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MAY-JUN 2014

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May/June 2014 Today's Veterinary Practice 39 tvpjournal.com E ach year, Banfield Pet Hospital (banfield.com) collects and analyzes medical data from more than 850 hospitals across the U.S., in which more than 14,000 associates, including 2900 licensed veterinarians, care for nearly 2.3 million dogs and 470,000 cats. The findings from each year's data are then shared with the public through the State of Pet Health Report (stateofpethealth.com) published the following year. SPECIAL FEATURE KEy FIndIngS FRom ThE State of Pet Health ª 2014 Report B anfield's belief is all pets need twice-yearly comprehensive examinations. These are important throughout a pet's life to ensure he or she is receiving life stage-based preventative care. — Jeffrey Klausner, dVm, mS, diplomate ACVIm, Chief medical officer, Banfield Pet hospital State of Pet Health ™ 2014 Report The 5 Ws of DaTa ColleCTion WHO The Banfield Applied Research and Knowledge (BARK) team of investigators—dedicated to population- based research, which supports the practice of evidence-based medicine WHAT Analyze medical data from > 8 million patient visits to Banfield Pet Hospitals each year WHEN Daily data download through the proprietary electronic medical records system, PetWare ™ WHERE At Banfield's main campus in Portland, Oregon WHY To fulfill Banfield's commitment to: • Provide high-quality veterinary care grounded in evidence-based medicine • Improve this care through consideration of findings from each yearly report • Increase knowledge by sharing this report with the veterinary profession and public FOCUS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE The 2014 report—the fourth year the State of Pet Health Report has been compiled—focused on infectious diseas- es that: • Can be conclusively diagnosed by specific tests, or • Have pathognomonic clinical presentations. The data analyzed included disease prevalence as well as geographic trends. The infectious diseases studied were: • Dogs: Parvovirus infection, canine infectious respirato- ry disease complex (CIRDC; also referred to as "kennel cough"), Lyme disease, and Giardia infection • Cats: Upper respiratory infection, feline immunodeficien- cy virus (FIV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), and ear mites. In this year's report, the most concerning statistics revealed were a: • 21% increase in positive results of tests identifying Lyme Disease • 48% increase in the diagnosis of FIV infection . These increases occurred over the past 5 years (since 2009). It is important to note, though, that the infectious dis- eases highlighted in the report are just a subset of those affecting the pet population. These nfectious diseases—for which meaningful statistics could not be calculated—are also touched on in the 2014 report. C anine infectious respiratory disease complex results from exposure to a variety of bacterial and viral pathogens. These pathogens include: • Bacterial: Primarily Bordetella bronchiseptica, but also Streptococcus and Mycoplasma species • Viral: Parainfluenza virus, canine influenza virus, canine adenovirus, or canine distemper virus. F eline upper respiratory infection results from exposure to feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus, Chlamydophila felis, and other pathogens. In both dogs and cats, multiple pathogens are usually present in respiratory diseases. In addition, patient immune status and management variables can contribute to disease severity. TVP_2014-0506_Bafield 2014 State of Pet Health.indd 39 5/27/2014 5:03:03 PM

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