Stress response related to ultrasonographic examination in dogs

Authors : Cenker Çağrı CINGI, Abdurrahman Fatih FİDAN, Durmuş Fatih BAŞER, Mehmet UÇAR, Zülfükar Kadir SARITAŞ

Pages : 96-100

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study investigated whether abdominal ultrasonography, a frequently used examination method in clinics and hospitals, causes stress in dogs. For the study, 10 healthy dogs were used. Following general examination, intravenous catheters were placed in the V. cephalica accecorius of the dogs and blood specimens were collected to obtain serum and plasma samples insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(minute 0);. After a 30- min break, ultrasonography was applied following shaving of the abdominal region. Serum and plasma samples were collected from the intravenous catheters at the 5th, 15th, and 20th minutes of the ultrasonographic examination during which the urinary bladder, left kidney, spleen, stomach, liver, right kidney, transverse colon, and ascending colon were examined. The total antioxidant status insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TAS);, total oxidant status insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TOS);, nitric oxide insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NOx);, and cortisol levels of serum and plasma samples were analyzed and differences were statistically determined with respect to time. No statistically significant time-dependent changes in the TAS and cortisol values were observed. However, there was a time-dependent change in the TOS and NOx values, but when comparing all the times, no changes were observed. The results showed that abdominal ultrasonographic examination, a routinely and frequently used method, does not induce any stress factors and therefore cannot lead to health problems.
Keywords : Dog, ultrasonography, oxidative stress