Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Yogendra Kumar Meena, Sitaram Gupta, Mahaveer Suresha, Manisha Mehra, Hardik Sharma, Vikram Singh Gurjar and Dilip Singh Meena

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to evaluate biochemical and hormonal parameters changes in dogs. A total of 210 adult dogs irrespective of age, sex and breed were screened for obesity. The adult dogs weighing more than 15 per cent of their ideal body weight were considered for the study and body condition score was assigned as whole number value 1 to 9 and dogs with BCS 8 to 9 were considered as obese. The biochemical parameters viz. albumin, ALT and ALP, serum glucose, total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, total triglyceride, HDL-C, LDL-C and VLDL-C were significantly higher in obese dogs whereas non-significant difference was found in globulin, AST, BUN and serum creatinine in obese dogs as compared to apparently healthy dogs. There was no significant difference in mean values of serum T3, T4, TSH in obese dogs as compared to apparently healthy dogs.