Vol. 8, Issue 5, Part H (2023)

In skin disease, Mange is a contagious, intensely pruritic transmissible and zoonotic skin disease affecting all the domestic animals. Sarcoptic mange is a most important type of mange in mange infestation. A 3 Month old dog of Labrador was presented to the VCC, PGIVER, Jaipur. History was severe itching and generalized lesions on the body surface. During clinical examination found scaled lesions over the margins of both ear pinnae and head of the affected dog. There was generalized alopecia with erythema over chest, forelimbs, back and head. Skin lesions were reddish in colour. According to morphologically, showed the presence of Sarcoptic scabies var canis mites in slide during skin scraping examination. This dog was treated with Cefpodoxime Proxetil oral suspension @ 5-10 mg, orally for 4 days, lime sulphur Demoscanil solution, immnuobooster. There was absence of mites during skin scrapping examination after 6 week treatment period and the dog recovered.