Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Salil Kumar Pathak, Amita Tiwari, Amita Dubey, Devendra Gupta, Brejesh Singh, Aditya Pratap, Shivangi Sharma, Rakesh Saindla and Pooja Dawar

Abstract:
The present study was conducted to record the clinical abnormalities of dogs affected with renal disorders. For this study, a total of 2974 dogs presented at V.C.C., College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, were screened from April-2022 to September-2022. Out of 2974 cases, 79 dogs were confirmed for renal disorders on the basis of clinical signs pertaining to renal disorders, renal function markers and nephrosonographic examination. Among these, 26 were having acute renal failure and 53 dogs were having chronic renal failure. The most prevalent clinical signs observed in renal disorders were inappetence/anorexia (100%), followed by vomition (82.27%), weight loss (53.16%), poor oral health/halitosis (41.77%), haematuria (15.18%), polyuria (18.98%), polydipsia (18.98%), oligouria/anuria (11.39%), dribbling of urine (15.18%), ascites/odema (17.7%), malena/haematochezia (22.7%) and anaemia (53.16%). A total of 12 dogs (4 with ARF and 8 with CRF) having renal disorders.