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case_images: Clinical presentation of excessive hair shedding: (a,b) white scales (blue arrowheads) were found on the coat without marked hypotrichosis or alopecia
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case_images: A 1-year-old female intact Scottish Fold cat was presented with a 1-month history of excessive hair shedding, with white scales observed on the coat without clinical signs of pruritus, alopecia or hypotrichosis (Figure 1).
case_images: Light microscopy of scales collected from cellophane tape impression: (a-c) multiple short-bodied mites morphologically consistent with Demodex gatoi at x 100 magnification. (d,e) x 1000 magnification of D gatoi (stained with methylene blue)
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case_images: Trichogram revealed small numbers of the telogen phase of hair with several short-bodied mites morphologically consistent with D gatoi, similar to the findings of cellophane tape impressions on the scaling areas, examined under a low-power objective (10x) microscope and identified as an adult stage of D gatoi (Figure 2).
case_images: After 4 weeks of treatment, the cat showed substantial improvement, with a normal coat without scales
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case_images: After 4 weeks of treatment, the cat showed substantial improvement, with a normal coat and no scales (Figure 3).