Informe final de pasantías profesionales en la clínica veterinaria Sharpey. Reporte de caso clínico: Dirofilaria immitis. Sintomatología y alteraciones en canino bóxer.

Abstract

A Canine patient arrived at the Sharpey Veterinary Clinic, with a history of skin problems and sporadic tick infestations. He came from a farm in Baranoa (Atlántico), after having consulted for the same reason in other veterinary centers. The treatment established until that moment consisted of deworming and multivitamins only. However, the clinical picture became more acute, leading to anorexia, complete intolerance to exercise, marked dehydration and emaciation. At physical examination, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, normal heart sounds, and depression were found. The physiological constants evaluated were within normal parameters; Hematological examination showed normal values, however, inclusions were evidenced in neutrophils of Ehrlichia canis and morphological structures compatible with Dirofilaria immitis. Corrective treatment of these diseases was carried out, giving importance to the secondary clinical symptoms and obtaining the expected result to the therapeutics established.