SURGICAL EXTRACTION OF ADULT FORMS OF DIROFILARIA IMMITIS IN DOG. A PILOT STUDY

Authors

  • Nadya Zlateva-Panayotova University of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sofia
  • Georgi Marinov University of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sofia
  • Radoslav Rafailov University of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sofia
  • Boris Borisov St. George Veterinary Clinic, Sofia
  • Dimitar Hadzhimitev St. George Veterinary Clinic, Sofia
  • Panayot Panayotov St. George Veterinary Clinic, Sofia
  • Evdoxia Magkrioti St. George Veterinary Clinic, Sofia
  • Bogdan Aminkov University of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sofia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1489503

Keywords:

surgical extraction, dirofilaria immitis, heartworm, dog

Abstract

In recent years, recorded cases of dirofilariasis in dogs have increased significantly in our country. The IDEXX 4Dx Snap test was positive for dirofilariasis. The operation was performed in a dog, male, mixed breed, 8 years of age, neutered. The worsened general condition of the animal, impaired cardiac activity, and elevated liver transaminases were a prerequisite for choosing the operative treatment of the animal. After access through v. jugularis from the heart were removed 9 adult forms of Dirofilaria immitis (5 females and 4 males). The postoperative period was without complications.

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Published

2018-11-23

How to Cite

Zlateva-Panayotova, N., Marinov, G., Rafailov, R., Borisov, B., Hadzhimitev, D., Panayotov, P., … Aminkov, B. (2018). SURGICAL EXTRACTION OF ADULT FORMS OF DIROFILARIA IMMITIS IN DOG. A PILOT STUDY. TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, 3(2), 79–85. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1489503

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2018): Volume 3 Issue 2 (2018)

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