Changes in some blood hematological and biochemical indicators in diarrhea dogs treated at the veterinary clinic, Can Tho city

Abstract

The study was conducted from April to June 2023 to evaluate the prevalence of diarrhea disease and determine blood physiological and biochemical changes in dogs with diarrhea at the veterinary clinic, Can Tho city. Out of a total of 145 dogs examined, there were 48 dogs suffered with diarrhea, accounting for 33.10%. The research results showed that the infection rate of dogs did not depend on age, breed, or gender. The infection rate of dogs with diarrhea at over 1 year old and under 1 year old were 32.73% and 20.69%, respectively. The infection rate of indigenous dog breeds and exotic dog breeds with diarrhea was 36.08%, and 27.08%, respectively. The infection rate of male and female dogs with diarrhea was 34.09% and 31.57%, respectively. In the diarrhea dogs, some blood physiological and biochemical parameters were changed. The tested result of blood physiological indexes in the diarrhea dogs indicated that the number of platelets increased over 70.00% of disease cases, but white blood cells increased only 25.00% in the diarrhea dogs. Blood biochemical indexes mainly showed an increase in AST and BUN above 35.00% in the diarhea dogs. Dogs with diarrhea treated for 5 days showed result of recovery.