HEPATOZOONOSIS IN DOBERMAN - EMERGENCY WHOLE BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES
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G.R. Baranidharan
Associate Professor and Section Head, Post Graduate Research Institute in Animal Sciences, Kattupakkam – 603 203,
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K. Jothimeena
M.V.Sc Student, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
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C. Jayanthy
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
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A. Gopalakrishnan
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
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S. Kavitha
Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai – 600 007
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G. Vijayakumar
Professor and Head, Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College , TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007
Keywords:
Hepatozooncanis, CKD, anaemia, Blood transfusionAbstract
A two and half year old intact 19 kg female Doberman was referred to small animal medicine outpatient unit of Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital with the history of lateral recumbency, dyspnoea, weight loss, inappetence, brownish diarrhoea for past 2 weeks. Clinical examination revealed fever, blanched mucous membrane, lymphadenopathy, dehydration > 5%. Hematology revealed severe anaemia, moderate thrombocytopenia and severe leukocytosis with neutrophilia. Ultrasonography evidenced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and peripheral blood smear cytology confirmed Hepatozoan canis gamonts in neutrophils. Emergency fresh whole blood transfusion was done and treatment initiated with a combination therapy including single dose of Imidocarb dipropionate @7.5 mg/kg and Doxycycline @ 10 mg PO for 28 days following which the dog showed progressive improvements.
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