The case of the hyperthermic beagle
Snoopy is a 10-year old, male neutered, beagle who presented with a temperature of 104.6F, anorexia, and lethargy. Snoopy had a history of dietary indiscretions and one day prior to presentation, an engorged tick was removed from his ventral abdomin.
Thoracic/abdominal radiographs and chemistry both came back unremarkable. The complete blood count showed: a hematocrit of 37%, white blood cells at 5.99 K/uL, platelets at 101,000/ul. Following intravenous antibiotic therapy overnight, Snoopy ate canned food, remained febrile, and continued to be lethargic. A fine needle aspirate of a prescapular lymph node was initially submitted, followed by blood smear review.
After consideration of clinical signs and diagnostics, interpretation as leukopenia with probable rickettsial infection, probable mild thrombocytopenia, and possible mild anemia is seen.
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