Clinical signs,diagnosis and treatment of three dogs with angiostrongylosis in Ireland |
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Authors: | Sheila F Brennan Grainne McCarthy Hester McAllister Hugh Bassett Boyd R Jones |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Small Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. sheila.brennan@ucd.ie. |
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Abstract: | : Infection with Angiostrongylus vasorum was diagnosed at necropsy on a dog that died from acute pulmonary haemorrhage, and on recovery of L1 larvae by Baermann examination of faeces from two dogs, one of which had abdominal pain and retroperitoneal haemorrhage, while the other had right-sided heart failure due to cor pulmonale. The presenting signs included syncope (one dog), exercise intolerance (two dogs), cough (two dogs), abdominal pain (one dog) and depression (one dog). One-stage prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time were prolonged in two dogs, buccal mucosal bleeding time was prolonged in one dog and globulin was elevated in all three dogs. Two dogs were treated with fenbendazole and recovered. |
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Keywords: | Dog Angiostrongylus vasorum Clinical signs Diagnosis Treatment |
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