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Characteristics of urolithiasis in the dog population of Hungary from 2001 to 2012

Bende, Balázs and Kovács, Krisztina Borbála and Solymosi, Norbert and Németh, Tibor (2015) Characteristics of urolithiasis in the dog population of Hungary from 2001 to 2012. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 63 (3). pp. 323-336. ISSN 0236-6290

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of canine urolithiasis in Hungary in order to determine the annual incidence of urolithiasis and to identify breeds at risk for different types of urolithiasis. Data of a total of 2,543 canine uroliths analysed in the laboratory of the Budapest Urolith Centre were evaluated retrospectively from 2001 to 2012. Logistic regression was used to assess odds ratios for the proportion of each affected breed compared to those of crossbreeds. The annual incidence of urolithiasis was evaluated by the number of submissions compared to the estimated number of dogs in the population from which the samples originated. Epidemiologic data revealed a relatively high and increasing proportion of struvite urolithiasis. Statistical analysis of breed predispositions resulted in the detection of breeds not having been reported at risk (e.g. Bernese Mountain dog — struvite, Bichon Frise, Bolognese, Tibetan Terrier — purine, French Bulldog — cystine). Conflicting results were revealed for some other breeds previously described as being affected by certain types of urolithiasis (Chihuahua, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, English Cocker Spaniel). Regardless of the type of urolithiasis, its average cumulative incidence in the dog population of Hungary was found to be 1.76/10,000/year.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: S Agriculture / mezőgazdaság > SV Veterinary science / állatorvostudomány
Depositing User: Erika Bilicsi
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2016 09:42
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2016 23:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/36103

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