Ctenocephalides felis in dogs and cats in Tandojam region

Abstract

One hundred dogs and equal number of cats was examined in Tandojam town and its surroundings, with an object to record the flea infestation in these hosts. During this study, only one species of flea, i.e., Ctenocephalides felis was founding infesting both host animals. Pooled compilation of data revealed that 34% of dogs and 28% cats were infested. However, categorical compilation of results showed that in case of dogs, the higher rate of infestation (50%) was recorded in females than in males (10%). Similar trend was also found in cats, where 25% females were found infested as against 11.11% in males. The trend of female bias infestation was also observed down to the level of young population of animals under study. The rate of infestation was higher in female puppies (40%) than in male puppies (26.66%). It was also higher in female kitten (37.84%) than in male kitten (12.43%). © 2007 Asian Network for Scientific Information.