176/22 | Clinical & Field Article | Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Comparative Evaluation of Therapeutics for Urinary Tract Infection associated with Escherichia coli
P. Rana, D.G. Dighe, D.A. Pawalkar, R.V. Gaikwad, V.D. Vaidya and S.A. IngleDepartment of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai -400012, India
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal August 2022: 99 (8) - pages 61 to 63(Received: , Accepted: )
Abstract
This study was carried out on dogs suspected for urinary tract infection at Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel. Nineteen dogs were chosen on the basis of signs and symptoms which included inappetence, hematuria, urine incontinence, fever, stranguria, oliguria and emesis. On the basis of culture and sensitivity reports, the animals were divided into two groups, those sensitive to amoxycillin and clavulanic acid were put in Group I (n=7) and those sensitive to ciprofloxacin were put in the Group II (n=7). The group treated with amoxicillin and clavulanic acid showed 100% recovery and the group treated with ciprofloxacin showed 85.71% recovery as one dog had relapse of symptoms after 14 days.
Key Words: Urinary tract infection, E. coli, Amoxiclav, Ciprofloxacin