B-Mode and Doppler Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Prostatic Disorders in Dogs - A Retrospective Study

摘要

The present study was aimed to evaluate the prostatic disorders based on sonographic findings in intact male dogs. Nineteen dogs of different breeds were identified ultrasono-graphically with various prostate abnormalities with overall incidence of 3.90% (19/487). Prevalence of various prostatic condition were prostatic abscess (26.31%), prostate hyperplasia (42.10%), prostatic cyst (21.05%) and parapros-tatic cyst (10.52%). Average age of affected dogs with prostate abscess, hyperplasia, cyst and paraprostate cyst were 5.9, 8.75, 3.5 and 1.75 years respectively. Major clinical signs noticed were dysuria, constipation, discharge from penis and hematuria.