Bệnh gan trên chó tiểu đường tại quận Ninh Kiều, thành phố Cần Thơ

Abstract

The study was carried out on 2,191 dogs kept in Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho city and those examined at some veterinary clinics in this city from January, 2015 to May, 2016. Through records, clinical diagnosis, capillary blood glucose concentrations were used for diagnosis. Determination of capillary blood sugar concentration at 8 hours after feeding was done using One Touch Ulra 2 test paper based on glucose- oxydase reaction. The test results were read after 5 seconds by One Touch Ultra glucose meter (Johnson&Johnson Company, USA). Diagnosis of diabetes in dogs was based on criteria of WSAVA, 2010 (World Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2010). Determining diabetic hepatopathy in dogs was based on quantilative analysis AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase,) and ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) enzyme in serum of diabetic dogs. Diagnosis of determining diabetic hepatopathy in dogs was based on criteria of The Mecrk, 2013. The results show that 124 out of 2,191 dogs (5.66%) got diabetes. Sixty seven out of 124 cases (54.03%) were positive with liver disease. The prevalence of diabetic hepatopathy disease was 50.62% in female dogs and 60.47% in males. The prevalence of canine diabetes was highest in above 7 year-old dogs (67.74%) and lowest in 3-5 year-old dogs (26.1%). In addition, the diabetic hepatopathy disease showed common clinical signs (40.30%) including anorexia, vomit; pain in the area of beneath rib when performed clinical diagnosis (31.34%) and jaundice (7.46%) and less common clinical signs (22.39%).