Lahore Canine Fever in a Racing Greyhound

Abstract

Lahore canine fever (LCF) is tick-born parasitic disease caused by a mixed infection of Ehrlichia and Babesia. A female racing greyhound was brought with anorexia, fever, red urine, bilateral blood tinged nasal discharge, haemorrhagic streaks on gum and echymosis on soft palate. Microscopic examination of peripheral and buffy coat stained smears revealed Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis morale in mononuclear cells, respectively. Treatment with imidocarb dipropionate and doxycycline resulted in both clinical and parasitological cure. This seems to be the first case reported of LCF in a racing greyhound