Neonatal mortality in dogs in a veterinary hospital in Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i14.21610

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Neonatology; Dog; Newborn; Dystocic parturition; Death.

Abstract

Neonatology (the study of newborns) remains a little-explored specialty in medical clinics treating dogs. Therefore, neonatal mortality in dogs is high, and there is a lack of data on the subject in Brazil. The objective of this study was to record the neonatal mortality rate in dogs being treated at a Teaching Veterinary Hospital. We analyzed 69 (35 female and 34 male) newborn puppies born to 17 female dogs. The majority of the female dogs (94%; 16/17) and had dystocic parturition. Of the 69 puppies, only 30 (43.47%) survived the first 24 hours after birth. Based on these numbers, the neonatal mortality was considerably high at 56.52% (39/69), probably due to hypoxia that is known to be common in neonates with dystocic births. Given the above, it is concluded that assisted reproduction and prenatal examinations should be encouraged to reduce neonatal mortality in dogs.

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BRUN, C. F. da L. .; MAIA, L. V. T. .; CAMAPUM, J. L. R. .; MERLINI, N. B.; BELETTINI, S. T. .; SILVA, F. A. do N. .; RODRIGUES, M. C. .; SALA, P. L. .; COSTA NETO, J. M. da .; MARCHI, D. de A. .; BORGES, T. B.; LEITZKE, A. V. S. .; SANTOS, G. C. dos .; QUESSADA, A. M. . Neonatal mortality in dogs in a veterinary hospital in Brazil . Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 14, p. e81101421610, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i14.21610. Disponível em: https://www.rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/21610. Acesso em: 27 apr. 2024.

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Copyright (c) 2021 Cristiane Ferreira da Luz Brun; Luan Vinicius Tezzei Maia; Jaqueline Lustosa Rodrigues Camapum; Natalie Bertelis Merlini; Salviano Tramontim Belettini; Filipi Alexandre do Nascimento Silva; Marcelo Campos Rodrigues; Pollyana Linhares Sala; João Moreira da Costa Neto; Dérick de Almeida Marchi; Talita Bianchin Borges; Arthur Venicius Sbaraini Leitzke; Giuliana Cavalcanti dos Santos; Ana Maria Quessada

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