Estudo clínico de urolitíase de estruvita recidivante e relato de um caso

Abstract

Dogs of several races, mainly miniatures, are presented to Veterinary Clinics of small animals, with disturbs of micturition as haematuria, dysuria and stranguria as a common occurrence related to urolithiasis. The urine of the dogs is a complex solution in which can remain solution under supersaturating conditions, resulting in uroliths formation, that predispose the animals to the bacterial infection in the urinary tract (ITU). These infections are common in dogs, resulting frequent in urolithiasis that can obstruct the urinary flow. The present work contains a revision of the literature and a case report increased of some commentaries and personal experiences concerning the medical and surgical treatment. The approaches, generic aspects of etiology, clinical pathology, clinical signs, laboratory diagnostics and therapy are presented. As a diagnostic aid must be used complementary examinations as hemograms, seric biochemist, urinalysis, ultrasonography, x-ray and clinical examination for diagnosis of the urolith type, in order to determine the route of the treatment. With base in these factors it is possible to elucidate the diagnosis, as well as the treatment to be instituted and the prognostic of the pathology. One becomes essential the knowledge of the veterinarian and the clarification of the owner of the dog about the real complications of urolithiasis, in order to prevent recurrences.