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#### Pruritus, pharmacosurveillance, skin tumours and flea infestations: Report summary This is the third summary report on pruritus in companion animals collated by the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET).1,2 The present report considers electronic health records (EHRs) captured by the SAVSNET project from 217 voluntary veterinary practices (482 sites) over a 14-month period from 1 May 2018 to 30 June 2019. A detailed description of the methodology used by SAVSNET to capture EHRs has been previously provided.3,4 A total of 1,823,164 consultations were analysed, of which 70.6 per cent were from dogs, 26.2 per cent were from cats, 1.8 per cent were from rabbits, and the remaining 1.4 per cent were from other species, or where species was not recorded. Animals mainly presenting for investigation and/or treatment of pruritus according to the attending veterinary surgeon or nurse comprised 4.7 per cent, …