Fréquence relative des causes de polyuro-polydipsie chez le chien et le chat : étude rétrospective de 205 cas (2015–2020)

Abstract

Polyuro-polydipsia syndrome is common in veterinary medicine. The conditions causing polyuro-polydipsia are well documented, and the diagnostic approach is consensual. Nevertheless, the veterinary literature is deficient on the relative frequency of its causes. To the best of our knowledge, no case series or cohort studies have been carried out on this topic.The aim of this retrospective study of 122 polyuro-polydipsic dogs and 83 polyuro-polydipsic cats was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of these populations and to assess the relative frequency of causes in the two species. The median age of onset of polyuro-polydipsia was eight years (0,2-16) for dogs and 11 years (0,5-23) for cats. In the canine population, 16 groups of conditions were identified, the most frequent being kidney disease (32.8 %), diabetes mellitus (12,3 %) and hypercorticism (11.5 %). In the feline population, seven types of conditions were found, including 59 % kidney disease and 30 % diabetes mellitus.This clinical study is the first to highlight the relative frequency of the causes of polyuro-polydipsia in dogs and cats helping clinicians to prioritize their hypotheses and the investigations to be carried out in the face of polyuro-polydipsia.