1Post Graduate Scholar,Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana -141004 (Punjab)
2Senior Scientist,Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana -141004 (Punjab)
3Professor cum Head,Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana -141004 (Punjab)
4Assistant Professor,Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana -141004 (Punjab)
*Corresponding author. E-mail: preetudhuppar@gmail.com
Online published on 17 January, 2022.
The study was conducted on 768 dermatological cases of dogs presented and pododermatitis recorded in 99 (12.89%) dogs. Diagnostic evaluation conducted randomly in 50 dogs with pododermatitis revealed that 24 (48%) dogs suffered from bacterial dermatitis, 14 (28%) were positive for atopic dermatitis, 6 (12%) suffered from demodicoisis, 3 (6%) had dermatophytosis, 2 (4%) had mixed infection and one (2%) suffered from superficial necrolytic dermatitis. The most common clinical signs of pododermatitis observed were licking (69.69%), erythema (29.29%) and were maximally present in all four paws (61.61%). Pododermatitis was observed mainly in dogs between 1–3 years of age (34.34%) and male dogs (71.71%) suffered more as compared to female dogs. Prevalence was more in Labrador breed (30.30%) followed by Pug (18.18%) and Beagle (13.13%) breeds. The highest prevalence of pododermatitis was recorded in autumn season (33.1%).
Age, Dog, Pododermatitis, Prevalence, Season
