UDC 619: 616.7: 636.7
DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202308005
Authors
Mikhail P. Kuchinskiy,
Viktoriya K. Makarevich,
S. N. Vyshelessky Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine,
Minsk, Belarus
Abstract
The article presents the results of studying the spread of bone and joint pathology in dogs, which
are most often prone to injury. An analysis was made of the database of three veterinary clinics
of the Republic of Belarus for 2021 («Doctor Polosatov» (Vitebsk), «White Fang» (Vitebsk) and
«Alfa- Vet» (Minsk)). In the above-mentioned clinics, 23 935 animals of different breeds and ages
were diagnosed and treated during the analyzed period.
Analysis of the data obtained showed that diseases of the musculoskeletal system (arthritis, bursitis,
osteoarthritis, discospondylosis, dysplasia, fracture and dislocation) are diagnosed in 8,01 %
of dogs. Moreover, the most common disease of the musculoskeletal system in dogs is osteoarthritis,
which accounts for 24,26 to 47,47 %.
For the first time, a study conducted in the Republic of Belarus also showed that such animal
breeds as mestizo, Labrador, Alabai, Caucasian Shepherd, chow-chow, Great Dane, German Shepherd
and St. Bernard.
Keywords
musculoskeletal system, bone and joint pathology, osteoarthritis, bursitis, dislocations, tendovaginitis, discospondylosis, dogs
