Ctenocephalides felis or canis
dog and cat fleas
Xenopsylla cheopis
-oriental rat flea
-Yersinia pestis (causitive agent of the Plague)
fleas
� Wingless insects, tube-like mouth parts, jump
� Feed on blood,so are an important cause of anemia
� Some eggs fall off into the environment where they hatch or remain in their cocoon until vibration, carbon dioxide, or heat is detected in the environmen
Ixodes scapularis
-Deer tick
-transmits Lyme's disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Dermacentor variabilis
-american dog tick
-primary vector for transmitting Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
-brown dog tick
-transmits Ehrlichia spp.
Otobius megnini
spinose ear tick (soft tick)
Demodex canis
-Not typically pruritic unless secondary pyoderma is present
-This mite is located in the hair follicle and so a deep scraping is necessary in which the scraping actually draws a small amount of blood
-Cigar-shaped mite
-Seen mostly in young animals or an
scabies
-Very pruritic
-Superficial dweller and may be hard to find
-Most commonly treated with selamectin
-Can be zoonotic, but infection istransient and self-limiting in people
Sarcoptes scabiei
canine scabies mite
Notoedres cati
feline scabies mite
Cheyletiella
-Very pruritic
-Known most commonly aswalkingdandruff
-Superficial mite
Otodectes cynotis
-ear mite of dogs and cats
-Very pruritic
-Observed microscopically on a mineral oil swab
-Debrisin ears often lookslike dark coffee grounds
lice
-Infestation is known as pediculosis
-May be seen with the naked eye
-6 legs and wingless
-May be biting or sucking in nature
Felicola subrostratus
feline chewing louse
Hematopinus
sucking louse of cattle