Estudo retrospectivo da casuística de animais silvestres e pets não convencionais atendidos no hospital veterinário da UFPB entre os anos 2016 a 2020

Abstract

The Veterinary Hospital of the Universidade Federal da Paraíba receives a considerable number of visits annually, easily exceeding 2000 new records every year. Since 2019, the hospital has also had an extension program aimed exclusively at the care of wild animals and unconventional pets in order to meet a demand that was present and meet the academic needs of interested students. The present work aims to expose the casuistry of the medical appointments that were carried out between the years 2016 and 2020, listing what was considered most important to have in a hospital's own database and to seek future improvements. The analyzed data were: class, species, main system affected, deaths, necropsies and a survey of surgical cases was also carried out, taking into account which surgery was performed, the species of the animal and whether it was successful. A total of 367 individuals were treated during this period, 199 of which were birds, 93 mammals, 74 reptiles and 1 fish. Of these, 48 animals underwent at least one surgical procedure. There was an increase in demand for the specialty over the years, with growth expected after the institution's normal activities resumed.