Prevalence of Obesity Associated Disorders in Companion Dogs

Zinnia Marcelo; Sujata Turkar Turkar; S. K. Uppal; Neetu Saini; Sushma Chhabra

doi:10.5455/ijlr.20200314052725

Prevalence of Obesity Associated Disorders in Companion Dogs

Authors

Zinnia Marcelo Department of Veterinary Medicine, GADVASU, Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, INDIA
Sujata Turkar Department of Veterinary Medicine, GADVASU, Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, INDIA
S. K. Uppal Department of Veterinary Medicine, GADVASU, Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, INDIA
Neetu Saini Department of Veterinary Medicine, GADVASU, Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, INDIA
Sushma Chhabra Department of Veterinary Medicine, GADVASU, Ludhiana – 141004, Punjab, INDIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20200314052725

Keywords:

Body Condition Score, Disorders, Dogs, Obesity, Ultrasonography

Abstract

This study was conducted in 142 clinically sick overweight/obese dogs presented with clinical signs and were diagnosed for various disorders. Seven comorbidities were identified in these dogs on the basis of history, clinical signs, hematobiochemical analysis, ultrasonography, electrocardiography, echocardiography, radiography, urinalysis, skin scrapping, fungal examination and fine needle aspiration cytology in required cases. Obesity is associated with various comorbidities; highest being dermatological (32%), followed by cardiac (18%), orthopaedic (15%), respiratory (12%), endocrine (12%), urinary (9%) and neoplastic disorders (2%).

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Published

31-05-2020

How to Cite

Marcelo, Z., Turkar, S. T., Uppal, S. K., Saini , N., & Chhabra, S. (2020). Prevalence of Obesity Associated Disorders in Companion Dogs. International Journal of Livestock Research, 10(5), 20–26. https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20200314052725