Prevalência dos casos de lama biliar em cães atendidos no período de março de 2022 a novembro de 2023 no Hospital Universitário Veterinário de Santa Maria

Abstract

Biliary sludge is considered an incidental finding in elderly dogs, commonly diagnosed in dogs in clinical routine through abdominal ultrasound. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of different races, ages and the main clinical signs reported. Seventy-nine reports were evaluated and 50.6% showed biliary sludge, of these 32.91% showed hepatomegaly and 18.98% showed splenomegaly. Clinical signs involving the gastrointestinal system were more prominent, highlighting vomiting (27.5%), hyporexia (22.5%) and diarrhea (17.5%). Mixed breed dogs had the highest prevalence (37.5%). Some results corroborate the literature and others deserve further prospective research. The results demonstrated that the prevalence of biliary sludge is high especially in middle-aged to elderly dogs. There is a positive correlation with hepatomegaly, splenomagaly and biliary sludge. It was concluded that sludge formation was associated with elderly patients aged >10 years, but that it can occur at any age and is not influenced by sex.