Index |
Rights: | © 2007 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2007 ESVD and ACVD. |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00601.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00601.x |
Appears in Collections: | Animal and Veterinary Sciences publications Aurora harvest 5 |
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