Dual demodicosis in a dog: Diagnosis and micrometry analysis

A nondescript dog aged six months was presented with a history of alopecia, severe itching, thickening skin on ears, around eyes, forehead and lateral aspects abdomen. Clinical examination revealed dermatitis, irregular lesions, crust formation, erythema, pruritis alopecia the affected area. Upon microscopic analysis scrapings, it found that there were abundant short tailed Demodex cornei mites long canis mites. Micrometry carried out for two different species statistically analysed. The treated oral ivermectin @ dose 400 μg/kg body weight 21 days along topical application amitraz. marked improvement observed as achieved complete clinical recovery, accompanied by absence in scrapings during consecutive weekly examinations.