Affiliation:
1. Department of Medical Sciences University of Wisconsin‐Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Madison Wisconsin USA
2. Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado USA
Abstract
AbstractTo describe the diagnosis and successful treatment of systemic francisellosis in a dog. An 11‐year‐old female spayed Labrador retriever presented for progressive lethargy, hyporexia, and cough. The dog was febrile with a neutrophilia, nonregenerative anemia, thrombocytopenia, and had increased activity in serum of liver‐derived enzymes. Francisella philomiragia was isolated from aerobic blood culture. The dog was treated for 6 weeks with enrofloxacin orally. Repeated aerobic blood cultures after 2 and 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy were negative. The dog was clinically normal 7 months after diagnosis with no evidence of relapse.