USO DE FIPRONIL SPRAY NO TRATAMENTO DA ESCABIOSE CANINA
2005
Silvia Franco Andrade | Ellen Tanoue | Fabiana Pires Alves | Marconi Rodrigues de Farias
The objective of this work was to prove the effectiveness of the fipronil spray (FRONTLINE), a new synthetic molecule, as a safe acaricide in dogs. Were analyzed 10 dogs from the attendance of the service of Dermatology of the Veterinary Hospital and of the kennel of UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, SP, with symptomatic and tested positive for scabies by scrapings, and used the fipronil spray in the whole body of the animal, besides external ear conduct, weekly until the disappearance of the symptoms and scrapings from the skin tested negative for scabies. The remission of the symptoms jointly with scraped of skin negative it happened on average from 4 to 6 weeks, demonstrating to be the fipronil spray effective and practical could be a safe alternative in the treatment of the canine scabies.
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