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EFICÁCIA DA ASSOCIAÇÃO DE D-FENOTRINA E PIRIPROXIFEN NO CONTROLE DE Lynxacarus radovskyi EM FELINOS DOMÉSTICOS

2012; Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Volume: 34; Linguagem: Inglês

2527-2179

Clarissa Pimentel de Souza, Guilherme G. Verocai, Leonardo Burlini Soares, Vanessa Paulino da Cruz Vieira, Pedro Vianna Tavares, Tiago Abraão Pereira Nunes, Viviane de Souza Magalhães, Fábio Barbour Scott,

Bird parasitology and diseases

ABSTRACT. Souza C.P., Verocai G.G., Soares L.B., Vieira V.P.C., Tavares P.V., Nunes T.A.P., Magalhaes V.S. & Scott F.B. [Efficacy of the association of d-phenotrin and pyriproxyfen on the control of Lynxacarus radovskyi on domestic cats]. Eficacia da associacao de d-fenotrina e piriproxifen no controle de Lynxacarus radovskyi em felinos domesticos. Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinaria, 34(Supl. 1):28-30, 2012. Universidade Estacio de Sa, Campus Vargem Pequena, Estrada Boca do Mato, 850, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22783-320, Brasil. E-mail: clarissaps@globo.com The goal of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of the association of the pirethroid d-fenothrin and the IGR pyriproxyfen on the control of Lynxacarus radovskyi in cats. Fourteen naturally infested cats were evaluated. Seven were the control group and the other seven were treated with a spray formulation containing d-fenothrin and pyriproxyfen at 4.40 and 0.14%, respectively, at the rate of 4 pumps/kg of body weight. The animals were examined for the presence of mites five days after treatment and all cats in control group presented live L. radovskyi. Dead mites were found on every treated animal, but two also presented live mites, considered positives. These cats had long hair and higher degree of infestation, making difficult the contact of the mites with the product. The association of d-fenothrin and pyriproxyfen on a spray formulation may be a good therapeutic option for the treatment of lynxacariosis in cats.