RESEARCH ARTICLES
Arterial blood gas analysis in labrador retriever dogs with upper and lower respiratory tract diseases
S. Swathi, S. Ajithkumar, N. Madhavan Unny, Usha Narayana Pillai, V. Beena and C. Sunanda
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2020. 51(1):75-78.
Author Details
S. Swathi: PG Scholar, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
S. Ajithkumar: Professor and Head, University Veterinary Hospital, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
N. Madhavan Unny: Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
Usha Narayana Pillai: Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
V. Beena: Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
C. Sunanda: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
Article History
Received: 15.07.2019, Accepted: 12.09.2019, Published online: 01.01.2020
Corrersponding author: S. Swathi
e-mail: nikkiswathi.5@gmail.com
Citation: Swathi, S., Ajithkumar, S., Unny, N. M., Usha, N. P., Beena, V. and Sunanda, C. 2020. Arterial blood gas analysis in labrador retriever dogs with upper and lower respiratory tract diseases. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 51(1): 75-78.
Abstract
Arterial blood gas analysis helps to assess the patient’s ventilation and oxygenation status. Arterial blood gas variations in 12 awake Labrador retriever dogs with respiratory diseases were studied. The animals were further divided on the basis of clinical signs and radiography into those with upper and lower respiratory tract diseases. Arterial blood samples were collected from the dorsal pedal artery. The results were compared with arterial blood gas values of control dogs. Significant evidence of hypoxemia was noted with abnormal mean values in partial pressure of oxygen (P < 0.01), oxygen saturation (P < 0.01) and alveolar-arterial (A-a) gradient (P < 0.01) in dogs with upper and lower respiratory tract diseases. However, there were no significant changes in these values between animals with upper and lower respiratory tract affections.
Key words: Arterial blood gas analysis, Upper and lower respiratory tract diseases, hypoxemia
