Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Sachin Patidar, Stuti Vatsya, Rajeev Ranjan Kumar, Neeraj Kumar, Jyoti Chanda Kalita and Jayshree Jakhar

Abstract:
Hepatozoonosis is a tick borne haemoprotozoan disease of dogs caused by the protozoan parasite Hepatozoon canis. In the present study, a case of hepatozoonosis infection and its management is reported in a non-descript male dog. On physical examination, the dog showed fever, weakness, anorexia, pale mucus membrane, and progressive weight loss with hind limb paralysis. Important haematological findings observed in this case included severe anaemia, thrombocytopenia, leucocytosis and neutrophilia. Microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smear revealed the presence of gametocytes of Hepatozoon spp. inside neutrophils. The animal was treated with a combined therapy of imidocarb dipropionate and doxycycline with an uneventful recovery 30 days post treatment.