Prevalence of Renal Disorders in Dogs - A Clinical Study

When a total of 237 dogs were subjected for various diagnostic protocol like, urine analysis, urine enzymology, serum chemistry and ultrasonography for diagnosing renal disorders, 79 cases (33.33%) cases were diagnosed for renal insufficiency associated with various causes, viz., nephritis, cystitis and/urethritis, urolithiasis, pyometra, renal insufficiency associated with cardiovascular and other systemic causes and mixed conditions. Of all the causes nephritis (24.05) was recorded as highest prevalent in dogs. Further renal insufficiency was highly prevalent in Labrador (21.05%) and in female dogs (63.16%).