Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

A 3 year old female pug was presented to the department of veterinary clinical complex, veterinary college, Bidar with the history of alopecic patches all over the body and itching since one month. Clinical examination revealed presence of papules, pustules, erythema, focal and generalized alopecia, hyperpigmentation, erosions and crusts over fore head, ventrum of neck, brisket, abdomen, perineum, forelimbs and hind limbs. Deep skin scraping examination showed the presence of Demodex canis mite. The affected dog was treated with Ivermectin @ 200 µg/kg body weight S/C, at weekly intervals for 8 weeks along with supportive therapy. Owner was advised to give bath with benzoyl peroxide shampoo followed by amitraz (2 ml in 1 litre of water) as topical application weekly twice on dog up to the recovery period. Two month after treatment, the general skin condition of dog was improved and skin scraping revealed absence of mites and regrowth of hair was noticed