Estudo retrospectivo das urgências reprodutivas em pequenos animais no Hospital Veterinário Escola Francisco Edilberto Uchôa Lopes da Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Abstract

The reproductive urgencies occur frequently in the clinical practice, and its favorable outcome is associated with an accurate diagnosis and quick intervention. The objective of this study was to identify the main reproductive urgencies and some predisposing factors of cases treated at the Veterinary Hospital "Francisco Edilberto Uchoa Lopes" Maranhao, Brazil. The amount of 12.546 medical records were evaluated and found 4.57% of the visits, were reproductive urgencies. Adult dogs and young cats were the most affected and the most common pathologies were pyometra and fetal death, respectively. Factors such as age, species and race influenced the occurrence of these cases. Therefore, it is concluded that the alterations of the reproductive tract are common in clinical and the understanding of associated factors can lead to early diagnosis, with decreased mortality of affected animals.