COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF EFFICIENCY OF INSACAR TOTAL K AND ACAROMECTIN ACARICIDAL MEDICATIONS IN CASE OF OTODECTOSIS OF CATS

Otodectosis of cats is one of the most spread diseases of animals of this species from the group of arachnoentomoses. The lack or non-compliance with therapeutic and preventive measures in case of otodectosis contributes to massive spread of the disease. A comparative assessment of the effectiveness of two acaricidal medications, such as Insakar Total K, developed at Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Scientific Center - All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine of the RAS (Moscow), and Acaromectin for cats’ otodectosis was carried out. Insacar Total K is a complex acaricidal medication containing imidocloprid, pyriproxyfen and moxidectin, providing high therapeutic efficacy against ecto- and endoparasites both in imaginal and preimaginal stages of development. It is recommended for treatment of arkhanoentomoses, nematodes of the gastrointestinal tract of cats. Acaromectin is a medication from the group of macrocyclic lactones. The active ingredient of the drug is ivermectin, which has a destructive effect on acariform ticks. The drug is active against sarcoptic mites at different stages of ontogenesis (Sarcoptes canis, Sarcoptes vulpis, Notoedres cinotis, Psoroptes cuniculi), demodectic mites (Demodex canis), as well as insects (Ctenocephalides canis, Telotdecephalides) parasitizing on dogs and cats. The object of the study was the cats of “Lapa Pomoshchi” shelter for homeless animals at Ulyanovsk State Agrarian University, spontaneously infested with Otodectes cynotis ticks. In the course of the experiment, it was found that both tested medications show outstanding efficacy for treatment of otodectosis of cats. Insakar Total K has a more pronounced therapeutic effect, extension efficiency was 100 %. The extension efficiency of Acaromectin was slightly lower and amounted to 80 %.