Dog number (sample ID) | 1 (61887) | 2 (8726) | 3 (4663) | 4 (9835) | 5 (8692) |
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Location | Yavne' el | Meitar | Hashmonaim | Karmei Yosef | Amatzia |
Year of diagnosis | 2003 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 |
Sex; age in years | M; 1.5 | F; 3 | M; 4 | F; 12.5 | M; 2.5 |
Breed | Siberian Husky | Mixed breed | Labrador | Mixed breed | German Shepherd |
Fever | 40.8 ° C | 41.2 °C | 39.5 °C | –; (38.9 ° C) | 39.4 °C |
Lethargy | + | + | + | + | + |
Anorexia | + | + | + | + | + |
Pale mucous membranes | – | + | + | + | - |
Icterus | – | – | + | – | - |
Anemia | + | + | + | + | - |
Hematocrit L/L | 0.271 | 0.340 | 0.189 | 0.270 | 0.375 |
MCV fL | 75.3 | 77.7 | 66.7 | 69.2 | 67.5 |
MCHC g/l | 305 | 305 | 337 | 353 | 381 |
Leukocytosis | – | – | – | – | - |
WBC number × 109/l | 10.69 | 11.80 | 12.80 | 9.13 | 7.70 |
Thrombocytopenia | – | + | – | + | + |
PLT number × 109/l | 168 | 41 | 171 | 86 | 39 |
Co-infection: | |||||
PCR for E. canis | – | – | – | – | - |
PCR for Babesia sp. | – | + | + | + | - |
Antibiotic treatment | ciprofloxacin for 2 days and then doxycycline | doxycycline | long acting tetracycline and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid | amoxicillin initially, continued with doxycycline | doxycycline |
Survival and response to treatment | survived; no spirochetemia at recheck 7 days after treatment initiation | survived; no spirochetemia at recheck 11 days after treatment initiation; treated also with imidocarb dipropionate for babesiosis | died one day after treatment initiation | survived; improved a day after initial treatment with amoxicillin; treated also with imidocarb dipropionate for babesiosis | survived; recovered clinically at recheck 4 days after treatment initiation |