Practical and update management of canine demodicosis

Canine demodicosis is a common parasitic skin disease in dogs. It can be classified into 2 types based on distribution of lesion; localized and generalized demodicosis. Localized demodicois was reported to be usually spontaneous remission, therefore, no treatment is needed. Generalized demodicosis, on the other hand, cannot heal spontaneously so miticidal therapy should be prescribed. However, there are a variety of miticidal choices for demodicosis treatment. This article will summarize pros and cons of different types of miticidal for the treatment of canine demodicosis. Recently, systemic treatment, for example, daily oral administration of ivermectin, milbemycin oxime, and moxidectin are very efficacious to treat generalized demodicosis. Although these drugs are not licensed in dogs for this use, they can offer viable alternatives to the management of difficult cases.