Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
GA Vidhyashree, L Suresh, BN Nagaraja, KM Srinivasa Murthy, PT Ramesh and NM Rajashailesha

Abstract:
The present study was carried out among the dogs presented to the Veterinary College Hospital, Hebbal, Bengaluru during a period of one year from December 2020 to November 2021. The total number of dogs presented were 8635. Out of these, the number of dogs presented with ocular affections were 207. Among the dogs presented with ocular affections, 53 dogs had corneal ulcers. Majority of the dogs diagnosed with corneal ulcer were Shih Tzu (45.28%, 24/53), followed by Pug (30.19%, 16/53), Labrador Retriever (7.54%, 4/53), Pomeranian (5.66%, 3/53), Bull dog (3.77%, 2/53), Beagle (1.89%, 1/53), Rottweiler (1.89%, 1/53), Husky (1.89%, 1/53) and Boxer (1.89%, 1/53). The highest incidence of corneal ulcer was seen in dogs below three years of age (75.47%), followed by dogs aged 3 to 5 years (11.32%), 5 to 7 years (5.66%), 7 to 10 years (5.66%) and more than 10 years (1.89%). Gender-wise distribution of corneal ulcer was highest in males (52.83%, 28/53) than they were females (47.17%, 25/53).