The Incidence of Cardiac Diseases in Dogs of Kolkata Metropolitan Area

Joydip Mukherjee; Pradip Kumar Das; Prabal Ranjan  Ghosh; Kinsuk Das; Dipak Banerjee

doi:10.5455/ijlr.20200510042313

Authors

Joydip Mukherjee Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, WBUAFS, West Bengal, INDIA
Pradip Kumar Das Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, WBUAFS, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA
Prabal Ranjan Ghosh Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, WBUAFS, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIA
Kinsuk Das Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, WBUAFS, West Bengal, INDIA
Dipak Banerjee Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, WBUAFS, West Bengal, INDIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20200510042313%20%20%20%20%20

Keywords:

Age, Breed, Cardiac Diseases, Clinical Signs, Dogs, Kolkata, Sex

Abstract

The present investigation was intended to investigate the incidence of cardiac diseases in dogs of Kolkata metropolitan area. Based on clinical signs, thoracic radiograph and electrocardiography, two hundred fifteen cases of cardiac problems were selected. The predominant signs were inappetence (31.16%) followed by persistent coughing (18.14%) weight loss (15.81%), and exercise intolerance (12.09%). Most of the dogs under investigation exhibited DCM (48.37%) followed by sinus arrhythmia (16.74%) and (29%) sinus tachycardia (14.42%). The highest incidence of cardiac disease was recorded in Spitz (22.11%) followed by Labrador (15.05%) and Mongrel (12.08%). There were progressively increasing incidences of cardiac diseases with the advancement of age with the highest incidence (32.09%) around 7-10 years of age. Males exhibits higher occurrence (57.21%) of cardiac diseases compared to females (42.79%).