EFFICACY OF THE CENOGENICS STOOL BLOOD TEST SYSTEM IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IN DOGS

The article presents the results of research on the early diagnosis of oncological neoplasia in the organs of the gastrointestinal tract in dogs, obtained during an outpatient examination using the CENOGENICS Stool Blood test system, designed for individual testing of feces for hidden blood. During three years of research, tumor diseases of the digestive organs in dogs of the urban population (Saratov) were registered in 23 individuals (1.2%) out of 1873 examined. According to the research results, testing of feces for hidden blood in this type of domestic carnivorous animals increased the detection of tumors in gastrointestinal tract at the early stages the by one and a half times.