Ann Short Rep | Volume 3, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Uncommon Manifestation and the Treatment Outcome of Ancylostomosis in a 4-Month Old Caucasian Dog: A Case Report

Umeakuana PU^1*, Idika IK², Kolade OA³, Uchendu GO³, Chukwudi IC⁴, Kanu EC³, Ogbonna GN³, Ede RO³, Nnaji FN² and Ugwu GN³

¹Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
²Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, University of Nigeria, Nigeria
³University of Nigeria Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Nigeria, Nigeria
⁴Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nigeria

^*Correspondance to: Paschal Ugochukwu Umeakuana 

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Abstract

A 4-month old Caucasian dog was presented recumbent, with a stiff neck and inability to control his head at the University of Nigeria, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Nsukka. No wound was found on the body. There was hyperesthesia and paddling of the limbs. The mucous membrane was slightly pale. Laboratory examinations indicated no hemoparasite but fecal sample revealed a very high hookworm egg count. The dog was first treated with a combination of Albendazole suspension at 10 mg/kg BWT and Pyrantel pamoate @ 9 mg/Kg BWT once. Subsequently, following the persistence of high FEC (264 EPG, 700 EPG), Albendazole was again given at the manufacturer’s highest recommended dose of 25 mg/Kg on day 4 (3 days after the initial treatment). The faecal hookworm egg count was monitored every other day during the course of the treatment. Thereafter, on day 13 as the high FEC persisted (13,400 EPG), Ivomec super® (Ivermectin and Colorosum) at 1 ml/50 kg was given to the dog. Fecal examination revealed no worm egg on day 17 (4 days after the administration of Ivomec super®). The treatment outcome observed in this case showed that a single dose of ivermectin produced 100% cure rate against acute Ancylostomosis in the dog, unlike Albendazole and Pyrantel pamoate.

Keywords:

Ancylostoma caninum; Pyrantel pamoate; Albendazole; Dog

Citation:

Umeakuana PU, Idika IK, Kolade OA, Uchendu GO, Chukwudi IC, Kanu EC, et al. Uncommon Manifestation and the Treatment Outcome of Ancylostomosis in a 4-Month Old Caucasian Dog: A Case Report. Ann Short Reports. 2020; 3: 1056.