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Treatment of nasal worm infection in a mixed-breed dog
By Conboy, Gary et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2013·Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of E. boehmi infection in a mixed-breed dog using milbemycin oxime.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old mixed-breed dog, part Boxer and part Chinese Shar Pei, was suffering from chronic sneezing and nasal discharge after exercise. Tests revealed he had an infection caused by a type of parasite called Eucoleus boehmi. Initially, a standard dose of milbemycin oxime, a common dewormer, didn't help, but increasing the dose to 2 mg/kg successfully cleared the infection. While the sneezing and nasal discharge improved significantly, they did not completely go away. The dog was much better overall, with no more eggs found in his feces after treatment.
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Abstract
Numerous bipolar plugged capillarid eggs were detected on a routine centrifugal fecal flotation examination of a 2 yr old castrated male boxer-Chinese shar pei mixed-breed. The eggs were identified as Eucoleus boehmi (E. boehmi), the nasal capillarid, based on size and shell wall surface morphology. The dog had a history of chronic sneezing (> 5 times/day) and intermittent postexercise nasal discharge. Currently, there are no anthelmintics approved for use in dogs for the treatment of E. boehmi. Treatment of the dog with 0.5-1 mg/kg milbemycin oxime was ineffective, but treatment with 2 mg/kg milbemycin oxime resulted in negative fecal examinations 7-28 days and 5 mo posttreatment. The dog's postexertion nasal discharge greatly lessened, and the sneezing behavior improved (it was only noted 2-3 times/wk), but neither the discharge nor sneezing completely resolved following the anthelmintic treatments. Use of milbemycin oxime at an increased dose (2 mg/kg) appeared to be an effective treatment against E. boehmi infection in this dog based on clinical response and the cessation of fecal egg shedding.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23535747/