Table 1 Signalment, age of onset, duration of symptoms before diagnosis, main clinical signs and findings, presence of Demodex mites in skin scrapings, tape strips and biopsies, and results of dermatophyte culture, FeLV and FIV tests in 10 cats with Demodex gatoi infestation from six households.
Case n = 10 | Age | Sex | Breed | Duration of disease before diagnosis | Pruritus | Alopecia | Scaling/crusting | Mites in skin scraping/tape strip | Mites in skin biopsy | Dermatophyte culture | FeLV | FIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1A | 2 y | F | CRX | 4 m | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | - |
1B | 5 y | MN | CRX | 6 m | + | + | + | - | - | - | NA | NA |
1C | 5 y | MN | CRX | 5 m | + | + | + | + | + | - | NA | NA |
2A | 5 y | F | BUR | 7 m | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - |
3A | 2 y | M | EXO | 5 m | + | + | + | + | NA | NA | - | - |
3B | 3 y | MN | PER | 4 m | + | + | + | + | NA | NA | - | - |
4A | 6 m | F | CRX | 2 m | + | + | + | + | NA | NA | ||
5A | 4 m | F | SIA | 4 m | + | + | + | - | - | - | NA | NA |
5B | 11 y | FS | BUR | 3 m | + | + | + | - | + | - | NA | NA |
6A | 10 m | F | CRX | 0 m | - | - | - | + | NA | NA | - | - |