**1. Introduction**

Canine babesiosis is a clinically significant tick-borne disease caused by apicomplexan parasites of the genus *Babesia* which has been reported worldwide including India. These verity of the disease depends on multiple factors such as the type of *Babesia* species involved, the age and the immune status of the host [1, 2]. It is caused by different *Babesia* species with a worldwide distribution characterised by erythrocyte destruction causing mild to severe systemic clinical manifestations [3] like varying degrees of haemolytic anaemia, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia and fever.
