Prevalence of the most common Surgical Affections of Canine Genital System in Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of surgery, anesthesiology, and radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

2 Tanta pet clinic, Tanta

Abstract

The present study was conducted over from September 2013 to January 2015. The
affected animals were collected from the surgery clinic of Faculty of Veterinary
medicine, Cairo University and different pet clinics in Cairo and Giza
governorates. The total number of examined animals along the present study was
(3340) dogs suffered from different affections. The ages were ranged from two months
to (15) years old and they were of different breeds and sex. Surgical affections of the
genital system were recorded in 227 dogs representing 6.8% out of total admitted dogs.
The higher incidence was seen in female dogs (7.6%) than male dogs (6.1%). The most
of the affected dogs were kept outdoors (203) and only (24) dogs kept indoors. The
highest incidence among surgical affections of male genital system in dogs was
recorded in scrotal and testicular affections (47.9%) followed by penile and preputial
affections (46.1%) then the prostatic affections (6°/). The diagnosed scrotal and
testicular affections were cryptorchidism, scrotal dermatitis, testicular hypoplasia.
orchitis and testicular trauma. The common breeds affected with male genital
affections were German shepherd, Golden Retriever, Rottweiler, Pit-bull and Griffon.
The penile and preputial surgical affections were transmissible venereal tumor
(T.V.T), balanoposithitis, paraphimosis, penile and preputial wounds, phimosis.
urethral prolapsed and absence of preputial opening. The diagnosed surgical affections
of the prostate in dogs were prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatic cyst.
prostatic abscesses and prostatic neoplasm. The highest incidence among surgical
affections of female genital system in dogs was recorded in vulva and vagina affections
(67.3%) followed by uterine and ovarian affections (15%) then mammary gland
affections (17.7). The common breeds were German shepherd, Rottweiler, Boxer. Pit
pull and Griffon. The diagnosed conditions were recorded.

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