Doenças de felinos domésticos diagnosticadas no Laboratório Regional de Diagnóstico da UFPel

Abstract

Over the years there has been a growing increase in the number of felines that live with man, creating a new demand in veterinary medicine, which has as objective specific studies of the feline species.The goal of this paper was to identify the main pathologies affecting felines in the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul. The necropsy protocols and feline materials submitted to the Regional Diagnostic Laboratory of the Veterinary College of the Federal University of Pelotas (LRD / UFPel) were reviewed, from 1978 to 2018. During this period 1,633 feline samples were received, 363 (22%) between 1978 and 1999 and 1,270 (78%) between 2000 and 2018. Felines without a defined breed were represented by 59%. As for diagnoses, 457 felines (28%) presented benign or malignant tumors, the most common being the integumentary and mammary tumors. Bacterial, fungal, viral, parasitic, protozoal or undefined agent infections and intoxications were observed in 553 cases (34%), especially sporotrichosis with 13% of the diagnoses. The second article addressed the cases of systemic sporotrichosis diagnosed in the LRD from 2000 to 2018. The systemic form of mycosis is poorly reported in the literature, but it is of great importance in public health because it is an ascending zoonosis in southern Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul. A survey was performed on the necropsy protocols of cats with a history of infection with the fungus Sporothrix spp, received at LRD / UFPel, between 2000 and 2018. During this period, 17 felines were diagnosed with systemic sporotrichosis. The presence of the fungus was observed in different organs, and in all cats there were skin and lung lesions. The immunohistochemistry technique was used in all cases, presenting an efficient auxiliary diagnostic tool.