Use of fenbendazole for treatment of Crenosoma vulpis infection in a dog
Peterson, E.N.; Barr, S.C.; Gould, W.J.; Beck, K.A.; Bowman, D.D.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 202(9): 1483-1484
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 8496106 Document Number: 414004
An 8-month-old Labrador Retriever was examined because of a 1-month history of productive coughing unresponsive to ampicillin treatment. Larvae of Crenosoma vulpis were found in fecal samples examined by zinc sulfate centrifugation and Baermann technique. Physical examination abnormalities or larvae in fecal samples were not detected 6 weeks after treatment with prednisone (1 mg/kg, PO, q 24 h, for 7 days, then 0.5 mg/kg, PO, q 48 h, for 8 days) and fenbendazole granules (50 mg/kg, PO, q 24 h, for 3 days). This report suggests that fenbendazole may be effective for treating Crenosoma vulpis infection in dogs.