Ear, nose and throat diseases of the dog and treatment efficacy in Ho Chi Minh City

Abstract

The study was carried out to evaluate situation of the ear, nose and throat diseases (ENT) in dogs
and treatment efficacy of these diseases in Ho Chi Minh City, from July to December, 2022. The disease
cases were recorded basing on medical history investigation, physical examination, clinical symptoms
and treatment efficacy. From a total of 943 dogs were surveyed, there were 10.18% of cases identified
regarding to the ear, nose and throat diseases (96/943 cases). The infection rate of dog with throat
diseases was the highest (42.71%), followed by ear diseases (38.54%), and nose diseases (18.75%).
The infection rate with ENT diseases in the exotic dog breeds and indigenous dog breeds was 69.79%
and 30.21%, respectively. There was no effect of gender to these diseases, the infection rate of the
male and female dogs accounted for 45.83% and 54.17%, respectively. The puppy less than 1 year
old were infected with the lowest ENT rate (6.25%). In contrast, the ENT infection rate of dogs at 1 - 5
years old was 53.12% and over 5 years old was 40.63%. The most common symptoms were otitis
(70.27%), rhinitis (77.78%), and coughing (36.59%). There were no cases with 2 or 3 diseases at the
same time (in the serveyed duration). The average treatment efficacy of ENT diseases was 76.04%.