Piroplasmosis is one of the diseases, sometimes fatal, most commonly seen in dogs. This disease, which destroys red blood cells, is due to a blood parasite, transmitted by a tick bite. Treatment is effective as long as it is established in time, but complications can be serious.
What are the symptoms that can be observed?
The dog is lying down, refusing to feed, vomiting, and has a strong fever. Your urine becomes abnormally colored. Symptoms are not always easy to detect and it is advisable to consult a veterinarian in case of doubts.
How is piroplasmosis spread?
Only ticks can transmit this disease. In order to drink the dog’s blood, the tick injects an anticoagulant saliva, which contains the parasites of piroplasmosis. Once in the blood, these penetrate the red blood cells, multiply there and cause them to explode. A dog affected by piroplasmosis is not contagious to other dogs, to other animals, or to man.
What is the treatment for piroplasmosis?
Treatment is very effective assuming it starts fairly quickly.
It is advisable to carefully monitor the appearance of symptoms.
Depending on the stage of evolution of the disease, the veterinarian will start a treatment program in the form of injections to destroy the parasite and infusion, aimed at rehydrating the animal and fighting liver and kidney complications. .
The animal will also receive a transfusion to make up for the lack of red blood cells.
How to prevent piroplasmosis?
There are two techniques. First are pesticides, which is the surest way to establish real prevention. The product must destroy the tick before it has time to pierce the skin. Therefore, it is necessary that it be poisoned in contact with the dog’s fur, in a few minutes. Pesticides are in the form of collars, sprays, or pipettes.
The other method is vaccination. There is a vaccine that protects against piroplasmosis, but it is not 100% effective and it seems very expensive.
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