CLINICAL PATHOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN DOGS INFECTED WITH TICKS AND THEIR PREVENTIVE, TREATMENT MEASURES AT TAY HO DISTRICT - HANOI CITY

Abstract

This study aimed to identify some clinical pathological characteristics of dogs infected with ticks at Tay Ho District - Hanoi city and apply effectively preventive and treatment measures on ticks, we examined and collected the ticks that parasitized on the body of 493 dogs raising in 4 wards which belong to Tay Ho district - Hanoi city, identifying clinical pathological manifestations and hematological changes in dogs infected with ticks at high prevalence; three drugs were used for tick treatment in infected dogs as follows: Bravecto drug, Fleadom collar, Hantox Spray. The results showed that there were 169 dogs infected in the total 493 dogs, accounted for 34.28%; infected dogs have a weak condition, pale mucous membranes, damaged skin, and some skin areas have purulent infection; dogs infected with many ticks have a decrease of red blood cells, an increase of white blood cells, hemoglobin and hematocrit reduced. The treatment effectiveness for infected dogs of Bravecto drug reached the highest proportion (97.56% - 100%); followed by Fleadom collar was also quite high (80.95% - 93.33%); and the effectiveness of Hantox Spray was low (39.02% - 53.33%).