BVSc MSc PhD FHEA DipEVPC, University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, UK; Professor and Chair of Interdisciplinary Parasitology, EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Veterinary Parasitology
The life cycle of Sarcoptes mites occurs in the superficial (keratinaceous) layer of the animal's epidermis. Female mites create tiny burrows into the skin in which they lay eggs over a period of 2–3...
By far the most commonly seen on both dogs and cats is the ‘cat flea’ Ctenocephalides felis. On the other hand, the ‘dog flea’ Ctenocephalides canis is observed infrequently on dogs and rarely on...