Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
New treatment approach for dog babesiosis infection
By ini Mk et al.·2016·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: New therapeutic protocol for canine babesiosis: a case report
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old male Labrador was brought to the vet with brownish urine, loss of appetite, and tiredness that had lasted a week. The vet found that he had a high fever, pale gums, and an enlarged spleen. Blood tests showed he was anemic and had low platelet counts, and a blood smear confirmed he had a serious infection called babesiosis caused by the parasite B. gibsoni. The dog was treated with a combination of three antibiotics for ten days, and he started to improve by the fourth day of treatment, eventually recovering completely without any side effects.
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Abstract
Canine babesiosis is typically characterized by hemolyticanemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, and splenomegaly. A male Labrador aged three years eight months was presented to the veterinary clinic with a history of brownish urination, anorexia and lethargy since one week. Clinical examination revealed high temperature (105.70 F), pale mucous membrane and splenomegaly. Haematology revealed anaemia and thrombocytopenia (Hb- 7.7g/dl; Platelet count- 86,000/µl). B. gibsoni (+++) was evidenced in blood smear. Treatment was initiated with a combination therapy of Clindamycin @ 25 mg/kg PO q 12h, Metronidazole @ 15 mg/kg PO q 12h and Doxycycline @ 5 mg/kg PO q 12h for 10 days. There was no adverse reactions and the dog showed clinical and haematological improvement from 4thday of treatment onwards and recovered uneventfully by the end of therapeutic protocol.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/70cb232d52831b18eb823a0782d8e82dfb3a88f3