| dc.description.abstract | Fever is often a diagnostic dilemma for veterinarians since the causes of the condition
are wide-ranging and, in some cases, there are no other recognizable symptoms. The aim of
my thesis was to determine the pathological distribution of febrile diseases in dogs, at the
Small Animal Clinic of the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, based on the data
of the last 6 years. During retrospective research, 189 medical records documented between
2015 and 2021 were analysed, patients were retrospectively classified into disease groups
and other parameters were also evaluated. Infectious diseases proved to be the leading cause
of fever, accounting for 54% of cases, non-infectious inflammatory diseases for 21%, cancer
for 9%, and other causes/diseases for 2%. 14% of cases were categorized as fever of
unknown origin (FUO). | en_US |
