Efficacy of Felpreva®, a new spot-on formulation containing tigolaner, emodepside and praziquantel, applied as a single application to cats artificially infested with ear mites (Otodectes cynotis)

Abstract

The efficacy of Felpreva® (Vetoquinol), a new spot-on application containing the novel acaricide and insecticide tigolaner in combination with emodepside and praziquantel, was evaluated in cats artificially infested with ear mites (Otodectes cynotis). A total of three pivotal dose confirmation studies were conducted, two of them designed as non-interference studies. Cats were artificially infested with O. cynotis mites and randomly allocated into groups of 8 cats based on pre-treatment mite counts. Cats were treated once on Day 0, either with Felpreva® (14.5 ​mg/kg tigolaner, 3 ​mg/kg emodepside and 12 ​mg/kg praziquantel) or with placebo. Studies with a non-interference design included two additional groups of cats, treated with Profender® spot-on solution (Vetoquinol) (3 ​mg/kg emodepside and 12 ​mg/kg praziquantel) and tigolaner as a mono product (14.5 ​mg/kg tigolaner). Efficacy was evaluated on Day 28/Day 30 based on total live mite counts after ear flushing. Efficacy was claimed when: (i) at least six control cats per group were adequately infested with mites; (ii) calculated efficacy was ≥ 90% based on geometric mean mite counts; and (iii) the difference in mite counts between Felpreva®-treated cats and control cats was statistically significant (P ​≤ ​0.05). In two of the three studies, Felpreva®-treated cats were mite-free (100% efficacy) on Day 28/Day 30 and almost full efficacy (99.6%) was seen in the third study. The difference in mite counts between Felpreva®-treated cats and control cats was significant (P ​< ​0.0001) in all three studies. All control cats were adequately infested in all three studies. The efficacy of Felpreva® against ear mite (Otodectes cynotis) infection in cats was confirmed.

Keywords: Cat; Ear mite; Felpreva®; Otoacariosis; Otodectes cynotis; Tigolaner.

Graphical abstract

Fig. 1

Changes of post-treatment Otodectes cynotis visible live mite count scores in relation to pre-treatment assessed by otoscopic examination (effect of treatment based on worst case score between both ears on Day 14 and Day 28 versus pre-treatment (Day -2/Day -3) in comparison to placebo, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, level of significance ​= ​0.05).

Fig. 2

Changes of post-treatment debris/cerumen scores in relation to pre-treatment assessed by otoscopic examination (effect of treatment based on worst case score between both ears on Day 14 and Day 28 versus pre-treatment (Day -2/Day -3) in comparison to placebo, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, level of significance ​= ​0.05).