Incidence of Dermatological Disorders and its Therapeutic Management in Canines

Incidence of dermatological disorders was studied in canines with clinical ailments. History taking along with skin scraping was performed to examine mites, fungus and bacteria. Out of 914 dogs presented, 52 (5.6%) were affected with skin diseases. Out of 52 positive cases, 27 (51.92%) were positive for demodicosis, scabies (28.85%), atopic dermatitis (7.70%), hot spot (5.76%), fungal dermatitis (1.9%) and mixed dermatitis (1.9%) respectively. Dogs upto 1 year of age group were more prone to skin diseases than older groups. Male (67.31%) suffered more with skin diseases than female (32.69%) dogs. Breed wise predisposition revealed that Spitz were more dominant (26.92%) followed by Labrador (23.08%), Pomerianian (13.46%) and Non-descriptive (13.46%). Regarding the clinical symptoms, overall, 29 positive dogs had itching (55.77%), 9 dogs (17.31%) had scratch (pruritus), 5 dogs (9.62%) were deficient for hair or wool coat (alopecia) and 9 dogs (17.31%) were without clinical symptoms. All the positive cases showed positive response after treatment.