CLINICO-DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF CANINE OTITIS AND ITS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN UTTARAKHAND
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2023-06
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G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263145
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The present research work “Clinico-diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic
management of canine otitis and its epidemiological study in Uttarkhand” was carried out in
the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Dr. I.
P. Singh Veterinary Clinical Complex and Trauma Centre, C.V.A.Sc., G. B. Pant University
of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand between
September 2022 and June 2023 for a period of 10 months. In addition, an epidemiological
study of otitis in Tarai-Bhabar region of Uttarakhand was performed between June, 2022
and May, 2023 for a period of one year. The prevalence study comprised 20824 cases of the
total canine affections out of which 1283 animals (6.16%) had otitis. The prevalence of
otitis was found to be highest in German Shepherds (26.96%). Males were more affected as
compared to the females. Majority of cases were seen in the age group 3-5 years (35.15%)
and in summer season (43.58%). Among the clinical cases of otitis (n=273) presented to
Pantnagar almost all animals has aural pruritis and pain. Most of the dogs presented had
acute onset, unilateral infection and erect ears. In the 18 cases selected for otoscopic
examination tympanic membrane was visible in all ears, with debris and erythema in some.
All the cases were mild in nature according to OTIS 3 score. Cytological and
microbiological examination of otic exudate revealed majority of microbiota consisting of
coagulase positive Staphylococcus species, Pseudomonas species and Malessezia species. In
vitro antibiotic sensitivity test revealed most of the isolates to be sensitive to gentamicin
followed by ceftriaxone and most of them to be resistant to streptomycin. From the
comparative management of canine otitis externa, it was established that, the group treated
with topical gentamicin and clotrimazole showed remarkable recovery in terms of
improvement of OTIS 3 scores within 7 days of treatment in mixed infection of canine otitis
externa.
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Thesis of MVSc.