Avaliação do perfil clínico, hematológico e bioquímico de cães geriátricos

Abstract

Geriatrics is the branch of veterinary medicine who studies older animals and can offer higher quality of life for pets and hence longevity. Thus the importance of the geriatric patient monitoring is on prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profile, hematological and biochemical geriatric dogs, and the importance of this evaluation in the life of the patient. For the analyzes were collected thirteen animal blood samples and , after the collected material was sent to the laboratory Cernitas for made the blood count and biochemical tests to assess liver and kidney function. For data analysis it was used simple descriptive statistics which found that eight animals showed some kind of change in the exams. 30.7% (4/13) had erythrocytes and hematocrit below the normal reference values, as well as hemoglobin with 38.46% (5/13) of the animals; 61.53% (8/13) of the animals had a mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (M.C.H.C) increased; 38.46% (5/13) of the animals were in total plasma protein over the limit. In biochemical tests six animals showed changes, and evaluation of urea 15.38% (2/13) of the animals showed lower values than the reference, and a percentage of 30.76% (4/13) of the animals showed the enzyme alanine aminotransferase (ALT) above the reference values. No animals obtained change in creatinine concentration and alkaline phosphatase. Thus, we conclude that one should establish an evaluation plan and disease prevention in geriatric animals, where often the purpose is not intended to cure , but prevention and control of diseases , bringing pain relief and improving the quality of life of the patient.