ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was evaluate the efficacy of the use of selamectine in the treatment of O. cynotis in Van Cats

The material of this study comprised of 30 Van Cat which were infected.

In the clinical examination; restlessness, head shaking, scratching at the ears and wax in both ears with brown-black colored cerumens were found. In the otoscopic examination and analysing the samples, O. cynotis was determined. For treatment, single dose selamectin was given. At the 15th and 30th day after treatment, otoscopic and microscopic examinations were repeated. In the 15th day after the treatment, it was found that clinical symptoms seen in the animals were significantly reduced , only the cerumens in 4 cats remained. Besides, at the 30th day, it is found that all the clinical symptoms disappeared in all animals, and with the otoscopic and microscopic examination it was found that there were no agents of O. cynotis.

As a result, due to the ease of usage in cats housed in a crowd and the reason the efficiency for the treatment used as a single dose, selamectine is efficient for treating O. cynotis in Van Cats and it can be used safely. (Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2013; 37: 269-72)

Keywords: Van Cat, Otodectes cynotis, selamectine, treatment