1Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, CVSc, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, NTRCVSc, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTRCVSc, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
4Veterinary Biochemistry, NTRCVSc, Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: K Anusha; E-mail: vetdoc04@gmail.com
Online Published on 17 July, 2023.
The present study was conducted on 75 bitches affected with pyometra. Majority (70.67%) of them were positive for SIRS. The criteria used in the present study to evaluate SIRS in pyometra-affected bitches were temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, TLC, percentage of band neutrophils, albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP) and Serum amyloid A (SAA). Among these parameters temperature (102.57 ± 0.15 vs 102.01 ± 0.11°F), heart rate (111.06 ± 1.92 vs 104.59 ± 1.46 bpm), TLC (23.34 ± 1.33 vs 14.98 ± 1.56×103/µl), percentage of band neutrophils (22.57 ± 1.07 vs 11.00 ± 1.59) and SAA (67.45 ± 2.49 vs 44.36 ± 2.64 mg/L) were significantly (P<0.01) higher in SIRS positive bitches compared to SIRS negative bitches.
• Study on Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in canine pyometra.
• Temperature, heart rate, TLC, percentage of band neutrophils and SAA were found to be useful for identification of SIRS in canine pyometra.
Canine pyometra, C-reactive protein, Serum amyloid A, SIRS
