A retrospective study of canine transmissible venereal tumour in Grenada, West Indies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT) is a naturally occurring neoplasia affecting dogs worldwide. Previous CTVT studies in Grenada were limited to case records of dogs with neoplastic conditions at a veterinary diagnostic laboratory.

Objectives

The present retrospective study aimed to determine the occurrence and risk factors of CTVT in a wider population of owned dogs presented to a university-affiliated veterinary hospital between 2008 and 2018.

Methods

Data on the age, breed, gender, and gonadectomy status were retrieved from an electronic database and analyzed using logistic regression.

Results

Of the 7180 dogs presented during the period, 102 dogs (1.4%) were diagnosed with CTVT. A higher predisposition was observed in Grenadian pothounds

SUBMITTER: Schectman SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9122414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature