Amitraz is an insecticide of the formamidine group very used as acaricide and tickicide in veterinary medicine. The present research was aimed at analyzing the alterations induced by the topical use of amitraz in therapeutic concentration of 0.05%. Heart rate, electrocardiogram, systolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, rectal temperature, pupil diameter and degree of sedation, dosage of the glucose, insulin and cortisol concentration were measurements. The alterations were blood pressure decrease, hypothermia, vomit, salivation, mydriasis, light degree of sedation and increase in plasma glucose level. Some animals also presented sinusal arrhthymia. In spite of having occurred decrease of the heart rate and systolic blood pressure and increase in the glucose levels, these values were inside of the normality referred for the feline species. The research demonstrated that the use of the amitraz by topical way in therapeutic concentration is safe in healthy cats, and as well as it happens in other species, it’s use should be contraindicated in cats with diabetic, heart problems and hypothermia.
amitraz; topic; intoxication; cats
