Clinico-haematological alterations and therapeutic management of tick borne fever in cross bred cow

AbstractA 5  years old crossbred cow was brought to the Veterinary Clinical Complex of Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Hisar with history of progressive weakness, pale mucous membrane, anorexia, high fever (105 °F), tachycardia, laboured breathing and coffee coloured urine. Analy sis of haematological parameters revealed severe anaemia, leucocytopenia, marked poikilocytosis of erythrocytes. Blood smear examination showed presence of signet ring shapedTheileria organisms,Babesia piroplasms and condensed dot forms ofAnaplasma marginale in the stained erythrocytes. Further animal was treated with buparvaquone @ 2.5  mg/kg b.wt deep I/M in neck region and long acting oxytetracycline at 25 mg/kg b. W. slow I/V daily in normal saline solution for 5 days. Berenil (Diminazene aceturate 5%) injection was also administered @ 1 ml/20 kg b.wt. I/M along with supportive therapy. Clinical signs started to subside 3  days post treatment. Complete recovery was achieved by 4 weeks post treatment however animal succumbed to death due to immunosuppression.

Source: Journal of Parasitic Diseases - October 15, 2018 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research