CLINICO-DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF CANINE OTITIS AND ITS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN UTTARAKHAND
dc.contributor.advisor | Prasad, Amit | |
dc.contributor.author | Uniyal, Vartika | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-21T10:31:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-21T10:31:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-06 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.identifier.citation | Thesis of MVSc. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810213505 | |
dc.language.iso | English | |
dc.pages | 97 p.p. | |
dc.publisher | G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar-263145 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 10860 | |
dc.sub | Veterinary Medicine | |
dc.theme | Academic Research | |
dc.these.type | M.V.Sc. | |
dc.title | CLINICO-DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF CANINE OTITIS AND ITS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY IN UTTARAKHAND | |
dc.type | Thesis |