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Sublingual vein infestation with leech Limnatis nilotica in a hunting dog
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Science and Technology, PO BOX 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan;
Annals of Parasitology
|February 9, 2017
Abstract:
Leech infestation of the oral cavity is uncommon parasitic infestation of dogs that can cause life threatening haemorrhage and anaemia. The aim of the case report is to present unusual sublingual attachment of leech in a hunting dog that was successfully managed by using table salt.