Ectopic Psoroptes cuniculi infestation in a pet rabbit
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Small Animal Practice
- Vol. 39 (2) , 86-87
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03599.x
Abstract
A case of Psoroptes cuniculi infestation of the ears and body of a pet rabbit, with severe lesions on the skin of the caudoventral abdomen, is reported. Treatment with ivermectin injection followed by fipronil application appeared to be safe and was successful in eliminating infection.Keywords
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- Pet RabbitsVeterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1994