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RESEARCH ARTICLEThe most commonest complaint in animalswith prostatic disease was constipation (66.7 percent) which has also been reported by Hornbuckleand co-workers (1978), Davidson (2003), Kutzlerand Yeager (2005) and Holt (2007) who stated thatconstipation characterized by tenesmus is one ofthe prominent clinical sign of prostatic disease inaged dogs, due to compression of the colon by theenlarged prostate gland. Hemorrhagic prepucialdischarge and dysuria were the observed in 46.7 percent each in the affected animals which has alsobeen reported in earlier studies (Hoeffer, 1977;Read and Bryden, 1995). Dilated prostatic urethralveins are considered to be the source ofhemorrhagic urethral discharge and the inwardgrowth of the gland into the urethra results inDysuria (Reihmann and Bruskewitz, 1993). Otherclinical signs observed in this study were abnormalgait (40 per cent) and loss of body condition (33.3per cent) which has also been described by Johnsonand Archibald (1974), Hornbuckle (1978),Davidson (2003) and Holt (2007). Abnormal gaitand loss of body condition are probably associatedwith either prostatic neoplasia or painful prostaticdiseases. Emesis was observed in 33.3 per cent ofanimals with prostatic disease. Vomiting has alsobeen reported in previous studies (Parry, 2006;Smith, 2008) and has been attributed to the rise inmetabolites in blood that fail to get excreted due todysuria. Hematuria, Pyuria, and purulent prepucialdischarges were clinical signs observed in thepresent study. Similar signs have been described byTable 1: Clinical History of dogs confirmed with prostatic diseasesSl No Clinical sign Number of Percentageanimalsexhibiting signs1 Constipation 10 66.72 Inappetence 8 53.33 Hemorrhagic Prepucial discharges 7 46.74 Dysuria 7 46.75 Gait abnormality 6 40.06 Vomiting 5 33.37 Loss of body condition 5 33.38 Hematuria 3 20.09 Pyuria 1 6.710 Purulent prepucial discharges 1 6.7Table 2: Clinical examination findings in prostatic diseasesSl No Nature of abnormality Number of animals Percentageobserved exhibiting abnormality1.0Pyrexia (>102.5 F) 5 33.32. Dehydration 5 33.33. Poor body condition 4 26.74. Caudal abdominal pain 1 6.7JIVA Vol. 10 Issue 1 April 201225