Common diseases of dogs

Viral diseases
1.Coronavirus infection.
Causes acute gastroenteritis in neonates of animal characterized by damage in
villi as well as crypts leading to mal digestion, mal absorption, shortening of
villi, haemorrhage in small and large intestines
Etiology: Coronavirus
Diagnosis.
•Symptoms and lesions
•I m m u n o d i a g n o s t i c t e s t s
•f o r demonstration
• of antigen/antibody
AGP
CIE
ELISA
• Isolation of virus

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Treatment.
symtomatic treatment

2. canine Parvoviral diseases .

causes acute gastroenteritis in dog characterized by necrotising
enteritis myocardial necrosis, diarrhoea, dysentery with melena and
dehydration.
Etiology:
Canine Parvovirus of Parvoviridae
DNA virus
Diagnosis
 Symptoms and lesions
 Demonstration of intra nuclear inclusions in intestinal epithelial cells
 Immunodiagnostic tests for demonstration of antigen/
antibody
AGPT
CIEP
Treatment
Symtomatic treatment(fluid therapy,Antibacterial for
secondary bacterial infection).

3.Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease of animals mainly
affecting carnivores like dogs, wolves, foxes
caused by a lyssa virus and characterized by
encephalitis, and presence of intra cytoplasmic
inclusions in nerve cells and clinically - Drooling of saliva
and moving aimlessly ,eating of non food materials
Etiology
Lyssa virus of Rhabdoviridae family
Bullet shaped, RNA virus
Diagnosis
History of bite
 Symptoms and lesions
 Immunodiagnostic tests
IFT
ELISA,
FAT(GOLD STANDARD TEST)
 Isolation of virus
 Mouse inoculation

4.Infectious canine hepatitis

it is an infectious viral disease of dogs caused by adenovirus
characterized by necrotic lesions in liver and intra nuclear inclusions in
hepatocytes and clincally-Fever (104 – 106°F), Vomiting, diarrhoea
,Icterus , Conjunctivitis.
Etiology
Mastadenovirus of adenoviridae family
DNA virus
Diagnosis
Symptoms and lesions
Demonstration of intra nuclear inclusions in hepatocytes
Immunodiagnostic tests for demonstration of
antigen/ antibody- AGPT, CIEP, ELISA
Treatment
Fluid therapy(DNS,RL)
Hepatoprotectives
B-Complex,calcium preparation

5.Canine distemper
It is an infectious viral disease of dogs caused by a morbilli virus
and characterized by catarrhal and purulent exudate in nasal
mucosa, purulent bronchopneumonia, and vesicular/pustular
dermatitisFever (105-107°F)-
Etiology
Morbilli virus
Diagnosis
 Symptoms and lesions
 Demonstration of inclusions
Immunodiagnostic tests for demonstration of
antigen /antibody
AGPT
CIEP
ELISA
Treatment .
Fluid theraphy
Antibacterial
Antihistaminic
Hepatoprotectives
B-Complex
2.Bacterial diseases
a.Leptospirosis
It is an infectious disease of dog caused by spirocheate
Leptospria sp and characterized by widespread
haemorrhage in visceral organs, nephritis, icterus,
hepatitis and anemia.
Etiolgy
Leptospira pomona
Diagnosis
Clinical sign
Isolation of bacteria
Treatment
Antibiotics
b.Gastroenteritis
Enteritis is inflammation of stomach and intestine
characterized by diarrhea nausea and vomiting, loss of
appetite, abdominal cramps and pain , bleeding, or mucus-like
discharge from the rectum and fever
Etiology
salmonella ,E.Coli ,Shegilla,etc
Diagnosis.
Clinical signs
Treamtment
Fluidtherapy
Antacids
Antibacterial
Livoprotectives
B-complex
3.Bacterial Cystitis
It is inflammation of urinary bladder characterized by
hematuria,pain ,straining while urinating(dysuria).
Etiology
E .coli
Diagnosis
Clinical signs-dysuria,hemturia .
Radiological-X rays .
Treatment
Antibacterial
Alkalizer –sodium bicarbonate
B-Complex
3. Skin infection
1.Flea infection
Treatment
Fipronil
2 Allergic reaction
Treatment:
Antihistamic
3.Dermatitis
Treatment :
Antibacterial
Shampoo
Multivitamin-nutrich
4 Fungal Infection
Treament :
Antifungal
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