Occurrence of canine cardiac diseases in Bangalore

Abstract

Cardiac diseases are very common in dogs. Cardiac diseases further leading to congestive heart failure are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in dogs. One hundred dogs presented to the Small Animal Medicine Unit, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Hospital, Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore with the classical clinical signs suggestive of cardiac diseases were screened for cardiac diseases based on detailed clinical examination, electrocardiography, radiography, echocardiography, blood pressure measurement and haemato-biochemical assays. In the present study, Dilated Cardiomyopathy followed by Mitral Valve diseases were the most common cardiac disease in dogs. Labrador Retriever breed was the most commonly affected breed with cardiac disease. Older dogs were found to be more commonly affected with cardiac diseases and the incidence were high in aged dogs (>6 years) followed by adult dogs (3-6 years). Males were found to be more commonly affected than females.