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presented for clinical consultation and reached 10% in geriatric patients (Brown
et al.
1998
; Grauer
2009
). At present, no epidemiological data concerning the
prevalence of CKD in dogs according to the International Renal Interest Society
(IRIS) staging system, gender, age, or breed are available. The aim of the present
study was to evaluate the prevalence of CKD in a canine population presented for
clinical consultation to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital between 2000 and 2009
based on IRIS stage, gender, age, and breed.
19.2 Materials and Methods
All dogs submitted for clinical consultations at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital
between January 2000 and December 2009 (3,764 patients: 1,749 females and
2,015 males) were enrolled in the present study. CKD dogs (940 subjects) were
identified based on history, clinical evaluation, and plasma creatinine levels (creat-
inine
1.4 mg/dL). Patients were classified according to plasma creatinine levels
into different IRIS stages (IRIS 2: 1.4-2.0 mg/dL; IRIS 3: 2.1-5.0 mg/dL; IRIS 4:
>
>
5 mg/dL), and divided by gender, breed, and age (group 1:
5 years old; group 2:
6-10 years old; and group 3:
10 years old). The prevalence of CKD dogs within
the total canine population presented for clinical evaluation, the prevalence of CKD
in different IRIS stages, and the relationship of gender, age, and breed with CKD
prevalence was evaluated.
>
19.3 Results
Among the 3,764 patients, 940 were determined to be affected by CKD (Fig.
19.1
)
with a prevalence of 24.97%. The prevalence of CKD in females (375 dogs) was
39.82%, while the prevalence in males (565 dogs) was 60.17%. The prevalence of
CKD based on age was 28.40% in group 1 (267 dogs), 42.12% in group 2 (396
dogs), and 29.46% in group 3 (277 dogs; Fig.
19.2
). Among different breeds,
mixed-breed dogs had the highest prevalence of CKD (31.38%), followed by
boxers (9.36%), German shepherds (7.76%), and setters (5.42%; Fig.
19.3
).
The remaining 30.75% of patients were composed of other breeds with a prevalence
Fig. 19.1 Prevalence of CKD in the canine population presented for clinical consultation to the
Veterinary Teaching Hospital between 2000 and 2009. The prevalence of CKD was 24.97%, while
75.03% of patients were affected by other diseases
