Comparison of behavioral and hematological parameters before and after treatment in dogs with demodicosis

Abstract

This study aims to compare behavioral and hematological parameters of 12 dogs with demodectic mange infection before and after the treatment. Following the parasitological examination, an appropriate treatment protocol was planned for the dogs diagnosed with demodex canis. Blood samples were collected from the cephalic vein of the dogs and transferred into vacuum tubes containing EDTA before and after the treatment A complete blood count was performed for all dogs. Behavioral parameters before and after treatment were obtained with a video camera recording system. Compared to pre-treatment values, WBC, Mon (%), Neu (%), MCHC, and Eos (%) values were significantly lower after treatment while Lymph (%), RBC, Hb, MCV, MCH values were significantly higher after treatment, and the difference between the values was found to be statistically significant (P<0.01). Behavior parameters related to stress were detected in fewer dogs after the treatment compared to pre-treatment. This study provided valuable inputs to the literature as the concurrent examination of blood parameters and stress behavior was performed for the first time in dogs with demodectic mange infection.

Keywords

• Blood parameters,
• demodicosis,
• dogs,
• stress behaviors

Demodikozisli köpeklerde tedavi öncesi ve sonrasında davranış ve hematolojik parametrelerin karşılaştırılması

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı demodektik uyuz enfeksiyonu olan 12 adet köpekte tedavi öncesi ve sonrasında hematolojik verilerle birlikte davranış parametrelerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır. Yapılan parazitolojik muayene sonucunda köpeklerde demodex canis tespit edildi ve uygun tedavi protokolü planlandı. Köpeklerden tedavi öncesinde ve tedavi tamamlandıktan sonra kan örnekleri tekniğine uygun olarak sefalik venden EDTA’lı vakumlu tüplere alındı ve tam kan sayımı yapıldı. Çalışmada tedavi öncesi ve tedavi sonrası davranış parametreleri video kamara kayıt sistemi ile elde edildi. WBC, Mon (%), Neu (%), MCHC ve Eos (%) değerlerinde tedavi sonrasında tedavi öncesine göre daha düşük, Lenf (%), RBC, Hb, MCV, MCH değerleri ise tedavi sonrasında tedavi öncesine göre daha yüksek tespit edildi ve değerler arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (P<0.01). Her bir stres davranış parametresi tedavi sonrasında tedavi öncesine göre daha az sayıda köpekte gözlemlendi. Bu çalışma demodektik uyuz enfekiyonu olan köpeklerde kan ve stres davranış parametrelerinin birlikte incelenmesi yönüyle literatürde önemli bir yere sahip olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Demodikozis,
• kan parametreleri,
• köpekler,
• stres davranışları

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