PREVALENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS IN DOGS IN ANIMAL CARE CENTERS IN ANTALYA

Authors : Şima Şahinduran, Nilay Vurlkaç

Pages : 15-20

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Publication Date : 2019-07-09

Article Type : Other

Abstract :Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disorder that often seen in dogs. Depending on the severity of the metabolic disorder, the disease can be asymptomatic or can be characterized by clinical symptoms such as polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, weight loss and weakness that affects many organs and systems. The influence of genetic and environmental factors on the formation of the disease is great. Diabetes mellitus is mostly seen in dogs over four years of age, but rarely in puppies. The incidence of the disease is known to be higher in female dogs than in males. Along with genetic factors, diet, physical inactivity, drugs and obesity are influential in the formation of the disease. In this study, diabetes mellitus scan was performed on 150 dogs brought to animal care centers in Antalya province, but no diabetic dog was found. Dental examinations made on dogs were found to be the largest dog is 3.5 years old. According to this result, it was observed that the dogs living in the streets could not live more with the effects of poor care, nutrition and hunger. It was thought that the survival of the dogs in the nursing homes and the younger average age, and not the races predisposed to this disease, were effective in the absence of diabetes mellitus.
Keywords : Animal care centr, Diabetes mellitus