Therapeutic management of Babesia canis vogeli infection associated with hepato-renal complications in a dog
Pankaj Kumar Patel, Shailesh Kumar Patel, Priyanka Kumari, Rajat Garg, AC Saxena, and SK Dixit
A five-year-old Labrador female dog was presented to the Referral Veterinary Polyclinic, IVRI, Izatnagar having the history of progressive abdominal enlargement, vomition, anorexia, fever, lethargy and tick infestation. Clinical examinations revealed pale mucous membrane, fever (104.1â°F) and enlarged lymph node. Ultrasonographic examination showed hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, renal cortical thickening along with the ascites. The hemato-biochemical report showed marked reduction in Hb, TEC, PCV, hypoalbuminemia and elevated SGPT, SGOT, BUN and creatinine levels. Blood smear examination with Giemsa’s staining technique revealed basophilic; teardrop shaped piroplasms of B. canis vogeli inside the red blood cell. On the basis of clinical history and laboratory findings the case was diagnosed as B. canis vogeli infection with hepato-renal complications. The institution of treatment of the dog with fluid therapy and diaminazine aceturate, doxycycline, clindamycin along with supportive therapy brought successful recovery in 28 days.
Pankaj Kumar Patel, Shailesh Kumar Patel, Priyanka Kumari, Rajat Garg, AC Saxena,, SK Dixit. Therapeutic management of Babesia canis vogeli infection associated with hepato-renal complications in a dog. J Entomol Zool Stud 2019;7(2):202-205.