Prevalence of renal disorders in dogs of Bareilly area of Uttar Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

Renal disorder is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in dogs. The investigators in this study undertook to determine the prevalence of renal disorders in dogs at Referral Veterinary Polyclinic, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. Different epidemiological parameters such as breed, age, sex, and session of occurrence were used to describe the outcome of these disorders. Animals presented with signs of renal disorders such as disorders in urine output (dysuria, anuria, urinary incontinence), frequency of urination, vomiting, abdominal pain, and ulcers in oral cavity – an offensive order in mouth –were included in this study. Renal disorder was confirmed by kidney function test, urine microscopy and ultrasonography. In the 1-year study period, a total of 3745 canine patients were presented to Referral Veterinary Polyclinic and 78 cases (2.219%) were confirmed for renal failure. The incidence rate was highest in the month of December (5.79%) and lowest in February (0.74%). The disease is most prevalent between the months of October and December. The incidence rate of renal failure was highest in Spitz (28.20%) and lowest in Pug (1.28%) among different breeds of dogs. Male dogs were found to be more affected than female and the incidence rates were more prevalent in older dogs aged over 5 years.

KEYWORDS:

• Renal disorder
• prevalence
• incidence rate
• age
• breed
• sex

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Director, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar for providing necessary facilities to carry out this study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.