Disease conditions in cats and dogs diagnosed at the Post-Mortem Laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia between 2005 and 2015
Keeping pets is a growing trend in Malaysia. This retrospective study involves data analysis of cases of dogs and cats submitted to the Post-Mortem Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia between 2005 and 2015. A total of 37 disease conditions were diagnosed among dogs...
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
2017
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58336/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58336/1/06%20JTAS-1051-2016-5thProof.pdf |
| Summary: | Keeping pets is a growing trend in Malaysia. This retrospective study involves data analysis of cases of dogs and cats submitted to the Post-Mortem Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia between 2005 and 2015. A total of 37 disease conditions were diagnosed among dogs with septicaemia (10.2%), mammary gland tumor (8.4%) and canine distemper (7.9%) were significantly (p<0.05) more frequently diagnosed. In cats, a total of 27 disease conditions were diagnosed with traumatic injuries (19.5%), feline infectious peritonitis (15.1%) and sporotrichosis (12%) were significantly (p<0.05) more frequent. Poor awareness among pet owners towards the health requirements of their pets is a main reason for the above. |
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