INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

Therapeutic Management of Mastitis in a Bitch

  • Author:
  • A.K. Tripathi, Ajay Pratap Singh2, Ashish Srivastava
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 285 to 286

2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya, Avam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura-281001, Uttar Pradesh

Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya, Avam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura-281001, Uttar Pradesh

*Corresponding author, E-mail: drarvindvet04@rediffmail.com

Online published on 2 April, 2016.

Abstract

A bitch presented with swelled mammary glands, disallowing suckling and inappetance since last 3 days. Clinical and bacteriological examinations confirmed mastitis caused by Bacillus spp. Antibiotic sensitivity test revealed strong sensitivity to Ceftriaxone and Tazobactum (CIT) and Amikacin (AK). The bitch was successfully treated using Ceftriaxone and Tazobactum along with Amikacin.

Keywords

Bacillus spp, bitch, mastitis, therapeutic management