Concurrent foot & mouth disease and coccidiosis in a 4-year-old Friesian cow: Case report

Abstract

This case report describes outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and coccidiosis in cow presented to KM Animal Clinic and Surgery Veterinary Pharm Sdn. Bhd. Taman Perindustrain Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia during the year of 2023. The cow was Friesian with four years old and showed clinical signs such as vesicles (blisters) chiefly in the mouth and on the feet, anorexia, fever, shivering, grinding of the teeth, salivating. Physical and laboratory examinations of the cow showed that existing of coccidia oocyst (750 OPG), anorexia, empty abdominal cavity, rumen stops moving, dehydration, white to the yellowish mucous membrane (anaemia), irregular heartbeat, weak body (lost the weight very fast). The cow was treated with antibiotics, vitamins along appetizer and good house management. But the cow was died. Necropsy of the cow revealed severe pulmonary congestion with engorged capillaries within the alveoli, and the heart coalescing basophilic bacterial colonies within the blood vessels, kidney degeneration, and necrosis of the renal tubular epithelium. In conclusion, based in clinical and laboratory findings, the suspected case was confirmed as FMD concurrent with coccidiosis, the findings of this report highlight the symptoms of FMD and coccidiosis in the cow. Vaccination of animal and good management could be effective control measures to prevent infections.