Avaliação prospectiva do uso do soro hiperimune no tratamento da gastroenterite causada pelo parvovírus canino

Abstract

Canine parvovirus is a major cause of gastroenteritis in young animals, and nowadays one of the most important viral diseases in veterinary clinical practice. This study evaluated the efficacy of hyperimmune serum in the treatment of gastroenteritis caused by canine parvovirus. Dogs were diagnosed by imunocromatic commercial test. After diagnostic each dog were treated with 1ml / kg of hyperimmune serum subcutaneously. The course of treatment was followed clinically and by hematological tests, and on the seventh day after the serum inoculation, new imunocromatic test was performed. The results demonstrated a reduction of days of hospitalization and a lower death rate after treatment, thus demonstrating the efficacy of treatment.