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LYNXACARUSON CATS IN FIJI I t bias uith interest that we noted I ? report concerning the cat f u r miit. ( L ? / i ~ a c ~ a I radovsky) tr in Australia (Bowman and Domrow 1978). in 1977, dui-ing the investigation of d refrac-
t o r y shin condition o f cats i n Fiji. a mite belonging to the genus 1 \rt.~ac'aru\\\a\ identified. L.e\ioris \*ere found ( i t i order of decreasing frequency) on either ride o f the base o f the tail, on the tail, the medial and lateral ahpect\ of the thigh and round the anus. Intense pruritis \&a\ a iiiajor feature. Excluding the tail, \shere the affected pait% sho\zed some loss o f tiair and the formation of hard, oltcii blood-tinged iri-egular scabs, the lesions tended to be circular. cleat-1) demarcated from the unaffected skin, showed marhed 1 0 s of hair and \\ere often raw. Self-mutilation apprared inipori;ini i n extending the lcbions. Skin scrapings revealed rhc presence of IOUconcentrations of rhe mite in the of tlic hair\. Repeated attempts to detect other ectopara\ite\ n c i e ~ ~ o n s i ~ t e rnegarive i r l ~ whilst mycological and bacteriological examinations did n o t rewal any vignificant micro-oryanirrn\. Trearnieni Lorisisred o f local application o f a I : 10 diltition in \vater o f cminic'rcial lime-sulphur Eolution containing 16% calciurii pol!sulphide\. T h e affected parts \\ere soahed i n the rniyiure and allo\\ed io dr..,. Repeat applications \\et-e made at
five dav intervals (Muller and i i 1969). an average of three treatments being found necesrary. Cure \\as effected in each case. Reinfestation was a problem on one property but retreatment combated these epi5odes. In contrast to the Hawaiian (Tenorio 1974) and Australian (Bowman and Donirow 1978) findings, parasite numbers were lo\v. Additionally, pruritis in the Fijian cat5 was c o n d e r a b l ) greater. Further study ma) highlight other factor5 which could account for the differing clinical pictures. Houever, the clinician presented ~ i t this h condition may find that treatment w#ith lime-sulphur solution is \imple, cheap, elfectite and safe.
K . XICNRO, H. L1.C . XIUNRO, 4A Ventnor Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH9 2B\V
References Rowinan. W . L. and Domro\r, K . (1978) - Au.\r. Lei. ./. 54: 403. hluller,
McNtilty, kl, S., McFerran, 1. B., Bryson, D. G., ILogan, F. F. and Curran, W. I . , (1976) - Ver. Rec. 99: 229. Turner, A. J., Caple, I . W . , Craven, .I. A . and Keinganunl, C . (1973) - Aust. ver, .I. 49: 544. Woode, G . N . and Bridger, .I. C. (1975) - I'et. Kri,. 96: 8 5 .
LYNXACARUSON CATS IN FIJI I t bias uith interest that we noted I ? report concerning the cat f u r miit. ( L ? / i ~ a c ~ a I radovsky) tr in Australia (Bowman and Domrow 1978). in 1977, dui-ing the investigation of d refrac-
t o r y shin condition o f cats i n Fiji. a mite belonging to the genus 1 \rt.~ac'aru\\\a\ identified. L.e\ioris \*ere found ( i t i order of decreasing frequency) on either ride o f the base o f the tail, on the tail, the medial and lateral ahpect\ of the thigh and round the anus. Intense pruritis \&a\ a iiiajor feature. Excluding the tail, \shere the affected pait% sho\zed some loss o f tiair and the formation of hard, oltcii blood-tinged iri-egular scabs, the lesions tended to be circular. cleat-1) demarcated from the unaffected skin, showed marhed 1 0 s of hair and \\ere often raw. Self-mutilation apprared inipori;ini i n extending the lcbions. Skin scrapings revealed rhc presence of IOUconcentrations of rhe mite in the of tlic hair\. Repeated attempts to detect other ectopara\ite\ n c i e ~ ~ o n s i ~ t e rnegarive i r l ~ whilst mycological and bacteriological examinations did n o t rewal any vignificant micro-oryanirrn\. Trearnieni Lorisisred o f local application o f a I : 10 diltition in \vater o f cminic'rcial lime-sulphur Eolution containing 16% calciurii pol!sulphide\. T h e affected parts \\ere soahed i n the rniyiure and allo\\ed io dr..,. Repeat applications \\et-e made at
five dav intervals (Muller and i i 1969). an average of three treatments being found necesrary. Cure \\as effected in each case. Reinfestation was a problem on one property but retreatment combated these epi5odes. In contrast to the Hawaiian (Tenorio 1974) and Australian (Bowman and Donirow 1978) findings, parasite numbers were lo\v. Additionally, pruritis in the Fijian cat5 was c o n d e r a b l ) greater. Further study ma) highlight other factor5 which could account for the differing clinical pictures. Houever, the clinician presented ~ i t this h condition may find that treatment w#ith lime-sulphur solution is \imple, cheap, elfectite and safe.
K . XICNRO, H. L1.C . XIUNRO, 4A Ventnor Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH9 2B\V
References Rowinan. W . L. and Domro\r, K . (1978) - Au.\r. Lei. ./. 54: 403. hluller,
