Retrospective Study of clinical and hematological aspects associated with dogs naturally i

Retrospective Study of clinical and hematological aspects associated with dogs naturally infected by

Hepatozoon canis in Ludhiana,Punjab,India

Sushma Chhabra; Sanjeev Kumar Uppal; Lachhman Das Singla

【期刊名称】《《亚太热带生物医学杂志：英文版》》 【年(卷),期】2013(000)006

【摘要】Objective:To evaluate clinical and hematological aspects of dogs naturally infected with Hepatozoon canis(H.canis)presented at the Small Animal Clinics of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,Ludhiana.Methods:Blood films of 34 naturally infected dogs were

examined

for

haematological

alterations

and

parasitaemia.Signalment and clinical signs were recorded from the animals.Clinical

histories

were

filled

oul

during

the

consultation.Results:Of the 34 positive dogs by Giemsa stained peripheral blood films.88.23%presented parasilaemia by H.canis only,while 11.77%had the combination of H.canis,Babesia sp.and Ehrlichia sp.Young male dogs less than oue-year-old,of nondescript breed,were the most commonly affected.And 26.47%were presented with anorexia/inappetence as the only clinical symptom.Other clinical symptoms were mild to moderate fever,pale mucosae and lethargy;a few

were

also

showing

the

signs

of

vomiting

and

diarrhoea.Haematological alterations showed mainly normochromic-