? Anyone with experience with feline scabies??!!

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Bandit's Mom

Bandit's Mom

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Hi,

My 12 year old civvie Budge seems to have developed a bad case of feline scabies. It started with a bald patch below one ear and now she has tiny "dandruffy" scabs all over the back of her head and neck - no hair loss except for the first patch. We are in Mumbai and our usual vet is closed. Due to the covid-19 lockdown here, we are unable to move around very much, so all consults have been on the phone.

My vet recommended a weekly application of "lindane" lotion diluted with water on the first patch. He said it was highly toxic to cats and so should be applied with care and not more often than once a week.

With the infestation spreading and after reading online that lindane is not recommended, I began to ask around. On the advice of two other vets, we have applied the Bayer Advocate Spot-on for cats, 4 days back. We also gave her a bath 10 days back. We don't get a lime-sulphur dip here.

Wondering if there is anything else I should do? I presume the Advocate spot-on will take a few days to get rid of the scabies mites and that I cannot apply it again for 4 weeks?

We also get a spot-on with selamectin (6% w/v) which I can try - presumably only after 4 weeks from the Advocate application?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This covid-19 lockdown has really limited the pet healthcare options we have here.

Thanks!
Bhooma
 
Judy and Freckles said:
sheesh... where the heck would she get that from? I suppose you have to keep her separate from Bandit now?
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She does go for the occasional "outing". Has never had a problem in so many years!

Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of isolating her. We live in a tiny apartment in Mumbai. Neither Budge nor Bandit like to be locked-up. They don't really hang out any more though. And we've put Advocate on Bandit too - as a preventive measure.
 
The two other vets is on the right track based on:
This https://veterinary-practice.com/article/feline-scabies-notoedric-mange says:
  • 2% lime sulphur dips (Dechra). Between six to eight weekly applications may be necessary. ( said those are not available to your)
  • Selamectin (Stronghold, Zoetis). This is applied as a spot-on at 30-day intervals for three applications. It is preferable that the professional staff of the clinic perform this to eliminate any possibility of poor compliance, particularly in the rare case where the treatment is a trial therapy.
  • Fipronil (Merial Animal Health.) Applied as a spot-on or spray.
The Adovate spot-on is not available in USA but this https://www.advantagepetcare.com.au/au/our-products/advocate/advocate-cats/ says it is contains
The active ingredients in Advocate are:

  • 100 g/L Imidacloprid
  • 10 g/L Moxidectin
and is recommended for scabies/mange.
 
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