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Clinical aspect of the 18-month-old male cat (case 1) before (A-E) and after (F) treatment.
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F1
Alopecia, erythema, scales, crusts, and lichenification were found on the head (face and ears pinna), dorsal thorax, right hind limb, tail, and ventral part of the tail (Figure 1). Baermann technique. After 4 weeks from the third treatment, the cat had no clinical signs or lesions (Figure 1). Both the skin scrapings and the Baermann technique were negative (Supplementary File 1).
Notoedres cati identified through an stereomicroscope examination of the coat brushing (A, adults; B, egg).
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F2
Notoedres cati in high numbers (Figure 2). N. cati mites were morphologically identified based on the presence of concentric rings on the dorsal idiosoma and subterminal anus (Figure 3).
Notoedres cati (x100) identified through skin scraping (A,C,D) and flotation (B).
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F3
Notoedres cati in high numbers (Figure 2). N. cati mites were morphologically identified based on the presence of concentric rings on the dorsal idiosoma and subterminal anus (Figure 3). Furthermore, eggs and adult mites of N. cati were detected by the skin scrapings, cytology, and coproparasitological examination by flotation technique (Figure 3).
PMC9200890_02
Clinical aspect of the 20-month-old female cat (case 2) before (A) and after (B) treatment.
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F4
The clinical examination of the second cat revealed poor body condition (3/9, weight 900 g), cough, sneeze, pruritus, and skin lesions such as diffuse alopecia, scales, crusts, erosions, and lichenification (Figure 4). Ceva) was prescribed for 10 days. Clinical improvement was registered after 2 weeks from the first treatment and a complete clinical cure in a month (Figure 4).