Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Rohan V Salvi, Dr. Sarita Devi, Ankit S Prajapati, Mahependrasinh P Parmar, Meraman V Bharai, Anand R Parikh and Jaydip R Patel

Abstract:
Fifteen goats out of twenty one screened, diagnosed to be suffering from scabies were subjected to clinico-hemato-biochemical analysis and therapeutic management. The examination of skin scraping revealed the presence of Sarcoptes scabiei mite. Clinical manifestations recorded were itching, alopecia and crust formation at the ventral aspect of abdomen and distal part of hind limbs. Hematological alterations recorded were anemia and increased TLC with eosinophilia. Therapy was initiated with ivermectin @ 0.2 mg/kg b.wt subcutaneously at weekly intervals until recovery along with supportive antihistaminic and multivitamin preparation for 5 days and, hematinic preparation for 15 days. Clinical recovery was noticed on 15^th day with improvement in skin lesions. Improvement in altered haemato-biochemical parameters after treatment was recorded, signifying the favorable response to the therapy.