Chronic Hepatitis in Dogs: Finding Incidence, Haematological and Peritoneal Fluid Changes in Histologically Confirmed Cases
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2017-02
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Chronic hepatitis is common in dogs which often perceived as most frustrating
disease. Liver biopsy is always required for definitive diagnosis. Based on histopathological
lesions it is classified in to four groups’ viz., chronic progressive hepatitis, chronic
nonspecific hepatitis, chronic cholangio hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. The incidence,
predominant clinical signs, heamatological and peritoneal fluid changes were not clear among
the different types chronic hepatitis. The study was carried out to address the above said
problems in natural cases of chronic hepatitis dogs. Our study found that overall incidence
was 0.25% with more occurrence of chronic progressive hepatitis (43.34%) followed by
others in it. Mongrels (33.34 %) were suffered more frequently followed by Doberman
pinschers (15.38 %) and German shepherd (15.38 %) dogs. The predominant clinical signs of
chronic hepatitis were inappetance to anorexia (92.30 %), depression (74.35 %) and vomition
(56.41 %). Haemoglobin values and eosinophils were significantly altered when compared to
control. Neutrophil counts were increased significantly in liver cirrhosis animals. Peritoneal
fluid analysis in nine cases confirms it as trasudate to modified transudate with total protein
and cell count values of 4.07 gm/dl and 5.21 x 103 /cumm respectively.
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Veterinary Science, Veterinary Pathology