Ectoparasites

Common name for ctenocephalides felis

Cat flea

Common name for ctenocephalides canis

Dog flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

Rat flea known as the plague organism Yersinia pestis

Common name for Ixodes spp

Deer tick

Common name for dermacentor variabilis

American dog tick

Common name for Rhipicephalus

Brown dog tick

Common name for tobius megnini

Ear tick

Common name for Demodex spp

Cigar shaped mite

Common name for scarcoptes scabiei

Canine scabies mite

Common name for notoedres cati

Feline scanies mite

Common name for Cheyletiella

Walking dandruff

Common name for Otodectes cynotis

Ear mite of cats and dogs

Common name for Trichodectes canis

Chewing lice

Common name for Linognathus setosus

Suking lice

Common name for Hematopinus suis

Sucking lice of cattle

Fleas feed on what

Blood

Fleas cause what health issue

Anemia

How long can flea eggs remain in the environment before they hatch

Up to a year without a meal

How many eggs can a female flea lay in 1 day

50 eggs per day

What makes the flea eggs hatch

Vibration, CO2, heat

What do fleas need to reproduce

Blood meal

Environment for fleas

Humid and warm

Prevention against fleas

1x a month topical frontline, advantixx, revolution

What can ctenocephalides felis or canis cause?

Tapeworm/dipylidium caninium- when the infected flea is swallowed

Dermacentor ticks transmit

Rickettsia rickettsii disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Ixodes transmits

Borrelia burgdorferi/ Lyme disease

Rhipicephalus transmits

Ehrlichia

Monthly Tick Px

Frontline, Advantixx

How many legs do ticks have

8- arachnid

What do ticks feed on

Blood

Ticks mouth parts

Capitulum

Tick removal

With tweezers or forceps so tick is grasped at mouthpart and Px mouthpart breaking off

Ticks are common in the transmission of what

Rabbit fever/ Tularemia

Mites are arachnid because

8 legs

Are d�modex mites normally pruritic

No

Where Do demodex mites live

Hair follicles

Mites are Diagnosed by

Skin scraping squeeze the follicle

Demodex Tx

Oral ivermectin
Lyme surfer dip

Demodex spp is seen in

Young animals & immune compromised

Is demodex contagious

No

Is scabies pruritic

Yes very!

Is scabies zoonotic

Yes but self limiting humans have their own mites

Are scabies difficult to diagnose

Yes superficial dwellers

Scabies Tx

Selamectin/revolution, Lyme sulfur dip, milbemycin

Is walking dandruff pruritic

Very itchy

Are ear mite pruritic

Yes

How can you observe ear mites

Microscopically w/ mineral oil swab

Ear mite Tx

Topical ivermectin/acarexx

Visually ear mites might look like

Coffee grounds in the ear

Infestation of lice are called

Pediculosis

Lice are very Pruritic

Yes

Lice are transmitted via

Direct contact

Are lice host specific

Yes

Lice have how many legs and wings

6 legs no wings

Lice Tx

Fipronil, Selamectin