Perfil bioquímico sérico de gatos domésticos (Felis catus) obesos oriundos do Município de São Luís, Maranhão

Abstract

Obesity is a pathological disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat. It is estimated that 15-35% of the resident feline population has overweight or obese. It is caused by multiple factors that can lead to the development of several secondary diseases such as heart disease, lower urinary tract, skin diseases, diabetes and hepatic lipidosis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the biochemical changes of domestic cats (Felis catus) arising from obese are Luís- MA municipality and address the major risk factors for obesity. For this, 21 domestic cats were used (Felis catus), of both sexes, mixed breed, aged 10 months to 14 years, chosen according to the obesity profile, residents in São Luís city, Maranhão. In these animals were taken and metabolic clinical evaluations by serum glucose measurements, total cholesterol, total and partial protein, urea, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). It was noted as risk factors that 85.71% of the animals were castrated, and 52.38% of the animals led sedentary. The 71.43% of males and females take 100% of diets feed and 42.86% of cats were provided were fed ad libitum. The average values showed urea and creatinine above the reference values, in which the males had higher rates. The AST and ALT enzymes also showed values above the standards for the species. The other concentrations of total cholesterol, total protein and fractions, glucose and alkaline phosphatase was observed when the minimum and maximum values showed abnormal results. We conclude that obesity may alter the biochemical parameters of the cats showing elevated urea, creatinine, AST and ALT.