PREVALENCE OF SOME DISEASES OF DOGS AND CATS AT THE STATE GOVERNMENT VETERINARY CLINIC IN MAIDUGURI (NIGERIA)

PREVALENCE OF SOME DISEASES OF DOGS AND CATS AT THE STATE GOVERNMENT VETERINARY CLINIC IN MAIDUGURI (NIGERIA)

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A 3-year (retrospective) study was conducted to determine the prevalence of diseases; clinical conditions of dogs and cats presented at the Government Veterinary Clinic, Maiduguri from January 1995 to December 1997.The prevalent diseases; conditions of dogs included helminthosis (19.19%), accidental injury) (18.18%), tick infestation ( 15.

15% ), canine distemper GREENERY (8.42% ), diarrhoea ( 6.73%), mange ( 7.41%), rabies (5.

05%) and babesiosis (4.71%), Prevalent diseases/conditions of cats included helminthosis (26.67%).tick infestation ( 8.

89%).diarrhea ( 16.67%), nutritional deficiencies ( 15.56%) and respiratory infections ( 12.

22%).Of highest prevalence in both dogs and cats was helminthosis (20.93%), Chromium followed by tick infestation (13.70%) and diarrhea (9.

04%) suggesting a poor husbandy of these pets in Maiduguri area.Cases of automobile accidental injury of dogs were also high, probably due to the same factors of poor husbandry.