A two-year-old German shepherd bitch weighing 25 kg was shown to the Clinical Department of Veterinary Medicine Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan. Anamnesis revealed 10 days of anorexia, 2 instances of emesis, brown urine, increased water consumption, and intermittent lethargy. Bitch appeared malnourished and had a poor hair coat. Clinical examination revealed a 104.2°F temperature, 128/min heart rate, and 54/min respiration rate, respectively, as well as pale conjunctiva and mucous membrane, elevated CRT, and skin tent twisting time. A stained thin blood smear was examined under a microscope for diagnosis, and a complete blood count (CBC) was performed. The erythrocytic parasite was discovered in a thin blood smear stained with field stain and studied under a compound microscope at 100X magnification. The CBC report revealed anaemia, with a 3.7x1012/L, 23.4%, and 8.2g/dL erythrocytic count, Hematocrit, and haemoglobin level of 3.7x1012/L, 23.4%, and 8.2g/dL, respectively. The blood test and CBC report revealed that the dog had canine babesiosis, which was treated with a single shot of IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE, 21 days of Doxycycline Monohydrate, and 7 days of metronidazole. Supportive therapy was also administered till the patient was able to eat properly. When the 21-day treatment period concluded, Bitch was entirely recovered.
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Ali Gul Soomro, Muhammad Bilawal Arain, Adnan Yousaf, Faiza Rubab, Sadia Nusrat Sharna, et al. (2021). Therapeutical Management of Canine Babesiosis in German Shepherd Bitch at Hyderabad, Sindh. American Journal of Zoology, 4(4), 57-60. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajz.20210404.12
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Ali Gul Soomro; Muhammad Bilawal Arain; Adnan Yousaf; Faiza Rubab; Sadia Nusrat Sharna, et al. Therapeutical Management of Canine Babesiosis in German Shepherd Bitch at Hyderabad, Sindh. Am. J. Zool. 2021, 4(4), 57-60. doi: 10.11648/j.ajz.20210404.12
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abstract = {A two-year-old German shepherd bitch weighing 25 kg was shown to the Clinical Department of Veterinary Medicine Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan. Anamnesis revealed 10 days of anorexia, 2 instances of emesis, brown urine, increased water consumption, and intermittent lethargy. Bitch appeared malnourished and had a poor hair coat. Clinical examination revealed a 104.2°F temperature, 128/min heart rate, and 54/min respiration rate, respectively, as well as pale conjunctiva and mucous membrane, elevated CRT, and skin tent twisting time. A stained thin blood smear was examined under a microscope for diagnosis, and a complete blood count (CBC) was performed. The erythrocytic parasite was discovered in a thin blood smear stained with field stain and studied under a compound microscope at 100X magnification. The CBC report revealed anaemia, with a 3.7x1012/L, 23.4%, and 8.2g/dL erythrocytic count, Hematocrit, and haemoglobin level of 3.7x1012/L, 23.4%, and 8.2g/dL, respectively. The blood test and CBC report revealed that the dog had canine babesiosis, which was treated with a single shot of IMIDOCARB DIPROPIONATE, 21 days of Doxycycline Monohydrate, and 7 days of metronidazole. Supportive therapy was also administered till the patient was able to eat properly. When the 21-day treatment period concluded, Bitch was entirely recovered.},
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