HEMIPLEGIA LARÍNGEA GRAU IV EM EQUINO: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

This work has the objective of a case of a 16-year-old mare who came to the veterinary hospital of the UFPB, diagnosed with grade 4 laryngeal hemiplegia. The animal arrived at the prosthetic Hospital in lateral decubitus with a history of respiratory noise after an accomplishment of exercise, raising suspicion by veterinarians based on history and clinical signs of esophageal obstruction, rabies and laryngeal hemiplegia. Being asked for some complementary tests by the veterinarians to arrive at the diagnosis and carry out the specific treatment, considering that the animal already arrived at the hospital with a traqueotube. Hemogram, serum biochemistry, urinalysis and respiratory endoscopy were performed, and it was observed in leukogram in which leukocytosis was present due to neutrophilia. Increased AST and AF and albumin decrease in serum biochemistry and in urinalysis was observed by urine acidified and isostenuric. The case of closed laryngeal hemiplegia through respiratory endoscopy, in which the abduction and adduction movements of the left arytenoid cartilage were not observed. Thus, it is a palliative treatment with dexamethasone, gentamicin and ceftiofur. However, the animal died 20 days after the start of treatment. Concluding that this disease leads to damages without performance of the animal, as well as the treatment used for the animal, other clinical-surgical treatment is not recommended.