Clinical Management of Concurrent Ehrlichiosis and Parvo Viral Infection in a Pup Bhanuprakash A.G., Chethan G.E., Mahendran K.1,*, Panigrahi P.N. Division of Veterinary Medicine, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh 1Scientist, Division of Veterinary Medicine, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh *Corresponding author. E-mail: mahivet2002@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 2 April, 2016. Abstract A Labrador pup was present with complaint of severe submandibular swelling, fever, gastroenteritis and ocular lesions. Blood smear examination confirmed canine monocytic ehrlichiosis. The hemoto-biochemical parameters revealed anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, increased ALT and Hypoprotenemia. Concurrent parvoviral infection was also confirmed by PCR examination. The pup was successfully treated with Doxycycline and Oxytetracycline along with Ceftriaxone-Tazobactum and supportive fluid therapy. The pup showed improvement in general condition and ocular lesions subsided after one month of complete therapy. Top Keywords Ceftriaxone, Corneal opacity, Doxycycline, Ehrlichiosis, Parvo virus. Top |