Diagnosis and Management of Concurrent Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis in a Dog Venkatesakumar E.1,*, Kumar V.2, Ramprabhu R.3 Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) Tirunelveli-627358 (Tamil Nadu) 1Assistant Professor/Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology 2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology 3Professor and Head, TVCC *Corresponding author E-mail: drvenkat75@gmail.com
Online published on 4 May, 2019. Abstract A Rottweiler dog with concurrent infection of Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis was reported with history of blindness, epistaxis, anorexia and tick infestation. Fever, pale mucous membrane, dilated pupil, loss of vision, dehydration enlarged lymph nodes and ecchymotic patches in superficial skin were observed. Peripheral blood smear examination revealed both morula of Ehrlichia canis in monocytes and piroplasms of Babesia canis in erythrocytes. Anaemia, elevated BUN and creatinine were observed in hemato-biochemical examination. The animal was treated with Doxycycline, Diminazene diaceturate, Imidocarb, Ivermectin and hematinics. Top Keywords Anaemia, babesiosis, dog, ehrlichiosis. Top |