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Severe heartworm disease in two dogs cured by an alternative therapy
- Source :
- Veterinarski Glasnik, Vol 74, Iss 2, Pp 202-210 (2020), Veterinarski glasnik (2020) 74(2):202-210
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, 2020.
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Abstract
- The objective of this paper is to describe two cases of heartworm disease in dogs presented with ascites and dyspnea. A diagnosis of mixed infection with both Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis) and Dirofilaria repens (D. repens) was established in the first case, while D. immitis was detected in the other dog. Based on clinical, parasitological, laboratory and radiographic examinations, the diagnosis of severe stage heartworm disease (HWD) was established because both dogs were in heart failure due to HWD. An alternative therapeutic protocol with combined doxycycline and ivermectin was used as an antiparasitic treatment in both cases. No microfilariae were detected after 30 and 60 days, and no antigen to D. immitis was detected after 8 and 12 months in the first and second case, respectively. Based on the clinical examinations and parasitological testing performed, the two dogs were considered cured of HWD by this alternative therapy.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Alternative therapy
Veterinary medicine
030231 tropical medicine
heartworm
heart failure
Dirofilaria immitis
Gastroenterology
030308 mycology & parasitology
alternative therapy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Ivermectin
Internal medicine
Ascites
parasitic diseases
SF600-1100
Medicine
Heartworm disease
Doxycycline
0303 health sciences
General Veterinary
biology
business.industry
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
3. Good health
Dirofilaria repens
Heart failure
medicine.symptom
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24060771 and 03502457
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Veterinarski Glasnik
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....738a3a17bfee6813a3764d71db1a43ac