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Injection-Acupuncture Combined by Conventional Treatment in Canine Demodicosis : Case Report  

Jun, Hyung-Kyou (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Han, Ji-Won (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Oh, Hyun-Wook (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Hyun-Hwa (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Park, Bae-Kun (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Park, Seong-Jun (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Cho, Sung-Whan (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Duck-Hwan (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.24, no.3, 2007 , pp. 432-436 More about this Journal
Abstract
Therapeutic effect by injection-AP with antibiotics plus conventional treatment was investigated to establish a new treatment method for canine demodicosis. Three patients diagnosed into canine demodicosis were used in the present study. Injection-AP with enrofloxacin (5 mg/kg, twice a week) was made into the acupoints such as Fei Shu(BL13), Wei Zhong (BL40), Da Zhui (GV14), Zu San Li (ST36), He Gu (LI04), Qu Chi (LI11) and Sang Yin jiao(SP06) for 5 weeks. Further, they were additionally received with conventional treatments including injection of ivermectin (0.5 mg/kg, twice a week, SC) and 0.05% amitraz rinse (twice a week) for 5 weeks. The clinical symptoms (pruritus, excoriation, erythema and alopecia) were much improved by injection-AP therapy plus conventional treatment, compared by those of pre-treatment. Case 1 became to normal after 4 weeks, Case 2 became to mild after 5 weeks and Case 3 became to normal after 5 weeks. Total WBC revealed decreasing tendency with treatment in all cases, however, N/L ratios didn't show regular pattern of change with treatment. Notable changes were not histopathogically found in skin lesions of Case 1 and Case 3 except Case 2 with mild change after 5 weeks treatment, compared by those of pre-treatment, respectively. In conclusion, the present patients were cases with canine demodicosis which revealed favorable therapeutic response by injection-AP with antibiotics plus conventional treatment.
Keywords
Injection-acupuncture; canine; demodicosis;
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