Successful therapeutic management of canine Isosporosis in puppies.
Four labrador male puppies were confirmed for theIsosporaspp infection by direct smear and flotation method following complains of anorexia, haematemesis and haematochezia. The puppies were treated with trimethoprime and sulphamethoxazole @ 40 mg/kg body weight in combination with metronidazole @ 10 mg/kg body weight twice daily for 5 days which was supported with fluid therapy, aniemetics and plasma expanders. All the animals showed completed clinical recovery along with clearing of faecal oocyst.
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India.
Nishiswapna
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Garanayak
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India.
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Gupta
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha India.
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Patra
Diarrhoea; Flotation method; Isospora; Oocyst; Puppies; Sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprime