Disease Prevalence and Therapeutics of Pet Dogs at Central Veterinary Hospital (CVH), Bangladesh

Abstract

Keeping dogs as pets is increasing in Bangladesh; however, they may be infected by several diseases as well as pose a serious health hazard to pet owners through the transmission of zoonotic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the disease prevalence and drug use among pet dogs at the Central Veterinary Hospital (CVH) in Bangladesh. Ninety (90) pet dogs that were brought to the CVH were the subjects of a two-month cross-sectional prospective study that took place between July and August of 2022. Patient owners' complaints, clinical disease histories, and patient clinical examinations were used to diagnose the clinical diseases. The most common clinical diseases in dogs were viral infections (55.56%), followed by bacterial infections (17.78%), other diseases (10%), fungal infections (8.89%), and parasitic infestations (7.78%) (p<0.001). Among them, canine parvovirus (28.89%) and viral fever (18.89%) were more common than other illnesses (p<0.001). Crossbreeds had the highest occurrence of clinical diseases (about 29%), followed by German shepherd breeds (24%), local breeds (20%), Labrador breeds (13%), Pug breeds (9%), and Doberman breeds (5%) (p<0.001). Male dogs had a higher percentage of clinical cases (about 69% vs. 31%) than female dogs (p<0.001). Dogs aged seven months to three years had a higher percentage of reported clinical cases (62%) than dogs of other ages (p<0.001). Breed, sex, and age all had a substantial impact on the disease categories (p<0.05). In pet dogs, ceftriaxone was the most often prescribed antibiotic. The results of this study offer interesting information about the most common diseases in pet dogs and the drugs used for the treatment of them.