Difference between revisions of "Neosporosis - Dog"
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Description
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
- Ascending paralysis
- Muscle atrophy
- Rigid limbs, affecting hind limbs more than forelimbs
- Occurs mainly in puppies
- Causes ascending paralysis, especially of hind limbs, with muscle wasting
- Causes sudden collapse due to myocarditis
- More than 1 puppy in a litter may be affected, although this may not occur simultaneously
- Successive litters affected
Treatment
Prognosis
References
- Merck & Co (2008) The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition) Merial
- Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition) Mosby Elsevier
- Tilley, L.P. and Smith, F.W.K.(2004)The 5-minute Veterinary Consult (Third edition) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins