Ehrlichiosis in anemic and thrombocytopenic dogs in Punjab, India

Ehrlichiosis was diagnosed in 10 cases of anemic dogs presented to Small Animal Clinics of the Department of Veterinary Clinical Services Complex, GADVASU, Ludhiana from August 2008 to April 2009 by commercially available dot-ELISA kit (Immuno Comb, Biogal, Kibbutz, Gated, Israel).The hematology of ehrlichiosis revealed moderate to severe anemia and severe thrombocytopenia. The serum chemistry in canine ehrlichiosis varied. Mean values of BUN were elevated in 20 percent ehrlichiosis affected dogs. Hypoalbuminemia was observed in most cases and alkaline phosphatase was raised in 70 percent cases of ehrlichiosis.