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Abstract

This prospective study was conducted at Ankara University Veterinary Faculty Department of Internal Medicine. The study group was evaluated to one hundred geriatric dog patients that consisted of 52 male and 48 females having similar body weight and age group. The subjects were divided into four groups in terms of body weight. Group 1 defined as body weight below 10 kg (n=59), group 2 defined as body weight 10-24.9 kg (n=20), group 3 comprised 25 to 45 kg body weight (n=17) and group 4 has 4 dogs having over 45 kg (n=4). Followingthe assessment of prospective analysis, 47 different diseases were detected in 100 patients. The most of dogs were diagnosed to have more than one disease. The detected diseases were classified according to the systems involvedas; circulatory system (n=54), gastrointestinal system (n=21), urinary system (n=19), genital system (n=20), respiratory system (n=16), endocrinology and metabolism (n=15), lympho-reticular system (involving spleen and lymph node) (n=9), loco-motor and central nervous system (n=7), ear and hearing loss (n=4), and dermatologic pathology (n=2). Considering to the prevalence of diseases, the most commonly diagnosed ten diseases were; chronic valvular heart disease 22.81%, cardiomegaly 6.43%, mass in the lung 5.85%, pyometra 4.09%, mass in the mammary gland 4.09%, chronic renal failure 4.09%, cystitis 2.92%, pericardial effusion 2.34%, and diabetes mellitus 2.34%

Keywords

• Biochemistry, Dog, Geriatric,Radiography, Ultrasonography

Geriatrik Hasta Köpeklerde Fiziksel, Biyokimyasal ve Radyolojik Bulguların Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Bu araştırma Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Kliniği’ne getirilen geriatrik yaş aralığında farklı ırk, yaş ve kiloda 52’si erkek, 48’i dişi toplam 100 sahipli hasta köpek üzerinde yürütüldü. Köpekler vücut ağırlıklarına göre 4 gruba ayrılmış olup 10 kg’dan küçük köpekler grup 1 (n:59); 10-24.9 kg arası köpekler grup 2 (n:20); 25-45 kg arasındaki köpekler grup 3 (n:17); 45 kg’dan büyük köpekler grup 4 (n:4) olarak araştırmaya alındı. Çalışmaya dahil olan 100 köpekte, tüm değerlendirmeler sonucunda 47 farklı hastalık ortaya konuldu. Köpeklerin birçoğunda birden fazla hastalığın birlikte seyrettiği belirlendi. Saptanan hastalıkların organ sistemlerine göre sınıflandırılması yapıldığında, 54 köpekte dolaşım sistemi, 21 köpekte sindirim sitemi, 19 köpekte üriner sistem, 20 köpekte genital sistem, 16 köpekte solunum sistemi, 15 köpekte endokrin ve metabolik hastalıklar, 9 köpekte lenforetüküler (dalak ve lenf yumruları) sistem, 7 köpekte lokomotor sistem ve sinir sitemi hastalığı, 4 köpekte kulak ve işitme hastalıkları, 2 köpekte ise dermatolojik bozukluklar tespit edildi. Hastalıkların görülme yüzdeleri dikkate alındığında en sık rastlanılan 10 hastalık, kronik valvuler kalp hastalığı %22.81, kardiyomegali %6.43, akciğerlerde kitlesel oluşum %5.85, pyometra %4.09, memede kitlesel oluşum %4.09, kronik böbrek yetmezliği %4.09, sistitis %2.92, kolestitis %2.92, perikardiyalefüzyon %2.34 ve diabetesmellitus %2.34 olarak belirlendi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Biyokimya, Geriatri, Köpek, Radyografi, Ultrasonografi

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