INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Diagnosis and Management of Dirofilariasis in a Dog

  • Author:
  • Keneisezo Koutsu, Laltlankimi, Raghubir Singh, Gunjan Das
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 236 to 238

College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University (CAU), Jalukie, Peren -797110 (Nagaland)

*Associate Professor and Corresponding author. E-mail: dasgunjan@gmail.com

Online published on 17 January, 2022.

Abstract

A dog was presented with anorexia, coughing, hyperpnea, hyperthermia and torticollis. Immunological test and blood microfilariae confirmed. Treatment was carried out using Ivermectin and Doxycycline along with supportive therapy.

Keywords

Blood smear, Dirofilariosis, Doxycycline, Ivermectin, Microfilariae