Assessment of two portable glucometer and automated hematology analyzer for the monitoring of diabetes in Dog and Cat.

Abstract

Diabetes is a common chronic disease of human that can also affect animals like dogs, cats, pigs and horses. Among other species except human, diabetes mellitus is more prevalent in dog and cat. It is incurable disease associated with abnormally high levels of sugar; however it can be controlled successfully with good care of livelihood and food. The aim of this study was to find out the status of diabetes mellitus among the dogs and cats in Chattogram Metropolitan area and it runs at Shahedul Alam Quadary Teaching Veterinary Hospital (SAQTVH) of Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh. Total 30 dogs and 30 cats were tested for presence of diabetes. All necessary information were collected through questionnaire and blood samples were collected two times (fasting and after feeding) using insulin syringe from cephalic vein. Glucotest prime and Accu-Check glucometer with strips and auto-hematology analyser were used to detect the blood glucose level. Pets were detected with sugar levels that indicate diabetes. However, variation of blood glucose level according to different physiological status and habits like sex, age, body weight, breed and feeding habit/diet were detected. Significant relations were found between the occurrence of diabetes and age of animal. In case of dog, the prevalence of diabetes in local dog is higher than exotic breed. In gluco test prime it is 11%, in accu-check and hematological analyser around 13%. Dogs aged more than 27 months is more prone to diabetes by gluco test prime ( P-value = 0.001) and by hematological analyser ( P-value = 0.06). Female are at more risk to diabetes by gluco test prime 90%, by accu-check 28% and by hematological analyser 73%. In case of cat, aged more than 15 months and more than 4 kg weight is more prone to diabetes by gluco test prime ( P-value = 0.001), by accu-check ( P-value = 0.02) and by hematological analyser ( P-value = 0.01).