Canine Prostatic Disorders
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https://doi.org/10.17140/VMOJ-2-120Keywords:
Dog; Prostate; Infection; Tumor; Radiology; UltrasoundAbstract
Background: The prostatic syndrome in male dogs shows a varying range of clinical implications. Prostatic syndrome in dogs is characterized by non-pathognomonic clinical symptoms
affecting urinary, digestive, and locomotory functions. The nature of prostatic disease in dogs
cannot be diagnosed without further clinical examination. Radiological examination, ultrasound examination and analysis of the prostatic fluid makes it possible to ascertain a reliable
and accurate diagnosis.
Objectives: This review presents information on the canine prostatic pathology and the application of different methods for its treatment.
Results: The prostatic syndrome in male dogs is associated with varied medical conditions.
Some conditions, benign forms like prostate hyperplasia (BPH), are quite common. More serious ailments, such as cysts, abscesses, and neoplasms are rare in occurrence. Prostatic syndrome in dogs are marked by clinical symptoms resulting in dysfunction of the urinary, digestive, and the locomotory system. A reliable mode of diagnosis for prostatic conditions in dogs
is mediated by undertaking radiological examination, ultrasound examination and analysis of
the prostatic fluid.
Conclusion: Prostatic disorders in dogs present a uniformity of medical symptoms affecting the
urinary, digestive, locomotory functions, with a heterogeneity of lesions in the form of hyperplasia, prostatitis and tumor formation which demands rigorous differential diagnosis for the
establishment of effective medical or surgical treatment.
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