Obesity in Dogs and its Impact on Diabetes Mellitus

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  • Nikolin Daija Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana

Abstract

Background: In our study, we will study the impact of obesity in DM. Hypothesis: Obesity in dogs and its impact on Diabetes Mellitus Animals: we got 2921 dogs aged >5 years accounting for 993 dogs have obesity and 10 dogs have DM. Methods: Received 2921 different dogs and underwent a rapid test for the presence of glucose in the blood. Dogs who tested positive for the test were separated from other dogs. Dogs that tested positive we've taken the age, sex, and way of nutrition. All these are put into a database. Results: From studies, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is 34% of the population of adult dogs. Only the prevalence of obesity in dogs Grow 6.5%. Of particular importance is that approximately 7% of female and 5% of the male are obese, and 32% of female and 20% of the male are overweight. And 10 dogs diagnosed in Tirana district clinics resulted in diabetes. Adult dogs were between 5 and 10 years.

Keywords: obese, overweight, cans, dry food, mix food, home food, diet.

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2017-05-02

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Daija, N. (2017). Obesity in Dogs and its Impact on Diabetes Mellitus. ANGLISTICUM. Journal of the Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies, 6(4), 50–54. Retrieved from https://anglisticum.org.mk/index.php/IJLLIS/article/view/1451

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Vol. 6 No. 4 (2017): Volume 6, No.4, April, 2017

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Volume 6, No.4, April, 2017

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