Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Sepsis is an important cause of mortality in the human beings as well as dogs treated in the intensive care units. Monitoring of patient with sepsis is an essential part of patient care. The various monitoring parameters during sepsis were evaluated in this study for prognosis and to achieve maximum chance for survival of dogs with sepsis. The study was conducted on the dogs admitted in Critical Care Unit of the Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital (MVCTH) with sepsis. In the present study, the diagnosis of sepsis was made by using 16S rRNA gene PCR sequencing and blood culture. The monitoring parameters assessed in selected septic patients viz., blood pressure (BP), central venous pressure (CVP), urine output (UOP), blood lactate, central venous oxygen saturation (S_cvO₂) and base excess (BE). The present study revealed hypotension, hypovolemia, hyperlactatemia, decreased urine output, decreased base excess and decreased central venous oxygen saturation in the canine patients with sepsis. The results of the study were critically analyzed and discussed.