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The objective of the present study was to know the profile of Brazilian cat owners and their perceptions of responsible ownership and the veterinary care environment. The application of a semi-structured online questionnaire investigating the owner's socioeconomic level and perception of knowledge concerning health care and history of medical-veterinary care of their cats using the snowball method. A total of 5,213 participants were included, of which: 93% were women, 52% were single and lived in urban areas (96%). Fifty nine per cent of the owners answered that their cat is taken to the veterinary care service only when it shows a clinical sign and 65% of them feel anxious when they need to take their cats to the vet. Only 1% of the owner did not consider the cat as a family member. Concerning the veterinary care scenario, 40% of the owners answered that at least once, that their cat(s) had been handled inappropriately by veterinary service professionals, and they believed that low affinity with the species and excessive restraint were the main causes for this misconduct. Around 40% of the owners had already changed their veterinarian because of this inappropriate interaction/handling. Conclusion and relevance the data presented point to the importance of implementing and improving friendly and gentle care practices with cats and their owners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Urban human-cat relations depend on complex and contingent systems of overlapping policies, ordinances, and laws. Cats defy anthropocentric binaries and boundaries. In response to the problematic use of the term 'feral', a term rife with negative associations, many government agencies, including those in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in Florida, have rebranded this population as 'community' cats. This investigation explores the transspecies liminality experienced by both free-roaming, or 'community', cats and their urban caretakers. While government-run animal shelters boast the successes of trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs and the concomitant increase in 'live-releases' from the shelters, the experiences of cats who live in perilous urban spaces, facing vehicular injury, animal cruelty, and even death, subverts these politically-driven narratives. The uneven acceptance and treatment of these cats results in the development of informally organized networks of cat caretakers whose experiences share the challenging, contentious, and often dangerous experiences of the cats for whom they care. Sociolegal constructions and rituals produce the experience of liminality for more than just human or animal individuals. The result is a transspecies liminality of shared experiences, struggles, and relations beyond the targeted population or species, which has implications for how researchers approach the implementation of nonhuman governance policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O Grupo de Estudos em Medicina Felina (GEFel - UFRPE), coordenado pelas professoras Daniela Maria Bastos de Souza, Lilian Sabrina Silvestre de Andrade e Roseana Tereza Diniz de Moura, realizou com entusiasmo o primeiro simpósio de 2024, o FELIS IN RECIFE - Simpósio de Medicina Felina - 1ª edição. Pensado com dedicação para profissionais e estudantes da área, o evento contou com a colaboração de outros grupos de estudos da universidade: Grupo de Estudos de Clínica Médica de Animais de Companhia (GEPet - UFRPE), Grupo de Estudos em Bioética, Bem Estar animal e Manejo da Dor (Proética- UFRPE), Grupo de Estudos em Farmacologia Veterinária (GEFaV - UFRPE) e o Grupo de Estudos em Patologia Clínica Veterinária (GEPaC - UFRPE). O simpósio, focado em Medicina Felina, incluiu submissões de trabalhos científicos, apresentações de banners e minicursos. Realizado nos dias 30 e 31 de julho, no anfiteatro do CEGOE da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE - SEDE), o evento reuniu cerca de 200 participantes, promovendo a interação entre discentes e profissionais, além de facilitar o intercâmbio entre diversas instituições, empresas, profissionais e alunos. Além de disseminar conhecimento atualizado, promover debates científicos e incentivar o networking, o evento teve como objetivo arrecadar doações para o hospital veterinário escola da universidade, aprimorando o atendimento à comunidade e enriquecendo as aulas práticas. Os anais deste evento são um compilado de 50 trabalhos aprovados, incluindo revisões de literatura e relatos de caso nas mais diversas áreas da medicina felina. Essencial para qualquer apaixonado por cuidar dos nossos queridos gatinhos através da arte da medicina.

La medición del índice de resistencia renal (IR) mediante ecografía Doppler es una técnica común para detectar problemas en el sistema vascular renal. A pesar de su aplicación previa en felinos sanos y con enfermedad renal, su utilidad clínica es incierta. Este estudio buscó correlacionar el IR con marcadores renales (creatinina, BUN/urea y densidad urinaria) en gatos adultos sanos. Se utilizaron 18 gatos mayores de 5 años de Bogotá y Zipaquirá, Colombia, en un estudio descriptivo. Se tomaron muestras de sangre periférica y se midieron BUN, urea y creatinina sérica. Se utilizó el análisis de color espectral Doppler para medir el flujo arterial renal. Los datos se analizaron con el software R® (nivel de confianza del 95%). Los valores promedio obtenidos fueron: creatinina 1,14 ± 0,3 mg/dl, BUN 32,60 ± 6,9 mg/dl, urea 64,10 ± 17,64 mg/dl, densidad urinaria 1052 ± 74,98 e IR 0,69 ± 0,071. Hubo una correlación positiva y estadísticamente significativa (P

The aim of this study was determining the analgesic efficacy and the possible hematological and biochemical alterations produced during the treatment of postoperative pain with metamizole in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy, a study was carried out in thirty cats, which were randomly divided into 3 groups: Group 1 (n=10) was treated with metamizole at a dose of 30 mg/kg IV every 12 hours for 3 days; Group 2 (n=10) was treated with metamizole at a dose of 20 mg/kg IV every 12 hours for 3 days and Group 3 (n=10) was treated with meloxicam at a dose of 0,1 mg/kg IV every 24 hours for 3 days. Blood samples for hemoleukogram, alanine aminotransferase, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, alkaline phosphatase, albumin, prothrombin time, and partial thromboplastin time, were taken at time 0 and 24 and 96 hours after the first application of the assigned analgesic. Regarding the evaluation of pain, significant differences were found between the groups at hours 12, 24, 30, 36, 54 and 60, with lower pain scores in the groups treated with metamizole compared to the group treated with meloxicam. Metamizole, administered at doses of 20 to 30 mg/kg IV every 12 hours for 3 days, provides adequate postoperative analgesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy, compared to meloxicam. There were no clinically significant hematological or biochemical changes in the majority of treated patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. This study was conducted to determine the perceptions of cat owners in Türkiye regarding the welfare conditions of their cats and their attitudes and knowledge levels during the care of their cats. Materials and methods. The research material consists of data obtained from questionnaires conducted with 494 cat owners. Results. Among cat owners, 98.6% kept cat food in closed boxes and 93.5% took precautions to prevent their cats from accessing household chemicals. In this study, according to the answers given by the participants to the questionnaire questions, statistically significant differences were found between the options in terms of their answers to all other questions, except for the answers given by the cat owners to the questions of whether they use nets for their cats on the windows and/or balconies of their houses and the frequency of changing the litter of their cats (p<0.01). Conclusions. It was determined that the majority of cat owners were generally correct and adequate in terms of their attitudes and knowledge levels during the care of their cats. However, it has been determined that cat owners do not have sufficient and correct information and preferences about using nets for their cats for protective purposes in the windows and balconies of their houses, giving their cats additional foods such as sausage, salami, sausage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

RESUMO Ação de divulgação da Biblioteca do IEB expõe livros que compõem o acervo de João Guimarães Rosa vinculados a uma das paixões do autor: os gatos. As obras contêm marginálias e dedicatórias e estão em diversas línguas. Estudiosos de Guimarães Rosa e o Grupo Miguilim foram os primeiros a contemplarem os livros.

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Using portable blood glucose meters (PBGMs) to measure blood glucose (BG) concentration is a common procedure in veterinary practice. Our objective was to evaluate the analytical and clinical accuracy of a human PBGM (Accu-Chek Performa®), (AC) and a veterinary PBGM (GlucoCalea®), (GC) in feline patients. Central venous blood samples were collected from 48 cats at a Brazilian Veterinary teaching hospital. Two devices from each model were used and compared to a reference method (RM). Analytical accuracy was assessed according to ISO 15197:2013 requirements for human PBGMs. Data were compared using Wilcoxon's nonparametric test and represented by Bland-Altman plots. Hematocrit's effect on BG measurements was evaluated by the Spearman correlation coefficient. Clinical accuracy was determined using error grid analysis (EGA). Values of BG were significantly higher in all PBGMs compared to the RM. Although ISO's analytical accuracy requirements could not be met by any of the devices, AC meters were more accurate than GC meters. All AC measurements - but not GC ones - were within zones A and B of the EGA, meeting ISO requirements for clinical accuracy. Significant hematocrit interference was observed in all devices. Therefore, AC showed greater accuracy compared to GC using feline whole blood samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by fungus of the Sporothrix complex, and in Brazil the main species reported is Sporothrix brasiliensis, of which the diseased cat is the transmitter. Although, its occurrence has increased in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, since 2016, data on the disease in this state are limited. Therefore, this research aimed to identify molecularly isolates of Sporothrix spp. from domestic cats from cities in Paraíba, and in this way to expand the understanding of the disease in the state. Thirty-nine samples were analyzed, obtained from skin lesions of domestic felines, from the following cities in Paraíba: João Pessoa, Pilões, Patos, Areia, Bananeiras and Guarabira. Cytological analysis was performed to screen the samples, followed by fungal culture, and the molecular characterization of the isolates was performed, using the species-specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or partial sequencing of the calmodulin gene. All isolates were identified as S. brasiliensis. The sequencing showed 100% similarity to the S. brasiliensis CBS 120339 strain. In view of this, it is concluded that in the study areas the species involved in cases of feline sporotrichosis is S. brasiliensis, its presence in Paraíba demonstrated the spread of the agent in regions distant from the epicenters in Brazil, alerting to the possible occurrence of zoonotic outbreaks similar to those found in the South and Southeast regions of the country. In addition, it highlights the emerging role of felines in the transmission of sporotrichosis in new endemic areas of Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A doença renal crônica (DRC) é uma das doenças mais comuns em gatos, com prevalência estimada de 1,6 a 20%. Os gatos mais afetados são os idosos, com mais de 12 anos de idade. Possui caráter progressivo e afeta a função dos rins de forma irreversível. São diversos os fatores que podem acabar predispondo a esta enfermidade, como baixa ingestão hídrica e o consumo excessivo de rações secas, mas grande parte das vezes não é possível estabelecer a origem do problema. Os sinais clínicos são inespecíficos e o diagnóstico é feito com base na história clínica, exame físico e exames complementares, como hemograma, urinálise, bioquímica sérica e ultrassonografia. O tratamento da DRC tem como objetivo controlar os sintomas e visa melhorar a qualidade de vida do animal.

Introdução: A proximidade entre o ser humano e os animais de companhia tem vindo a ser cada vez mais frequente. No entanto, esta aproximação torna-se um risco para a infeção por agentes zoonóticos como parasitas intestinais dos cães e gatos. Objetivos: Neste estudo foi avaliada a contaminação de espaços públicos com formas parasitárias intestinais de cães e gatos. Foi também realizada uma entrevista com um questionário a tutores com a finalidade de avaliar a perceção destes quanto às rotinas que pudessem representar risco de infeção humana e hábitos de desparasitação dos animais. Material e Métodos: Foram analisadas 120 amostras de fezes e 55 amostras de solo provenientes de parques e jardins públicos, parques infantis, parques caninos, praias e centros escolares. Utilizou-se para a análise das amostras fecais o método de Willis e o método de sedimentação simples, e para as amostras de solo, o método de Rugai. Também foram realizadas 101 entrevistas aos tutores que passeavam os seus cães. Resultados Foi observada a prevalência de parasitismo em 17,5% de amostras fecais e 67,3% nas amostras de solo. Nas amostras fecais a prevalência foi de 14,2% Toxocara spp., 4,2% ancilostomídeos, 0,8% Dipylidium caninum e 0,8% Cystoisospora spp. Nas amostras de solo a prevalência foi de 54,5% família Taeniidae, 29,1% Toxocara spp., 23,6% ancilostomídeos, 3,6% Dipylidium caninum, 3,6% Cystoisospora spp. e 1,8% Strongyloides spp. Nas entrevistas, 88,1% dos tutores afirmou recolher as fezes dos seus cães, em 54,5% dos cães não se realizava a desparasitação interna com regularidade, 86,1% dos animais tinha acesso aos quartos, camas e sofás dos tutores, 72,3% dos tutores permitiam que os cães lambessem a sua face e 84,2% dos tutores desconhecia o significado da palavra “zoonose”. Conclusões: Foi observada uma elevada prevalência de parasitismo nas fezes e no ambiente com formas parasitárias de elevado risco zoonótico como Toxocara spp., Ancylostoma spp. Dipylidium caninum e Strongyloides spp. O contato próximo dos animais com os tutores revelou ser um risco para infeções parasitárias zoonóticas, devendo ser encorajadas campanhas de sensibilização e educação da população nas vertentes humana, animal e ambiental e adoção de uma abordagem “Uma só Saúde”.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma revisão de literatura da doença Peritonite Infecciosa Felina, com foco em suas atualizações de tratamento mais recentes. Para a realização dessa pesquisa, foram utilizadas referências bibliográficas dos últimos 5 anos, onde neste período já houve alterações segundo estudos consultados. Um exemplo, é a forma de tratamento, que poucos anos atrás poderia até parecer inviável para alguns médicos veterinários e tutores, mas que hoje, com o análogo de nucleosídeo GS-441524, também conhecido como “GS”, o prognóstico de muitos pacientes felinos se tornou favorável.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo verificar o conhecimento dos responsáveis de gatos sobre as necessidades ambientais felinas, organizadas em torno de cinco pilares para a obtenção de um ambiente felino saudável e a sua aplicação nas residências. A promoção dessas necessidades impacta diretamente na saúde e no bem-estar do gato, ao evitar o estresse ambiental. Um questionário foi elaborado pela plataforma Google Forms, contendo 35 perguntas, sendo 10 para estabelecer o perfil dos responsáveis, quantos gatos possuem, se conhecem e como conheceram os cinco pilares e se acreditam que promovem o bem-estar de seus gatos, além de cinco perguntas específicas referentes a cada pilar. O questionário foi compartilhado on-line durante o período de 18/06/2021 a 29/06/2021 e foram obtidas oitocentas respostas, sendo critério de inclusão no estudo ter, no mínimo, um gato. Segundo a pesquisa, 94% alegaram que seu ambiente promovia o bem-estar felino, entretanto apenas 34,1% relataram conhecer os cinco pilares do ambiente felino saudável. Em relação ao 1° pilar, 52,6% afirmaram que seus gatos possuíam um local seguro e privativo, embora não fosse individual. 59,9% dos locais seguros possuíam mais de uma entrada, possibilitando a saída do felino de uma situação ameaçadora. Referente ao 2° pilar, 32,9% relataram ter um recurso a mais do que o número de gatos e, quanto à localização dos recursos, 58,5% afirmaram dispor comedouros e bebedouros separadamente e 88,4% relataram separar a caixa de areia de todos os outros recursos. A respeito do 3° pilar, 81,1% alegaram que seus gatos brincam e 66,8% dos responsáveis afirmaram brincar diariamente com eles, embora 82,1% relataram não utilizar comedouros interativos, deixando de explorar o comportamento predatório do felino no momento da alimentação. Quanto ao 4° pilar, 64,6% alegaram iniciar as interações sociais com seus gatos, com alta frequência (91,1%) e alta intensidade (72,4%), enquanto 86,2% afirmaram acreditar que a frequência e intensidade dessas interações variam conforme a idade do felino. Referente ao 5° pilar, 90,7% alegaram acreditar que a interferência no senso olfativo dos gatos poderia acarretar em problemas de comportamento e de saúde. O conhecimento e manejo dos responsáveis se mostrou satisfatório, porém evidenciou-se a necessidade da disseminação de informação, especialmente pelos médicos veterinários, visto que os pilares citados possuem forte relação com a medicina veterinária preventiva.

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Although congenital tracheal anomalies are not very common in veterinary medicine, they are still very important. Just as happens in human medicine, most possible variants are of very striking clinical presentation, due to the respiratory distress produced in patients. All require some type of surgical or minimally invasive correction in order to overcome the acute condition. Below is the case of a 10-month-old male feline that attended the emergency ward with acute inspiratory and expiratory dyspnea, who particularly presented marked inspiratory stridor. As a result of the patient's decease and subsequent necropsy and histopathology it was concluded that he presented segmental congenital tracheal stenosis due to absence of tracheal rings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objetivou-se traçar o perfil clínico dos pacientes atendidos no Hospital Veterinário Adílio Santos Azevedo (HV-ASA) no Instituto Federal da Paraíba (IFPB), Campus Sousa, no período de setembro de 2014 a agosto de 2019, assim como estabelecer as principais afecções pelas quais os pequenos animais foram acometidos. Para isso, foi feito um levantamento de dados obtidos a partir da análise de todas as fichas clínicas do setor de clínica médica de pequenos animais. A classificação dos pacientes ocorreu de acordo com o sexo, espécie, raça, enfermidade diagnosticada e idade. Os resultados demonstram que os sistemas mais acometidos foram o reprodutivo (29,14%, 438/1.503) e o tegumentar (15,23%, 229/1.503), seguidos pelo locomotor (14,63%, 220/1.503), digestório (10,44%, 157/1.503), respiratório (8,05%, 121/1.503), nervoso (7,11%, 107/1.503), oftálmico (6,85%, 103/1.503), urinário (6,18%, 93/1.503) e cardíaco (2,32%, 35/1.503). O maior número de atendimentos em relação à espécie foi de cães (67,64%, 1.033/1.527). Os animais caninos e felinos sem raça definida (62,34%, 952/1.527), seguidos da raça poodle (15,78%, 241/1.527), são aqueles que detêm a maior porcentagem total de consultas. Houve maior prevalência de atendimentos às fêmeas (53,89%, 823/1.527), assim como em animais jovens com até 4 anos (65,68%, 1.003/1.527), seguidos dos animais adultos com 5 a 8 anos (14,73%, 225/1.527).

O tromboembolismo arterial (TEA), é uma síndrome caracterizada pela formação de trombos que atingem a corrente sanguínea e podem se depositar nas artérias causando uma série de complicações. As cardiomiopatias que induzem aumento do átrio esquerdo dos gatos, é o fator predisponente à ocorrência da síndrome. O diagnóstico do TEA é feito através dos sinais clínicos e exames complementares, principalmente o ecocardiograma. A terapia antitrombótica é indicada como primeira escolha, mas o prognóstico varia de reservado a ruim. Analgesia é de extrema importância no protocolo terapêutico de pacientes com TEA. A cardiomiopatia restritiva é uma cardiomiopatia importante na clínica de felinos, no qual uma baixa porcentagem de gatos demonstra sinais clínicos anterior ao evento trombótico ou Insuficiência Cardíaca Congestiva. O objetivo deste relato foi descrever a evolução de um caso de tromboembolismo arterial decorrente de cardiomiopatia restritiva não tratada em uma gata de oito anos, castrada, pesando 4,9 kg com cianose de coxins e paralisia bilateral dos membros pélvicos. Após o diagnóstico, foi instituído o protocolo terapêutico com clopidorgel, rivaroxabana, analgesia e tratamento sintomático associado. A paciente respondeu favoravelmente à terapia clínica nos primeiros três dias e, após isso, teve piora clínica, no qual foi realizado eutanásia por questões pessoais da proprietária e prognóstico desfavorável.

Background: The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exert their analgesic effect through peripheral inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis and a variety of other peripheral and central mechanisms. However, NSAIDs are associated with some adverse effects, mainly related to the gastrointestinal, renal, and hepatic systems, highlighting the need for research to develop safer drugs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative oral administration of carprofen or grapiprant in female cats submitted to elective ovariohysterectomy on the quality of perioperative analgesia and the need for hypnotic and analgesic drugs. Materials, Methods & Results: Thirty-three adult female cats were selected, without defined breed and healthy based on physical examination, routine laboratory analyses (complete blood count, total protein, Heinz body investigation and serum quantification of alanine transaminase [ALT], aspartate transaminase [AST], gamma glutamyl transpeptidase [GGT], alkaline phosphatase [ALP], urea, frutosamine, and glucose) and negative tests for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV). After 3 days of adaptation, they were submitted to ovariohysterectomy by celiotomy and randomly allocated into 2 groups according to the preoperative drug used: GCAR [carprofen - 4 mg/kg, VO, 2 h before surgery; n = 11] and GGRA (grapiprant - 2 mg/kg IV, 2 h before surgery; n = 21]. The cats were pre-medicated with acepromazine 0.05 mg/kg IV and later submitted to general anesthesia with propofol intravenously. Anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane in 100% oxygen. After anesthetic induction, a continuous infusion of remifentanil at a rate of 10 µg/kg/h was initiated. During the transanesthetic period, the parameters of heart rate; respiratory rate; systolic, mean, and diastolic arterial pressure using the oscillometric method; electrocardiogram; rectal temperature; partial pressure of CO2 at the end of expiration: and partial saturation of O2 in hemoglobin were continuously monitored. The evaluation of nociception was based on the changes in the aforementioned physiological parameters. The rate of remifentanil used did not change over time with the use of carprofen. However, animals that received grapiprant required a lower remifentanil dose at 20, 25, and 30 min during the procedure. The female cats that received carprofen showed an increase in mean heart rate at 30 min compared to that at 20 and 25 min. In the Grapiprant group, the heart rate at 35 min was higher only than that observed at 25 min. Discussion: The remifentanil rate did not differ between the groups, even between the times for GCAR. However, the remifentanil rate was lower from 20 min of the procedure for GGRA. This decrease may be related to a decrease in the need for anesthetics and analgesics by decreasing temperature, which causes decreases in metabolism and surgical stimulation. The increase in systolic, mean, diastolic, and heart rate arterial pressure parameters observed in both treatments after 15 min of anesthesia is related to the nociceptive stimulus resulting from traction and ligation of the ovarian pedicles and maneuvers for exteriorization of the uterus. These are considered the moments of greater surgical stimulus during ovariohysterectomy, evidenced by the greater release of cortisol and increase in physiological parameters. The results of this study show that the administration of carprofen or grapiprant was clinically similar when used preemptively for perioperative analgesia in cats submitted to elective ovariohysterectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Hypertrophic phenotype cardiomyopathy is the most common heart disease in cats. Although the echocardiogram is the gold standard test for diagnosing fHCM, patients with the disease may have electrocardiographic changes. Despite being reported in most 12-lead electrocardiograms, the P wave axis generally receives little attention when compared to other wave parameters. We performed a Doppler echocardiographic and electrocardiographic study in cats, in order to verify the presence of correlation between the electrical axis average P wave and the presence of fCMH, aiming to investigate the possibility of its aid in the early diagnosis of cardiac disorders. Materials, Methods & Results: One hundred cats of different breeds, ages, males and females were evaluated. Those animals with a history of previous disease other than hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were excluded from the study. The groups were formed after obtaining the results of the echocardiographic examination. Eight of the 100 cats did not allow echocardiographic evaluation, and the remaining 92 were divided into 2 groups (control group, n = 64 and heart disease group, n = 28) after the examination. Of these 92 animals, 28 cats had the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype. The electrocardiographic examination was performed after the allocation of animals into groups lasting 5 min with the recording of tracings for later interpretation. To calculate the axis of the P wave, leads D1 and D3 were used, measuring the amplitude of the P wave in these leads and calculating the resulting amplitude. All cats studied had mean electrical axis of the P wave within the normal range for the species (0° to 90°). Based on mean electrical axis P wave values, there was no significant difference between groups. The control group had a median of 63.7° with a maximum value of 80°, a minimum value of 60° and a mean of 65.1°. The fCMH group had a median of 68.7° with a maximum value of 85.3°, a minimum value of 56.3° and a mean of 68.8°. Of the fCMH group, 3 cats had increased P wave duration (50.33 ± 5.77 ms), suggesting left atrial overload, and 13 cats had increased QRS complex duration (66.30 ± 11.23 ms). Also, 18 cats (Control group: 11; fCMH group: 7) showed T wave amplitude greater than 25% of R, suggesting the presence of myocardial hypoxia and/or electrolyte disturbance. One cat had a prolonged PR interval (from the fCMH group). As for the QT interval, 6 cats had an interval < 120 (2 from the control group and 4 from the affected group) and 3 had an interval > 180 (1 from the control group and 2 from the affected group). The ST segment remained isoelectric in all segments. As for the mean electrical axis of the QRS complex, 5 cats (10.42%) had axis deviation to the right (control: 1; fCMH: 4) suggesting right ventricular overload; 7 cats (14.58%) had left axis deviation (control: 5; fCMH: 2), suggestive of left ventricular overload; and 36 cats (75%) had a normal mean electrical axis. Discussion: Based on the results obtained in the present study, it can be concluded that screening studies in asymptomatic felines should be increasingly implemented in the veterinary clinical routine, since the frequency found was high (30.44%) and that patients may remain asymptomatic for years until the development of signs. It should be concluded that there was no correlation between the mean electric axis of P-wave and the presence of subclinical phenotype hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Therefore, more studies are needed, with felines at different stages of the disease, to evaluate whether this electrocardiographic measurement allows us to assist in its diagnosis, since it is a feasible measure in cats. Furthermore, it is concluded that the electrocardiogram should be used as an aid method in the diagnosis of the disease and not as a screening test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objetivo: Analizar la gestión poblacional de perros y gatos en Bogotá entre 2004 y 2020 en el marco “One Welfare”. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo que incluye análisis de intervenciones públicas y privadas relacionada con esterilizaciones, adopciones y sacrificio de animales de compañía, discriminando por localidad, especie, género y actor (público o privado), la información disponible se organizó empleando Excel®, con análisis descriptivo y resultados expresados en frecuencias, proporciones y tasas. Resultados: Entre 2004 y 2020 se esterilizaron 680.000 gatos y perros por el sector público y 157.000 privado, se adoptaron 21.450 a través del programa de adopción distrital, se sacrificaron 95.000 animales de los cuales el 8% fueron gatos, hasta después del año 2005 los gatos fueron incluidos en las estimaciones poblacionales y después de 2014 se capta información de particulares (esterilización) quienes aportaron el 25% del total de intervenciones. Conclusiones: El crecimiento poblacional de animales demanda atención sanitaria, policiva y ambiental, debiendo mantenerse su gestión ética, aunque complementado con acciones sobre diversas fuentes donde se originan los animales; el enfoque One Welfare es derrotero, reconoce interconexiones entre bienestar animal, humano y ambiente y facilita la colaboración interdisciplinaria para mejorar su bienestar, además complementa y dialoga con One Health. Este estudio aporta pues organiza y compara las estadísticas de gestión disponibles siendo insumo para tomadores de decisión y comunidad interesada.

Introduction: The pancreas is in the cranial abdomen with its left lobe positioned between the greater curvature of the stomach and the transverse colon. Its diseases occur frequently, being underdiagnosed due to the non-specificity of clinical signs and the difficulty of access to the organ through diagnostic imaging, biopsy, and the lack of specific clinicopathological tests. Objective: To verify the main predisposing factors and identify the cause of this disease in felines, through an integrative review. Methodology: This is an integrative review, based on 5 scientific articles, published between the years 2017 to 2022, in the MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, VETINDEX, DeepDyve and Google Scholar databases. Data analysis through the collection of information and description of the main data found. Results: Diseases of the exocrine pancreas occur frequently, so pancreatitis refers to inflammation caused by the self- digestion of this organ by secreted pancreatic enzymes that are activated within acinar cells due to a failure of the host’s defense mechanism, which leads to a systemic and local lesion, occurring in conjunction with the activity of pancreatic enzymes and inflammatory mediators such as kinins and free radicals. Final considerations: The diagnosis of the disease is difficult to occur due to the non-specificity of clinical signs and exams, the treatment of pancreatitis aims to reduce pancreatic activity without causing further damage to the pancreas and adjacent organs and to treat the disease itself since the cause of this is rarely identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A doença renal crônica (DRC) é uma enfermidade caracterizada pela perda gradual e irreversível da massa funcional dos rins, persistindo por um período de meses a anos, levando a diminuição da taxa de filtração glomerular. Dessa maneira, substâncias que deveriam ser excretas ficam retidas no organismo e outras que deveriam ser reabsorvidas são eliminadas, desregulando progressivamente todo equilíbrio homeostático. A DRC é a segunda causa principal de mortes em felinos. Este relato teve por objetivo evidenciar a importância das mensurações clínicas e laboratoriais, levando em consideração a importância do estadiamento da DRC em felinos, a fim de conseguir contribuir para uma melhor qualidade de vida e aumento de sobrevida instituindo o tratamento mais adequado. O paciente felino deste relato apresentava-se com quadro clínico bastante avançado. Ao ser atendido na clínica o animal foi internado, realizou exames laboratoriais, recebeu tratamento e foi estadiado. Todavia, em virtude do avanço das alterações, o felino não apresentou estabilização do quadro por muito tempo, evoluindo para eutanásia. Dessa forma, fica evidente a importância do diagnóstico precoce da DRC no paciente felino.

O presente trabalho objetiva contribuir para a questão da responsabilidade legal e ética quanto à alimentação adequada para animais de companhia, por meio da análise das obras dos filósofos Singer, Francione e Gilligan. Realizou-se uma revisão de literatura a partir das principais obras filosóficas de autores que discutem a ética e os direitos dos animais, além de artigos científicos atuais e pertinentes ao tema. Verificou-se que, apesar das críticas filosóficas, cães e gatos ainda possuem o status de “coisa” sob a visão jurídica brasileira, ao invés de serem considerados sujeitos de direitos. Dentre os diversos atos abusivos contra os animais, inclui-se a negligência acerca do fornecimento de uma nutrição adequada. Conclui-se que os filósofos estudados propõem novos paradigmas para a relação cada vez mais antropomorfizada entre tutores e seus animais de companhia. E, isso, certamente, reflete em importantes mudanças nos hábitos alimentares dos pets.

A membrana pupilar persistente (MPP) é uma alteração congênita rara, caracterizada por finas faixas que atravessam a íris e geralmente não afetam a capacidade visual do indivíduo. Esta alteração não necessita obrigatoriamente de intervenção terapêutica; porém, o local de ligação dessa membrana pode gerar opacidade de córnea ou catarata. A etiologia não foi bem elucidada, entretanto, acredita-se que tenha fundo hereditário e esta alteração já foi relatada em humanos, cães, ratos e felinos. Foi atendimento, um felino, fêmea, não castrada, sem raça definida (SRD), aproximadamente 2 anos de idade, pesando 3,2 kg, encaminhado para avaliação pré-operatória de ovariohisterectomia eletiva, na qual observou-se a alteração ocular unilateral esquerda, compatível com membrana pupilar persistente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi apresentar um caso de MPP em um felino, espécie com rara incidência desta anomalia, tornando o caso relevante para melhor compreensão da epidemiologia desta condição. Por mais que a afecção não apresente uma repercussão ocular importante, recomenda-se de acompanhamento médico veterinário.

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Pasteurella spp. have been identified predominantly in the oral microbiota of domestic cats. However, Pasteurella spp. was significantly more prevalent in cats with inflammatory oral disease; and consequently, it was considered as part of the etiology in this disease. In addition, in animals, Pasteurella spp. have become increasingly resistant to a large number of antimicrobials. Natural products, especially essential oils, could contribute to minimizing this issue. This study determined the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of six essential oils against Pasteurella spp. isolates from the oral cavity of domestic cats. Our results showed that essential oils with better antimicrobial effectiveness against most of the Pasteurella isolates were lemongrass, tea tree and clove, with inhibition values between 50 to 800 µg mL-1. All essential oils showed bacteriostatic activity against the species of Pasteurella isolated from the domestic cats. These results suggested that lemongrass, tea tree and clove oils have potential to be used in products for oral hygiene and treatment of oral infections in domestic cats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A incidência de lesões oncológicas tem aumentado nos últimos anos, sendo o linfoma a neoplasia mais comum em gatos na rotina clínica, acomete cerca de 50% de todos os tumores hemolinfáticos nos gatos. Este aumento ocorre de forma multifatorial, sendo um dos principais a maior longevidade dos animais de companhia. Não se conhece a etiologia precisa do linfoma felino em muitos casos, entretanto, causas virais de linfoma felino são bem definidas, havendo infecções tanto pelo vírus da leucemia felina quanto pelo vírus da imunodeficiência felina. O linfoma consiste em uma neoplasia maligna de origem linfocitária, caracterizado pela proliferação clonal de linfócitos malignos, originando-se principalmente de órgãos linfoides, como a medula óssea, baço e linfonodos. Os linfócitos fazem parte do nosso sistema imune e distribuem-se por todo o corpo. O linfoma pode ser classificado como multicêntrico que possuem origem nos gânglios linfáticos, tímico, hepático, esplénico, gastrointestinal e os linfomas extra nodais linfoma cutâneo, nasal, renal e em sistema nervoso. Os sintomas mais comuns são a perda de peso e apetite e os sinais gastrointestinais: vómitos e diarreia.

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Objective. The aim of this study is to present the diagnosis and treatment methods of a cat with hematuria and strangury which was diagnosed with a foreign body within the urinary bladder. Materials and methods. A 1-year-old, mixed breed, neutered male cat was presented with pollakiuria and hematuria. The abdominal examination revealed a contractile and painful urinary bladder. Results. The abdominal ultrasonographic examination demonstrated a linear foreign body (urinary catheter) in the bladder lumen. A standard midline cystotomy was made and a 6 cm long urinary catheter was removed from the bladder. The cat recovered uneventfully. The presence of foreign bodies in the urinary bladder is rare in veterinary practice. Conclusions. Ultrasonographic examination of the urinary bladder gives valuable information on the foreign body-related cystitis in cats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Con el propósito de comparar las pruebas molecular e inmunocromatográfica en el diagnóstico de la leucemia viral felina (FeLV) en la ciudad de Santo Domingo, Ecuador, se realizó una investigación en 47 gatos mayores de 6 meses, atendidos en la Clínica Veterinaria SERVET. Se extrajo una muestra de sangre de 0,75 mL a nivel de la vena cefálica de cada paciente. Para el diagnóstico por inmunocromatografía se utilizó el test comercial de FeLV–FIV (SensPert, VetAll Laboratories, Corea) y se siguieron los procedimientos recomendados por el fabricante. Las pruebas moleculares fueron realizadas con el plasma de las muestras, obtenido mediante centrifugación. Para la determinación se utilizó un equipo termociclador (Bioer LineGene 9600 Plus, China). Para cada prueba se calculó la prevalencia de la enfermedad. Las comparaciones se realizaron a través de la prueba de McNemar a un nivel de confianza de 95 %. La comparación en función de la edad se realizó a través de la prueba de t Student, a un 95 % de confianza y se estableció el grado de correlación. La prueba molecular resultó más confiable para el diagnóstico, obteniendo prevalencias de 68,1 % en comparación al 42,6 % derivado de la prueba de inmunocromatografía. La prueba de inmunocromatografía subestimó un tercio de la población afectada por la enfermedad mostrando una tendencia a ser más prevalente en gatos adultos. La comparación de prevalencia según la edad arrojó diferencias de 25,4 % a favor de la prueba molecular, con una correlación de 73 % entre los resultados de ambas pruebas. En casos de felinos vacunados o desparasitados, la prueba de inmunocromatografía siempre subestimó la población infectada por FeLV.

Objetivo. El objetivo de este estudio fue presentar los métodos de diagnóstico y tratamiento de un gato con hematuria y estranguria al que se le diagnosticó un cuerpo extraño dentro de la vejiga urinaria. Materiales y métodos. Un gato macho castrado de raza mixta de 1 año de edad se presentó con polaquiuria y hematuria. El examen abdominal reveló una vejiga urinaria contráctil y dolorosa. Resultados. El examen ecográfico abdominal demostró un cuerpo extraño lineal (sonda urinaria) en la luz de la vejiga. Se realizó una cistotomía de línea media estándar y se extrajo un catéter urinario de 6 cm de largo de la vejiga. El gato se recuperó sin problemas. La presencia de cuerpos extraños en la vejiga urinaria es rara en la práctica veterinaria. Conclusiones. El examen ecográfico de la vejiga urinaria proporciona información valiosa sobre la cistitis relacionada con cuerpos extraños en los gatos.

Current knowledge of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Venezuelan ecosystems is limited. Mammals and birds are intermediate hosts and felid species are definitive hosts. In most human-altered habitats, the domestic cat is the predominant definitive host. Cats are important in the epidemiology of T. gondii infection because they are the only hosts that can excrete the environmentally resistant oocysts. Other carnivores can be infected by the consumption of tissue cysts when feeding on infected animals and by incidental ingestion of oocysts from environmental contamination. This study aimed to quantify the values of antibodies for T. gondii in blood serum of some felids species employing the technique of indirect hemagglutination. In the present study, seropositivity of T. gondii was determined in serum of 35 animals (22 stray cats and 13 wild cats) from Venezuela, South America. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 21 of 22 (95,45 %) stray cats' titers of 1:64 in four, 1:128 in four, 1:256 in one, 1:512 in one, 1:1024 in three, and 1:2048 or higher in eight. In four of six (66,67 %) ocelots' titers of 1:64 in one, 1:256 in one, 1:1024 in one, and one with titers 1:2048. In three of four (75,00 %) jaguars' titers of 1:512 in one, and two with titers 1:2048. The Kruskal-Wallis test showed a statistically significant difference between species (H = 8,413, p = 0,015). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of Clostridioides difficile and its toxins (A/B) in the feces of domestic animals at a University Veterinary Hospital in Teresina - PI. The detection of C. difficile and its toxins was performed by an immunogenic enzyme, called C. Diff Quik Chek Complete® (TECHLAB), capable of detecting antigen glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and A/B toxins produced by this bacillus, performed in fecal samples of dogs (C. lupus) and cats (Felis catus) collected between August 2019 and September 2020.:54 stools were analyzed, of which 16 were positive for C. difficile (29.63%). 68.75% (11/16) belonged to canines, while 3.25% (5/16) to felines. Diarrheal and non-diarrheal diseases are used for the study and a higher prevalence of bacillus can be identified in diarrheal diseases (33%). None of the samples present pathogen toxins. The results of this study show that C. difficile is present in the state of Piauí. It can be identified in all species and in diarrheal or non-diarrheic samples, demonstrating that this infection can be symptomatic and asymptomatic, giving the possibility of cross-infection between the animal and its owner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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From September 2015, the deaths of hundreds of pet cats in Croydon, London and the UK have been attributed to the actions of one or more killers. In September 2018, the police operation to catch the 'Croydon cat killer' was called off, with the deaths attributed to the actions of cars and foxes. This paper considers what the case says about our relations with other animals in the city, why we accept some animal deaths as normal, and others unnatural forms of violence. We focus on the concept of 'predation' in media representations, and how predation may mean different things to different audiences. The paper looks at the logic, optics, and politics of predation in turn, meaning the analytical premises, the framing devices that make these narratives visible, and the broader political positions taken by protagonists. The role of the media in promulgating these narratives of predation is central to what we term 'fabulous ecologies', speculating that nonhuman animals inhabit a cultural as well as a physical environment. Narratives of animal killers and animal victims have the potential to make the metropolis more, or less, viable to our nonhuman animal neighbours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A utilização crescente de terapias imunossupressivas e o surgimento de infecções retrovirais, tanto em humanos como animais, foram decisivas para a expansão de doenças oportunistas, em grande parte fúngicas. Tendo em vista esta realidade, desde 2013 o Laboratório de Microbiologia Veterinária (LAMICRO) da Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Estadual do Ceará desenvolve atividades de pesquisa e extensão fornecendo diagnóstico micológico para amostras oriundas de pequenos animais atendidos na Unidade Hospitalar Veterinária e posteriormente no Hospital Veterinário Sylvio Barbosa Cardoso. Assim, objetivou-se documentar a casuística e os diagnósticos realizados pelo LAMICRO em um período de 5 anos, enfatizando a importância do diagnóstico micológico e contribuindo para o estabelecimento do perfil epidemiológico na região. Para tanto, foi realizado uma avaliação retrospectiva das fichas contendo os dados dos animais, os sinais clínicos, a suspeita principal e os demais exames solicitados. Entre julho de 2013 a dezembro de 2018 foram recebidas 2.431 amostras, dentre estas 543 foram positivas para algum tipo de micose de importância veterinária. Os casos de micoses, diagnosticadas no período de 5 anos, acometeram preponderantemente caninos entre 2 e 10 anos de idade e felinos com até 2 anos de idade; foram mais frequentes em cães e gatos sem raça definida, manifestaram-se em ambas as espécies, por lesões alopécicas, difusas e crostosas; topograficamente, observaram-se lesões assestadas em ambas as espécies nas regiões cefálica, torácica, de membros, cervical e abdominal; tiveram como agentes etiológicos mais comuns Malassezia pachydermatis e Microsporum canis. O conhecimento da epidemiologia das micoses em animais de estimação, principalmente dos dermatófitos, é importante para diminuir a disseminação de infecção por fungos zoofilicos para humanos e auxiliar na obtenção de medidas profiláticas na disseminação da doença entre animais. O exame direto, utilizado no presente estudo, é uma importante forma de diagnóstico e pode auxiliar o clínico reduzindo o tempo necessário para o início do tratamento, no entanto ainda é pouco sensível, dessa forma faz se necessário o uso da cultura fúngica para obter melhores resultados; ambos, associados à clínica do animal, fornecem um diagnóstico mais preciso para que a terapêutica estabelecida seja eficaz para um melhor tratamento e prognóstico dos casos clínicos.

Los felinos silvestres son especies vulnerables a los motores de pérdida de biodiversidad. De las 41 especies existentes en el mundo, siete se encuentran en el país (17% de las especies), que desafortunadamente comparten serias amenazas como la pérdida y transformación del hábitat, la cacería retaliativa por ataques a animales domésticos y la fragmentación de sus poblaciones por carreteras y centros poblados. Entre 2012 y 2015 se conocieron cinco casos de apariciones de felinos silvestres en el área urbana, correspondiente a cuatro especies. Esta información se obtuvo de notas periodísticas locales y regionales.

RESUMO Objetivou-se neste estudo padronizar um protocolo de reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) para detecção de Microsporum canis em amostras de pelos e/ou crostas de cães e gatos. Foram selecionadas 48 amostras previamente identificadas por meio de cultura. Destas, 23 foram positivas para dermatófitos no cultivo. Padronizou-se a PCR a partir de primers desenhados para o alvo M. canis. Sessenta e um por cento (14/23) das amostras positivas para dermatófitos foram identificadas como M. canis em cultura. Desse total, 71,4% (10/14) apresentaram um fragmento de 218pb compatível com o esperado para a espécie fúngica alvo dessa reação. Observou-se uma sensibilidade de 71,4% e especificidade de 100% na PCR, além de uma boa concordância entre essas técnicas de diagnóstico (Kappa: 0,78; P

The metaphyseal osteopathy can occur in young cats, predominantly in males, overweight, non-traumatic, and can be one or both femoral necks. It's characteristic radiographic called "apple core". Histopathological examination revealed the presence of tissue fibrosis and irregular chondrocytes and ungrouped. Orthopedic clinical evaluation shows intermittent claudication during walking, pain on palpation, crackling on manipulation of the affected limb. This study aims to report the occurrence of the disease in ten cats, including female, in which the surgical resolution consisted of excisional arthroplasty of the head and femoral neck. Therefore, metaphyseal osteopathy should be included as an orthopedic clinical suspicion in cats with this type of symptomatology, without presenting a pre-disposition for the onset of this condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electroencephalography (EEG) is a method used to analyze the electrical activity of the brain in humans and animals. It has low cost and methods already studied for the main species of domestic animals, such as dogs, cats, horses, and cattle. It is a minimally invasive method that, when associated with structural assessment tests such as MRI and CT, allows for a more complete picture of the general state of brain neural tissue. Its data acquisition over time allows the evaluation of patients with idiopathic epilepsy, structural epilepsies, metabolic epilepsies, congenital hydrocephalus, and to perform anesthesia monitoring. The knowledge of signal post-processing using FFT opens a universe of possibilities for the use of EEG, including polysomnography, evaluation of behavioral and neuropsychiatric disorders, pain, cognition, and learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]