Aditya Gilang Prasaja
Veterinary Medicine Professional Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia

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Hematologic profile of tick paralysis in a domestic cat Stevanie Andrea Wijaya; Aditya Gilang Prasaja; Chika Khaerani Mutiara; Azmi Firman Bangkit; Fransiskus Teguh Santoso; Sarasati Windria
ARSHI Veterinary Letters Vol. 8 No. 3 (2024): ARSHI Veterinary Letters - August 2024
Publisher : School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29244/avl.8.3.43-44

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Tick paralysis adalah toksikosis pada hewan yang disebabkan oleh infestasi ektoparasit, seperti kutu atau caplak, yang mengeluarkan neurotoksin dan menyebabkan kelumpuhan otot. Artikel ini melaporkan temuan hematologi dari seekor kucing domestik jantan berusia 2 tahun yang didiagnosis dengan tick paralysis di Rumah Sakit Hewan Provinsi Jawa Barat. Kucing yang baru saja diadopsi sebagai kucing liar ini, menunjukkan gejala inkoordinasi pada tungkai belakang, infestasi Ctenocephalides felis, penurunan nafsu makan, konstipasi, dan dehidrasi. Pemeriksaan fisik menunjukkan bahwa kucing tersebut sangat kurus (BCS 1/5) dengan tanda-tanda vital abnormal, termasuk suhu rektal 37°C, laju pernapasan 10 bpm, dan laju denyut jantung 260 bpm. Analisis hematologi menunjukkan granulocytosis, anemia makrositik, dan trombositopenia. Kucing tersebut dirawat dengan doxycycline, cyproheptadine, suplemen vitamin dan mineral, iron dextran, NaCl 0,9%, dan penghilangan kutu. Kasus ini menegaskan pentingnya pemantauan hematologis dalam penanganan tick paralysis dan memastikan respons pengobatan yang memadai.
Cytological and complete blood count profile in a dog with suspected skin tumours Chika Khaerani Mutiara; Stevanie Andrea Wijaya; Aditya Gilang Prasaja; Septiani Purwanti Hanafiah; Fransiskus Teguh Santoso; Sarasati Windria
ARSHI Veterinary Letters Vol. 8 No. 3 (2024): ARSHI Veterinary Letters - August 2024
Publisher : School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29244/avl.8.3.55-56

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Skin tumours are among the most prevalent neoplasms in older dogs, and often display diverse clinical signs. This case report outlines the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of a suspected skin tumour in a 10-year-old obese female Golden Retriever weighing 46 kg. The owner brought the dog to West Java Provincial Animal Hospital with mandibular swelling, decreased appetite, and tachypnoea. Physical examination revealed a rectal temperature of 40.1°C, painful mandibular swelling, respiratory rate of 236 breaths per minute, and heart rate of 88 beats per minute. Cytology revealed pleomorphism, coarse chromatin, and nuclear moulding, suggesting increased cellular activity. Haematological results showed leukocytosis, granulocytosis, and hyperchromic normocytic anaemia, likely due to the release of proinflammatory cytokines from the tumour and immune cells. Differential diagnosis included sialadenitis, apocrine gland tumours, and salivary gland adenocarcinoma. The final diagnosis was skin tumour with poor prognosis. The treatment involved iron dextran, supplements, dexamethasone, sulfadiazine-trimethoprim, cyproheptadine HCl, and tolfenamic acid