Case Report
A report of a Hepatozoon canis infection in a dog with transmissible venereal tumour
Namakkal Rajamanickam Senthil * ,
Subramanian Subapriya ,
Subbaiah Vairamuthu

Mac Vet Rev 2015; 38 (2): 233 - 237

10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.06.046

Received: 17 March 2015

Received in revised form: 03 June 2015

Accepted: 10 June 2015

Available Online First: 15 June 2015

Published on: 15 October 2015

Correspondence: Namakkal Rajamanickam Senthil, drnrsenthil@gmail.com
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Abstract

In the present study, a case of a Hepatozoan canis infection in a dog with a sexually transmissible venereal tumour is reported. Haematological examination revealed marked decrease in haemoglobin, PCV and RBC counts and the blood smear revealed rouleaux formation of RBC, hypochromasia, leptocytes and neutrophilia. Neutrophils were parasitized with both non-nucleated and stained nucleated forms of H. canis. Serum biochemistry results showed elevated levels of alkaline phosphatise, whereas blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, total protein, albumin and globulin were in the normal range.

Keywords: canine, transmissible venereal tumour, Hepatozoon canis


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Conflict of Interest Statement

The authors declared that they have no potential conflict of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

Citation Information

Macedonian Veterinary Review. Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 233-237, p-ISSN 1409-7621, e-ISSN 1857-7415, DOI:  10.14432/j.macvetrev.2015.06.046, 2015