Flea Controller - back to clinical findings

Abstract
Concerning electronic tick and flea repeller’s use, was conducted on 3 groups of dogs as follows:
Group 1: 5 domestic dogs parasite free
Group 2: 5 domestic weakly infested dogs
Group 3: 15 severely infested dogs living in a kennel

Method
The Skudo flea and tick repeller device was fixed to a common collar and then applied on the dogs subject to testing. The device was well tolerated by the dogs and no alteration to their behaviour was observed during the study.

Results
Group 1: No infestation of parasites was observed.
Group 2: 4 out of 5 dogs were free from parasites at the 7th day control. 1 dog out of 5 still showed a weak presence at the 7th day control but at the 9th day control, no parasites were observed. Their absence was still documented during the control at day 35.
Group 3: a 76% reduction in infestation was observed after 7 days of device’s use. A 97% reduction in infestation was documented during the day 35 control. The results of this group are particularly interesting as the parasite population had been present in the kennels for a long time and had been resistant to several parasiticide treatments.

Conclusions
• Rapid repellent action
• Successful in removing parasites
• Effective in case of reinfestation
• Well tolerated

The action of the ultrasonic waves is particularly effective and rapid in fighting the ticks at their early life stages (larvae and nymphs) and the male ticks; due to their biological features, in fact, their relationship with the host is not so tight and their blood feeds are not as prolonged.

On the basis of the above mentioned results, we can conclude that the ultrasonic device used during the tests is both well tolerated by the dog; the effectiveness of the device in removing the parasites from the dog has been proved as very successful and as powerful as that of two active principles such as Asuntol and Neguvon whose parasiticide action is well renowned.

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