Abstract

Diagnosis and treatment of Trypnosomiasis (Surra) in a bulldog pup (A Case Report)

Authors: Ghulam Muhammad, Sehrish Firyal, Muhammad Saqib and Imaad Rashid

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.71081/cvj/2023.014

Abstract
Trypanosoma evansi (surra) is a salivarian blood parasite that mainly affects camels, dogs and equines. The condition could be lethal if it is not diagnosed and treated. In the present investigation, a five-month-old bulldog pup was diagnosed with surra. The pup was treated with melarsomine @ 0.25 mg/kg body weight through deep intramuscular route, liver tonic and Oral feeding of Manganese chloride @ 10 mg/kg b.wt. in 10 ml of water daily for 5 days. The condition was subsite on day 3rd post-treatment and confirmed on day 7th. All in all, melarsomine combination with Manganese chloride is effective and safe to treat the surra in bulldog pup.

Keywords: Surra in bulldog, Melarsomine, Manganese chloride