Vestibular disease in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: Epidemiology and clinical management

Autor: Sinziana Maria Radulescu, Karen Humm, Louis Mark Eramanis, Holger A. Volk, David B. Church, David Brodbelt, Dan Gerard O'Neill
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 34, Iss 5, Pp 1993-2004 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15869
Popis: Abstract Background Vestibular disease (VD), central or peripheral, can be a dramatic primary‐care presentation. Current literature describes mostly dogs examined in referral centers. Hypothesis/Objectives Describe the prevalence, presentation, clinical management, and outcomes of VD in dogs under primary veterinary care at UK practices participating in VetCompass. Animals Seven hundred and fifty‐nine vestibular cases identified out of 905 544 study dogs. Methods Retrospective cohort study. Potential VD cases clinically examined during 2016 were verified by reviewing clinical records for signalment, presenting clinical signs, treatments, and outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with VD. Results The overall prevalence of VD was 8 per 10 000 dogs (95% CI = 7‐9). Median age at first diagnosis was 12.68 years (interquartile range [IQR], 11.28‐14.64). Compared with crossbreeds, breeds with the highest odds of VD diagnosis included French Bulldogs (odds ratio [OR] = 9.25, 95% CI = 4.81‐17.76, P
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