Estudo retrospectivo de castrações cirúrgicas de cães e cadelas realizadas nos anos de 2017 a 2019 no hospital veterinário da Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB

Abstract

Castration of dogs and female dogs is of paramount importance for population control, prevention and treatment of reproductive diseases. In order to report the incidence of castrations according to sex, the character of the procedure, being therapeutic or elective and the main diseases that motivated the castration, a survey of the medical records of dogs and bitches submitted to castration at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Paraíba between 2017 and 2019 was carried out. Among the 100% (217) of the medical records, 43.3% (94) males were obtained; 56.6% (123) females; 79.26% (172) elective castrations and 20.73% (45) therapeutic castrations. Among the 100% (30) of the causes of therapeutic castrations in females there were 33.33% (10) of adjuvant castration to primary treatment; 23.33% (7) by pyometra; 16.66% (5) by transmissible venereal tumor; 13.33% (4) by pseudocyesis; 10% (3) by dead fetuses and 3.33% (1) by hydrometra. Of the 100% (15) of therapeutic castrations in males there were 53.33% (8) of adjuvant castration to primary treatment; 20% (3) by transmissible venereal tumor; 13.33% (2) by allergic dermatitis by ectoparasite bite; 6.66% (1) by benign prostatic hyperplasia and 6.66% (1) orchitis. According to the results obtained in this study, we can conclude that the surgical method of castration makes it possible not only to reduce the risks of disease transmission by direct contact of animals or during copulation, but also to prevent diseases such as those mentioned, can be treated through castration as the main therapy, ensuring an improvement in the quality of life of the affected animals.