author(s)
Kanwarpal Singh Dhillon, Ginny Bansal, Karanveer Singh and Sukhdev Singh Dhillon

abstract
A Pitbull dog was presented with restlessness, inappetence, hair loss, scooting, biting and scratching of hair coat, and loss of body condition since a week. The clinical examination revealed rashes, erythema, scaling, alopecia, hyperpigmented skin, intense pruritus and spoiling of hair coat affecting the dorsum mainly the caudo-dorsal lumbosacral aspect, tail heads and back of thighs. Adult fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) were also found moving and jumping all over the animal body. The faecal examination revealed presence of boiled rice like gravid segments of Dipylidium caninum. Diagnosis of flea bite allergic dermatitis was based on clinical findings, location of lesions, presence of fleas on body and evidence of gravid segments of D. caninum in the feces. The dog was successfully treated with Fipronil 0.25% (Fixotic) spray topically once and Praziquantel @10 mg/kg b.wt. Once orally. Supportive therapy included anti-histaminics, multivitamins and minerals supplementation. Clinical recovery was evaluated on basis of absence of pruritis, erythematous lesions and fleas along with negative faecal sample.