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