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...to start reading this and the other useful articles from the beginning please click on here....Antibody testing has been problematic as infected animals may have circulating antibodies long after the organism is gone or may have no antibodies circulating while the few organisms remain hidden inside red blood cells. The current method of diagnosis involves PCR testing. This is an extremely sensitive testing and can distinguish four different species of Babesia. While only certain laboratories run this type of testing, this is really the best method of answering the Babesia infection question.
Babesia Treatment
Therapy for Babesia is not a benign undertaking. In fact, if a dog is asymptomatic with Babesia, treatment is not worth the side effects. Furthermore, even with treatment, Babesia Gibson and probably the other small Babesia species cannot be fully cleared by any of the drugs listed. Female dogs testing positive for Babesia should not be bred.
Diminazene Aceturate
This drug is not available in the U.S. But in other countries, it is the most commonly used treatment. A single injection is needed and is best used on Babesia Canis. Side effects include nausea, blood pressure drop, painful injection, seizures, and some fatal reactions.
Imidocarb Dipropionate
This is the only drug approved for babesiosis in the U.S. A single dose is usually effective for Babesia Canis but two given two weeks apart are needed for Babesia Gibson and the other smaller Babesias.....to continue reading this article please click on here...
