Therapeutical Management of Canine Babesiosis in German Shepherd Bitch at Hyderabad, Sindh

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.