Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part J (2024)

Author(s): PV Patel, Dr. AA Vagh, Dr. RH Bhatt, Dr. AK Bilwal, Dr. VL Parmar, Dr. JR Damor, VR Baria and RM Sherasiya

Abstract: The present research work entitled “Incidence of fungal dermatitis in dogs” was carried out at Department of Veterinary Medicine, Junagadh. A total 817 dogs were brought at small animal medicine OPD, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh during October, 2022 - March, 2023 and out of them 123 (15.06%) were having different dermatological disorders. Among them a total 39 (4.77%) dogs were positive with canine fungal dermatitis. Canine fungal dermatitis was more common in <1 year age group. Female dogs were more infected as compared to male dogs. Labrador retriever breed of dogs was more affected than other breeds. The most common clinical signs showed by the dogs with fungal dermatitis were itching, erythema, alopecia, mixed lesions (alopecia + itching), rashes, circular lesions, rough hair coat, papules and nodules. The lesions were seen on inner thighs, abdomen, legs, neck, back, paws, face, periocular, tail and chest.

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i2j.1281