Abstract:
Cats are carnivorous animals that have been domesticated and become one of the
pets, especially for the people in Siak, Riau Province. Lack of good care causes cats to
become infected with ectoparasites, one of whichis ectoparasites that can be transmitted
to humans (zoonotic). A total of 168 cats were examined, in which 38 of them were
infected with ectoparasites. The ectoparasites found were then identified. From the
identification results found three types of ectoparasites namely Felicola subrostratus,
Ixodes sp, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus. The results showed that the highest
abundance of ectoparasites was found in the species F. subrostratus (48.9%), while the
lowest abundance of ectoparasites was found in the species R. sanguineus (22.5%). The
highest prevalence of ectoparasites was found in the species Ixodes sp (14.3%), while
the lowest prevalence of ectoparasites was found in the species F. subrostratus (4.2%).
The highest ectoparasite intensity was found in F. subrostratus species (25.1%), while
the lowest prevalence of ectoparasites was found in Ixodes sp species (4.3%).
