Síndrome do cão nadador: revisão de literatura.

Abstract

Swimming Dog Syndrome (SDS), also known as myofibrillar hypoplasia, is an anomaly of unknown etiology. There is evidence that this disease may be associated with several factors, whether genetic, nutritional or neurological. SDS is a pathology that has no racial or sex predilection, even though it is little reported, it is known that this disease affects dogs more than cats, especially chondrodystrophic dogs, there are also reports of SDS in farm animals, such as calves, piglets and rabbits. SDS is characterized by a ligament and muscle hyperextension, being more common in pelvic members, but it can also affect thoracic members and / or both members. The syndrome is easily diagnosed and can be identified in the first weeks of the animal's life through characteristic clinical signs, such as the ambulation of the affected members and the difficulty in maintaining a quadrupedal posture, giving the impression that the animal is in a position of swimming. Treatment with bandages is still the most common and used, however the association of physical therapy with conventional therapy shows an advance in the rehabilitation of the affected patient, achieving faster recovery. The present work aims to carry out a bibliographic review about the swimming dog syndrome discussing the primary causes of the pathology, means of diagnosis, how to prevent it, as well as addressing the types of treatments used associated with the use of physiotherapy in the rehabilitation of patients. It is concluded that the sooner the patient is diagnosed and treated, the more efficient the treatment will be, and there may even be a total remission of all clinical signs, bringing rapid improvement, greater comfort, well-being and health to the animal.