Vol. 12, Issue 1 (2023)

Author(s):
B Lahari Reddy, R Mishra, PK Rath, BK Patra, BP Mishra, N Soren and Chandana Sree

Abstract:
Due to increasing awareness with respect to ‘one health ‘programme, in the present study an attempt has been made to find out the prevalence of microbial isolates in pet dogs. Dogs with skin infections represents the main reason of presentation for treatment in the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (TVCC) of Odisha Veterinary college, Bhubaneswar India. In the present study 45 dogs presented with skin infections from February, 2021 to December, 2022 were subjected to microbial analysis and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern were depicted. Skin infections like pyoderma in dogs, (n=22) itching and allergic inflammation (n=5) and alopecia (n=28) in dogs were observed in the study. The most common isolates from the dermatophytes-infected dog cases were Microsporum spp (49.3%) followed by the Trichophyton spp (12.2%). Detailed antifungal sensitivity profile revealed Miconazole (80.95%) was most effective. Staphylococcus spp was the most common bacteria (82.35%, n=42) while gentamicin was found to be having good in-vitro sensitivity (76.1%).