Epidemiology of Canine and Its Hemorheology Characteristics.

Canine paraplegia is a common condition in small animal medicine, referred to as () in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM). Common clinical manifestations encompass hind limb paralysis, motor dysfunction, muscle atrophy, and the absence of pain perception. is considered a difficult-to-treat disease in small animal practice. The objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of canine and the characteristics of hemorheology. A total of 53 dogs with and 53 healthy dogs were included in this study. A retrospective case-controlled study design was employed. Data regarding the gender, season of occurrence, breed, and age of dogs with , as well as hemorheology from dogs with and healthy dogs, were collected and analyzed using SPSS 27.0. The study findings revealed that male dogs were more susceptible to (77.36%, 41/53). cases occurred more frequently in Winter (33.96%, 18/53), and were commonly found in Poodle breeds (43.40%, 23/53). The most affected age of was between 3 and 6 years old (54.72%, 29/53). Except for plasma viscosity and fibrinogen, the hemorheology indices of canine were significantly higher than those of healthy dogs ( < 0.05), especially in male dogs, Poodles and Bulldogs, those between 3 to 10 years, and in Autumn and Winter. This study provides evidence that male Poodles and Bulldogs aged 3 to 6 years are more prone to developing , with Winter being the season of high disease incidence. Abnormal hemorheology is a characteristic feature in dogs with , which should be considered during the treatment of .