Study guide and Summary table of important small animal skin disease with pictures showing clinical signs. Including information about disease description, clinical signs, treatment options, prevention ,etc.
Small Animal Skin Diseases
Type Subtype Description Clinical signs Treatment
Parasitic Skin Demodicosis Common in dogs, rare in cats Hair loss Isoxazolines
disease Burrow mite → into hair follicles Inflammation
● Juvenile onset - localized→often Dry scaly skin (unauthorised but cheap =
recover spontaneously Erythematous skin ivermectin)
Greasy coat
● Juvenile onset - Pruritus Monitor by clinical exam +
generalised→inherited repeat skin scrapes/plucks
predisposition Area: eyes + feet (but can
● Adult onset - localised or spread) Treat until 2 negative sample
generalized taken at least 14 days apart
○ usually >2 years of age (exp 12w minimum)
○ underlying
immunosuppression AVOID: Glucocorticoids +
○ drugs oclacitinib (apoquel) even if
○ endocrinology self trauma
○ neoplasia
Sarcoptic Mange (scabies) Common in dogs in the UK, rare in cats Skin lesions Skin scraping
Intensely pruritic, transmissible infestation Hair loss
Fox reservoir Usually affect: ear folds, hock,
elbows
Caused by Sarcoptes scabiei (burrowing
mite)
Cheyletiellosis Cheyletiella - fur (biting) mites seen in cats, Scaling Difficult (>6w)
dogs, rabbits Pruritus Females may survive off shot
“Walking dandruff” Primarily dorsal trunk for 10 days
Cats: miliary dermatitis
None licensed:
Rabbits:
Ivermectin
Dog, cat:
, Selamectin,Moxidectin,
Isoxazolines, Fipronil
Trombiculiasis (chiggers) Caused by the larval stage of Trombiculid Asymptomatic → severely None licensed
Mites pruritic May kill mites before naturally
detached + don’t repel in
Strictly seasonal - July-Sept/Oct Orange spots esp in lacrimal ongoing exposure
areas
Affects cats, dogs, horse Fipronil, avermectins,
isoxazolines
Flea bite hypersensitivity Ectoparasite allergy: immediate/delayed Diagnosis:
Mechanisms: intradermal reactions History + signs
- IgE mediated mast cell activation Evidence of flea / flea dirt
- Delayed cell mediated Response to therapy
Antigens : saliva, cuticle, excreted enz.
Toxins, feces Treatment:
Avoid flea bites
Flea bite Use of antipruritic/anti-
test : flea salivary antigen inflammatory meds →
glucocorticoids, apoquel,
Flea infestation in non-FAD animals cytopoint, antihistamines
^flea dirt
unlikely to cause skin lesion (unless huge Flea control:
infestation) Fluralaner/afoxolaner
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