MANIFESTATION OF DERMATITIS IN CATS DEPENDING ON BREED AND AGE
Keywords:
cats, dermatitis, age, breed, distribution.Abstract
An analysis of the ambulatory journals with cats clinical examination from Odesa veterinary clinic was carried out. Animals, in which clinical signs of dermatitis were established during the initial clinical examination were selected for analysis. Such an analysis was conducted over three years, namely 2021-2023. Animals were divided depending on age: up to 2 years; from 2 to 6 years and older, over 6 years. Differentiation of cats was also carried out depending on the breed. The analysis of the results regarding the distribution of dermatitis in cats depending on age showed that the number of such animals was the smallest at the age of 2 years. On average, during three years, dermatitis in cats aged from 2 to 6 years was set at the level of 43%. Analysis of data on the prevalence of dermatitis in cats older than 6 years showed that in 2021 the number of such animals was 86, which corresponded to 43%. The next two years of research showed that the relative number of cats with dermatitis aged more than 6 years was 32%.
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