Vestibular disease in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: Epidemiology and clinical management

Radulescu, Sinziana Maria; Humm, Karen; Eramanis, Louis Mark; Volk, Holger A.; Church, David B.; Brodbelt, David; O'Neill, Dan Gerard

Abstract

Background

Vestibular disease (VD), central or peripheral, can be a dramatic primary‐care presentation. Current literature describes mostly dogs examined in referral centers.

Hypothesis/Objectives

Describe the prevalence, presentation, clinical management, and outcomes of VD in dogs under primary veterinary care at UK practices participating in VetCompass.

Animals

Seven hundred and fifty‐nine vestibular cases identified out of 905 544 study dogs.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study. Potential VD cases clinically examined during 2016 were verified by reviewing clinical records for signalment, presenting clinical signs, treatments, and outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with VD.

Results

The overall prevalence of VD was 8 per 10 000 dogs (95% CI = 7‐9). Median age at first diagnosis was 12.68 years (interquartile range [IQR], 11.28‐14.64). Compared with crossbreeds, breeds with the highest odds of VD diagnosis included French Bulldogs (odds ratio [OR] = 9.25, 95% CI = 4.81‐17.76, P  

Citation

Radulescu, S. M., Humm, K., Eramanis, L. M., Volk, H. A., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D., & O'Neill, D. G. (2020). Vestibular disease in dogs under UK primary veterinary care: Epidemiology and clinical management. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15869

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 23, 2020
• Publication Date: Aug 10, 2020
• Deposit Date: Aug 12, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 12, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
• Print ISSN: 0891-6640
• Electronic ISSN: 1939-1676
• Publisher: Wiley Open Access
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15869
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1376226
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15869
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Dataset available at: https://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12547/