Author(s): Rahul Kumar, Devendra Kumar Gupta, Shilpa Gajbhiye, Suman Kumar, Mrinalini Ramteke, Deepak Kumar Pankaj, Rajiv Rathi, Shobha Burdak and Nikhil Pal Bajia

Abstract: Study on occurrence of ascites was conducted in Jabalpur region of Madhya Pradesh. The occurrence of abdominal distension in dog population was found to be 3.97%. The overall occurrence of ascites was reported as 0.68% in the dog population. The highest occurrence of ascites 6.89% was recorded in the dogs of 6-9 years age and lowest in less than 1 year age of dogs. The breed wise highest occurrence of ascites was recorded in the Labrador breed (6.89%) of dogs.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i1Se.406