A Study on Occurrence of Anaemia Associated with Haemoprotozoan Diseases in Dogs

Abstract

The present work studies the occurrence of anaemia associated with haemoprotozoan diseases in dogs was done at Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur (M.P.) and private pet clinics at Jabalpur from May, 2024 to October, 2024. Out of 2410 screened, 332 were clinically suspected for haemoprotozoan diseases and were subjected to various tests to detect anaemia. Out of 332, 64 dogs were confirmed for haemoprotozoan diseases. Among 64 positive dogs for haemoprotozoa, 58 dogs had anaemia i.e. 17.47% (58/332). The overall occurrence of haemoprotozoan diseases was 2.66% (64/2410) and among the suspected dogs, occurrence was 19.28% (64/332). Among 64 positive cases for haemoprotozoan diseases, the haemoprotozoa found were Ehrlichia spp. in 29 dogs (45.31%), Babesia spp. in 21 dogs (32.82%), Anaplasma spp. in 09 dogs (14.06%), Hepatozoon spp. in 01 dogs (1.56%) and mixed infection in 04 dogs (6.25%). The occurrence of anaemia associated with haemoprotozoan disease was significantly higher in the age group 1-3 years (53.45%), comprising insignificant majority of (60.34%), breed predilection was insignificant, however non-descript dogs had higher occurrence (29.31%).