Clinical neosporosis in a dog in Turkey
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2004-09
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Australian Small Animal Veterinary Assoc
Abstract
A nine-week-old female Doberman Pinscher pup was presented with paraplegia and progressive pelvic limb hyper-extension. The pup had a 1:800 serum antibody titre to Neospora caninum by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Diagnosis was based on clinical signs and serologic examination. The dog died after 18 days therapy with sulphadiazine-trimethoprim (15mg/kg po bid), clindamycin (10mg/kg im bid) and pyrimethamine (1mg/kg po bid).
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Veterinary sciences, Caninum infection, Antibodies, Prevalence, Canis familiaris, Neospora caninum, Protozoa
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Batmaz, H. vd. (2004). “Clinical neosporosis in a dog in Turkey”. Australian Veterinary Practitioner, 34(3), 129-131.