1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology
3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology
4Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery
Department of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. V. M. Jhala Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SDAU) Sardarkrushinagar-385535 (Gujarat)
*Corresponding author E-mail: abhinavsuthar94@gmail.com
Online published on 4 May, 2019.
A Labrador retriever was reported with anamnesis of thoracic oedema, frequent coughing along with occasionally hemoptysis, labored breathing, restlessness and exercise intolerance. Clinical examination and auscultation revealed severally congested lung with moist rales. CBC, serum biochemistry, modified knott's technique, ECG, X-ray-VHS were undertaken for confirming dicrofilariosis. Initially the dog was treated for pneumonia with combination of Doxycyline, Frusemide, Enapril and Prednisolone for one week. After one week of treatment, dog showed improvement in clinical condition and was managed by combination of Doxycycline and low dose of Ivermectin orally daily for ninety days along with other supportive therapy
Dirofilaria, heartworm, modified knott's technique
