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A gross photograph of the examined dog, Bull Terrier, prior to the treatment. The "flat feet" appearance and the loss of the digit in the right thoracic limb are clearly evident.
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F1
Clinical observations revealed that all the feet were swollen, erythematous, crusted, hyperkeratotic, ulcerated and painful with loss of a digit from the right thoracic limb (Fig. 1).
Histological section from the skin biopsy of the case under investigation. Various stages of the Demodex spp. of mites can be clearly visualized in the hair follicles (H&E staining, 50x magnification).
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F2
Various parasitic stages of Demodex spp. mites were found in the hair follicles (Fig. 2), presenting us a clear evidence of pododemodicosis.
A gross photograph of the examined dog after the acaricidal treatment. Note the significant improvement in the appearance of the feet after 4 weeks of the treatment. Also, loss of the digit in the right thoracic limb is clearly evident in this photograph.
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F3
Interestingly, just 4 weeks into the repetition of the treatment, the animal exhibited nearly 85% clinical improvement (Fig. 3).