Successful treatment of atypical dermatitis case caused by demodex canis in an English pointer [ingiliz pointer irki{dotless} bir köpekte demodex canis kökenli atipik dermatitis olgusunun başari{dotless}li{dotless} saǧalti{dotless}mi{dotless}]

In this case,the diagnosis and treatment of atypical dermatitis caused by demodex canis was evaluated in a-5 year old english pointer. the disease defined as atypical dermatitis due to clinical,laboratory,bacteriological,parasitological and histopatological results. demodex canis,β-hemolytic staphylococcus aureus and microsporum canis were isolated and identified on the skin scrapings,biopsy specimens and swab. the dog was treated for 4 months,given bath of ketoconazole and benzoyl peroxide shampoo,twice in a week,ivermectin 0.6 mg/ kg,sc,three days interval,cefaperazone-sulbactam (22 mg/kg,im) daily for only 10 days and followed by cefquinom (2 mg/kg im) daily for the rest of the treatment period of 3.5 months,and ketaconazole (10 mg/kg,po,4 months) daily. as a result,atypical dermatitis caused by demodex canis should be treated for longer duration with no complications and with successful outcome at 3 days interval.