Doença do trato urinário inferior dos felinos: aspectos anatomopatológicos em sete casos diagnosticados pelo setor de patologia veterinária do HUMV/UFRB no período de 2015 a 2020

Abstract

FLUTD is a recurrent disease in the small animal clinic and encompasses a series of conditions that affect the lower urinary tract of felines and that present similar clinical signs of dysuria, hematuria, periuria, pollakiuria and stranguria, which may result in the death of the animal. Through the analysis of the necropsy reports, the present study aimed to describe the main anatomopathological findings of cats with FLUTD necropsied at the SPV/HUMV in the period from 2015 to 2020. Of the seven cases diagnosed with the disease, the information was described and later confronted with what concerns the literature on the subject. Concluding that the necropsy findings corroborate with them. Seven animals had a final diagnosis of FLUTD and had at least one sign or finding of the disease consistent with what is found in the literature. Although this is a syndrome that has been known for a long time, the casuistry still continues to lead to death of felines. Therefore, studies of this nature that show the prevalence of the disease in a given region are intended to stimulate the development of more effective FLUTD control and prophylaxis measures.