Diagnosis and therapeutic management of Hepatozoon canis: A case report

Abstract

A 2 year old Labrador retriever male dog was presented to the clinics with a history of intermittent fever, emaciation, diarrhoea and depression. Clinical examination revealed rectal temperature (103.5° F). Tachycardia and increased respiration rate. Haematological studies revealed Hemoglobin 9.2g/dl and neutrophilic leukocytosis. Thrombocytopenia was also observed. Biochemical analysis revealed hypoalbuminemia, increased creatinine kinase and alkaline phosphatise activity. The blood smear stained according to Romanovski Giemsa revealed oval shape gamonts in the cytoplasm of neutrophils. The dog was successfully treated with combined therapy of Imidocarb dipropionate @ 5 mg/kg intramuscularly at 14 days interval and Doxycycline at daily oral doses of 10 mg/kg for 21 days.