Haemato-biochemical alterations and effect of herbal-probiotics combination regimens in acute gastritis in young dogs

Abstract

In the present study, the haematological-biochemical investigation was done on 24 dogs suffering from acute gastritis. The clinical signs in the affected dogs were observed vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain and dehydration. Haematology revealed non-significant difference in all the parameters. In biochemical alterations, significant changes in potassium were observed and non-significant changes were seen in alanine aminotransferase, total protein albumin, globulin, chloride and sodium and potassium. The affected dogs were randomly divided into four groups. the group 1 served as the healthy control, group 2 was treated with Zingiber officinale aqueous extract @ 100 mg/kg + Lactobacillus acidophilus + Sacharomyces boulardii @ 2 g PO, OD for 5 days, group 3 was treated with Fennel seeds aqueous extract @ one teaspoonful + Lactobacillus acidophilus+ Sacharomyces boulardii @ 4 g PO, OD for 5 days and group 4 was treated with Elettaria cardamomum aqueous extract @ one teaspoon+ Lactobacillus acidophilus + Sacharomyces boulardii @ 6 g PO, BID for 5 days. The present investigation showed that herbal therapeutic regimen in group 2 was most effective for the treatment of acute gastritis as compared to group 3 and group 4.