ABSTRACT
Presentation for gastrointestinal (GI) disease comprised 2.2 per cent of cat, 3.2 per cent of dog and 2.2 per cent of rabbit consultations between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017Diarrhoea and vomiting without blood were the most frequently reported GI disease clinical signs (34.4 and 38.9 per cent in cats and 42.8 and 37.3 per cent in dogs, respectively)The mean percentage of samples testing positive for Salmonella in dogs was double that in cats (0.82 per cent and 0.41 per cent, respectively) from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016In dogs, autumn was associated with a greater proportion of Salmonella-positive sample submissions; no clear suggestion of seasonal variation in cats was observedIn both cats and dogs, isolates belonging to Salmonella enterica group B serotypes were the most common (68.9 per cent in cats and 55.0 per cent in dogs).
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Cat Diseases/epidemiology , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Gastrointestinal Diseases/veterinary , Salmonella Infections, Animal/epidemiology , Sentinel Surveillance/veterinary , Animals , Cats , Dogs , Gastrointestinal Diseases/epidemiology , Rabbits , United Kingdom/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Presentation for pruritus comprised 6.5 per cent, 3.6 per cent and 2.0 per cent of canine, feline and rabbit consultations, respectively, between January 2014 and June 2016Topical antimicrobials were the most commonly prescribed pruritus treatments for dogs (33.6 per cent of consultations); for cats, it was systemic glucocorticoids (53.5 per cent)In surveillance of coagulase-positive staphylococci, 16 per cent of 176 coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from canine diagnostic samples were sensitive to all tested antibacterial classes; multidrug resistance (resistance to three or more antibacterial classes) was found in 6.8 per cent.
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Animal Diseases/epidemiology , Pruritus/veterinary , Sentinel Surveillance/veterinary , Staphylococcal Infections/veterinary , Animal Diseases/drug therapy , Animal Diseases/microbiology , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Cat Diseases/drug therapy , Cat Diseases/epidemiology , Cat Diseases/microbiology , Cats , Coagulase/metabolism , Dog Diseases/drug therapy , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Dog Diseases/microbiology , Dogs , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/veterinary , Pruritus/drug therapy , Pruritus/epidemiology , Pruritus/microbiology , Rabbits , Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology , Staphylococcus/drug effects , Staphylococcus/isolation & purification , United Kingdom/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Presentation for respiratory disease comprised 1.7 per cent, 2.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent of canine, feline and rabbit consultations, respectively, between January 2014 and December 2015. Coughing was the most frequent respiratory sign reported in dogs (71.1 per cent of consultations); in cats it was sneezing (42.6 per cent). Mean percentage of samples testing positive for feline calicivirus (FCV) was 30.1 per cent in 2014 and 27.9 per cent in 2015. January was the month with the highest percentage of FCV-positive samples in both 2014 and 2015.
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Cat Diseases/epidemiology , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Respiration Disorders/veterinary , Sentinel Surveillance/veterinary , Animals , Cats , Dogs , Rabbits , Respiration Disorders/epidemiology , United Kingdom/epidemiologyABSTRACT
This is the first UK small animal disease surveillance report from SAVSNET. Future reports will expand to other syndromes and diseases. As data are collected for longer, the estimates of changes in disease burden will become more refined, allowing more targeted local and perhaps national interventions. Anonymised data can be accessed for research purposes by contacting the authors. SAVSNET welcomes feedback on this report.