Doenças de felinos na região sul do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The diseases of cats diagnosed in the municipalities of the area of influence of the Laboratório Regional de Diagnóstico da Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Pelotas, which based on a 36 years period. It is presented a general paper of the diseases diagnosed in cats in southern Rio Grande do Sul region between 1978 and 2014, this same work are highlighted some diseases, because of their increased occurrence and zoonotic potential. This paper demonstrated that neoplasms represent the majority of diagnoses in this species, totaling 435 cases, and of these the most prevalent of skin cancer and breast cancer, among skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma was the most prevalent. Among the fungal diseases in higher numbers were sporotrichosis with 37 cases and 20 cases with dermatofitosis, gastrointestinal parasitic diseases accounted for 22 diagnoses of viral diseases rabies with 18 cases and feline infectious peritonitis 18 cases and four cases of tuberculosis. It appears, also, a scientific work related to the feline Tuberculosis(TB), is an important disease that affects animals and man, addressing the possible source of infection. The diagnosis was confirmed by Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN), also presenting a positive immunostaining for mycobacteria by the technique of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in two cases the diagnosis was confirmed by amplification of the specific gene sequence for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the technique of polymerase chain reaction (PCR).