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Canine haemobartonellosis (view source)
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
* Mild-moderate anaemia
* Mild-moderate anaemia
===Laboratory Tests===
===Laboratory Tests===
The organism can be identified on a blood smear stained with a Giemsa-Wright stain. PCR can also be used to detect the organism and sme cases will be Coomb's test positive.
The parasitaemia is cyclic and therefore the organism will not always be identified in the blood.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
Treatment with doxycline, tretracycline or oxytetracycline is usually effective. Supportive treatment of blood transfusions may be needed in severe cases. Glucocorticoids can also be administered. The PCV should be monitored until it has returned to a normal level and clinical signs have resolved.
Treatment with doxycline, tretracycline or oxytetracycline is usually effective. Supportive treatment of blood transfusions may be needed in severe cases. Glucocorticoids can also be administered. The PCV should be monitored until it has returned to a normal level and clinical signs have resolved.
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
Infection with ''H. canis'' is usually non-pathogenic unless animals have had a previous splenectomy or chemotherapy, in these cases the prognosis depends on the severity of clinical signs and level of concurrent disease but treatment is usually successful.
==References==
==References==
* Blood, D.C. and Studdert, V. P. (1999) '''Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary (2nd Edition)''' ''Elsevier Science''
* Tilley, L.P. and Smith, F.W.K.(2004)'''The 5-minute Veterinary Consult (Third edition)''' ''Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins''
Caused by ''[[Haemobartonella canis]]''.
Caused by ''[[Haemobartonella canis]]''.
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