ISSN 2684-6799 (Online) Volume 12 (2) 2021 pp. 68 - 73 ISSN 2086-5201 (Print) Ectoparasite Infestation Prevalence in Cats (Felis Domestica)…….. https://doi.org/10.30736/jt.v12i2.114 Jurnal Ternak (Animal Science Journal) with CC BY NC SA license. Available online S4-Accredited – SK No. 85/M/KPT/2020 Journal Page is available at http://www.jurnalpeternakan.unisla.ac.id/index.php/ternak/index Ectoparasite Infestation Prevalence in Cats (Felis Domestica) at the Teaching Animal Hospital of FKH IPB Tetty Barunawati Siagian a* , Eka Rahmadhani Siregar b a, b Vocational School , Bogor Agricultural University , Bogor , West Java email: a* tettybarunawatisiagian@apps.ipb.ac.id, b eka_rahmadhani@apps.ipb.ac.id A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Received 03 July 2021 Revised 12 Nopember 2021 Accepted 23 December 2021 Available online 31 December 2021 Cats are animals that are widely kept by the people of Indonesia. Both domesticated and feral cats can be attacked by ectoparasites. Ectoparasites that attacks cats are ticks, mites, fleas and fleas. Ectoparasites can breed well if the sanitation and cleanliness of the cat's cage is not maintained. Data collection was carried out for one month from February 1 st - 28 th 2021 .Ectoparasite samples were taken directly from every cat that came to RSHP. The results of the examination showed that 27 cats were positively infected with ectoparasites from 29 cats that had the potential to be infected with ectoparasites. The prevalence of ectoparasite infestation in domestic cats that came to RSHP was 93,1%. A total of 27 cats were infested with ectoparasites consisting of 2 Rhipicephalus sanguineus fleas, 11 Felicola subrostratus fleas, two Sarcoptes scabiei infection mites, 14 infectious mites Otodectes cynotis and infection mites. Ctenocephalides felis as many as 7 tails. One individual cat may be more affected than one type of ectoparasite. The calculation of the prevalence of ectoparasites in cats observed was 93,1%, which consisted of the prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei infestation 6,89%, Otodectes cynotis 48,27%, Ctenocephalides felis 24,13%, Ripicephalus sanguineus 6,89% and Felicola subrostratus 37,93 %. The presence of ectoparasites can be minimized by always maintaining cleanliness and routine caring for cats. Keywords: Ectoparasite Infestation Cats Prevalence IEEE style in citing this article: T.B. Siagian and E.R. Siregar, "Prevalence of Ectoparasite Infestation in Cats ( Felis domestica) at the Teaching Animal Hospital of FKH IPB," Jurnal Ternak. vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 68 – 73, 2021. Jurnal Ternak (Animal Science Journal) Faculty of Animal science - Lamongan Islamic University) with CC BY NC SA license. 1. Introduction Cats are domestication animal. The type of cat that is mostly kept by the community is a local cat ( Felis Domestica) . Kucing included in Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Sub Phylum Vertebrata, Class mammals, Sub Class Theria, Sub Order Fissipedia, Family Felidae, Sub Family Machairodonynae, Genus Fellis Species Fellis Catus [1]. Domesticated cats can be attacked by ectoparasites like ticks, mites, and fleas. Ectoparasites are parasites that live outside the body of their host. Ectoparasites that attack cats can reduce the cat's quality of life. Ectoparasites can breed well if the sanitation and cleanliness of the cat cage is not maintained. Ectoparasite infestation in cats is very high in patients who come to the clinic. Identification and prevalence of ectoparasites in cats needs to be done in order to analyze and recognize the types of ectoparasites in domestic cats in an effort to control, treat and prevent disease transmission to humans. So that owners can provide a good and clean environment, improve maintenance methods and maintain and care for pet cats to avoid disease attacks due to ectoparasite infestations. Ectoparasites are parasites that live outside of their habitat or on the surface of their host's body [2]. The most common ectoparasites found in cats are ticks, lice, mites and fleas. Ticks is a kind of blood-sucking ticks can be found in pets like dogs and cats. The life cycle of ticks starts from eggs, larvae,