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- A 2-month-old female Vietnamese potbellied pig was brought to a veterinary teaching hospital due to itching (pruritus), following a recent dermatitis diagnosis in its human caretaker.
- Skin scrape samples were examined and identified a mite species closely related to *Demodex canis*, confirming the cause of the pig's condition.
- The pig was successfully treated with afoxolaner after ivermectin proved ineffective, and follow-up showed no more itching, suggesting afoxolaner could be a viable treatment for mite infections in pet pigs.
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A 2 months old female Vietnamese potbellied pig presented to a veterinary teaching hospital with a referring complaint of pruritus. A human caretaker of the pig had recently been diagnosed with a spp. dermatitis. Microscopic examination of the skin scrape samples and BLAST analysis confirmed the species of the mite as most closely related to var. canis (AY493391). The pig was treated with afoxolaner as previous treatment with ivermectin was not efficacious. Recheck examinations and follow up revealed the pig to be non-pruritic and resolving. Afoxolaner may be a therapeutic option when treating spp. infections in companion pigs.
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