Monday, July 1, 2019

Large Animal practice- Haemoprotozoan disease differentiation in cattle

When in large animal practice, remember me n my words..Easy to differentiate between Theileria vs Babesiosis vs Anaplasmosis...ready for the discussion? Then participate...just dont give a like and vanish😂.
Usually a theileria patient looks healthy, good body score but usually comes with history of excess lacrymation. Off feed or having some temp. When u do exam u find the lymphnodes so enlarged. Very big prescapular lymphnodes. U start with oxytetracycline with predni and get results immediately. But best is Bupervaquone.
These cases are classic Theileria Orientalis cases...
I found many in field. But the other version or annulata cones with fever upto 105°f off feed etc and responds well to oxytetracyclines alone. They do not show occular signs or very enlarged lymphnodes like tge earlier one.
Babesia usually affects lean animals. More in male calves. The dung is pale. May go loose. But urine is coffee brown. Even temp above 105 to 106°f. If blood in stool with urine, think about lepto not Babesia. Both go high temp. In babesia u get pale dung. Urine dark. Differentuate the urine from pp haemoglobinuria too. That is afebrile in nature. And history of calving is there. The Babesia is treated with Diaminizine acceturate.
Anaplasma is totally different...u get weakness. Pale mucous membrane. Icterus of mm. Temp fluctuates. Usually has a long history of being under treatment by quacks n not responding. Here u need Imidocarb. This also will need more care.
Always do a slide test. Take peripheral smear. stain . U may find organisms.
So in nutshell..low temp pale to ucteric mm and weakness and loss of condition...u think its anaplasma.
Acute condition both babesia n theileria usually.
Lymphnode swells in all but in theileria enlargement is prominent.
Petichae or pin point haemorrhage on mm in Anaplasma.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Not so easy to treat an animal !

(Hey there! Welcome to my Blog : Being the vet!)
Its not so easy to be a vet! 
Doc, My pet has eaten up whole rat just now!
me: what! a rat!!
 yes doc!
Then...I was worried!
Then?
 I called your office..they told to bring the dog!
Now!!
Doc, the cat is sick now!!
how ma"m!
I dont know doc!
So did you bring the cat also?
No Doc!
only the rat!
why?
is it alive?
Oh God...alive!!