Disease conditions in cats and dogs diagnosed at the post- Mortem laboratory of the faculty of veterinary medicine,universiti Putra Malaysia between 2005 and 2015

Keeping pets is a growing trend in malaysia. this retrospective study involves data analysis of cases of dogs and cats submitted to the post-mortem laboratory,faculty of veterinary medicine,universiti putra malaysia between 2005 and 2015. a total of 37 disease conditions were diagnosed among dogs with septicaemia (10.2%),mammary gland tumor (8.4%) and canine distemper (7.9%) were significantly (p<0.05) more frequently diagnosed. in cats,a total of 27 disease conditions were diagnosed with traumatic injuries (19.5%),feline infectious peritonitis (15.1%) and sporotrichosis (12%) were significantly (p<0.05) more frequent. poor awareness among pet owners towards the health requirements of their pets is a main reason for the above. © universiti putra malaysia press.