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A five month old female Dachshund pup was presented to the Veterinary clinical complex, CVSC, Korutla with a history of reduced appetite, distended abdomen and dysponea since last 20 days. The case was diagnosed as ascites of hepatic origin based on clinical examination, hematological and biochemical findings. The condition was successfully managed with diuretics, liver tonics, antibiotics and hepato-protectant drugs. | 2020 9 1 269-273 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS Case Study International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 1 2020 Journal homepage http https Successful Management of Ascites of Hepatic Origin in a Pup A. Hemanth Srinivas T. Venkatesh K. Lakshmi1 and J. Radha Krishna Rao2 1 Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Veterinary Science Korutla India 2Department of Veterinary Clinical complex College of Veterinary Science Korutla India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Ascites Pup Management Hepatoprotectants Article Info Accepted 15 December 2019 Available Online 20 January 2020 A five month old female Dachshund pup was presented to the Veterinary clinical complex CVSC Korutla with a history of reduced appetite distended abdomen and dysponea since last 20 days. The case was diagnosed as ascites of hepatic origin based on clinical examination hematological and biochemical findings. The condition was successfully managed with diuretics liver tonics antibiotics and hepato-protectant drugs. Introduction Ascites is referred as accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity and generally manifested in several disease conditions like hepatic diseases kidney failure right side heart failure hypoproteinaemia and various types of neoplasms. True ascites refer to accumulation of serous or serosanguinous fluid in peritoneal space Pradhan et al. 2008 . Ascites is only a clinical manifestation of an underlying disease condition. As the liver physiologically and anatomically diverse there is no single test that adequately identifies hepatic disease or its underlying cause. For this reason a battery of tests must be used to diagnose the Ascites. Ascites can be treated after diagnosis of underlying cause Turkar et al. 2009 . The present paper illustrated the diagnosis and management of ascites due to hepatic origin and its management in a pup. Case .