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Year 2018 - Volume 38, Number 4
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Causes of death and reason for euthanasia in cats in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (1964-2013), 38(4):741-750
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ABSTRACT.- Togni M., Curtis A., Vargas D.P., Kommers G.D., Irigoyen L.F. & Fighera R.A. 2018. [Causes of death and reason for euthanasia in cats in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (1964-2013)]. Causas de morte e razão para eutanásia em gatos na Região Central do Rio Grande do Sul (1964-2013). Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 38(4):741-750. Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil. E-mail: anemiaveterinaria@yahoo.com.br
The objective of this study was to determine the main diseases that cause death or euthanasia in cats in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Veterinary Pathology Laboratory (LPV-UFSM) files were reviewed from 1964 to 2013 and a total of 1,247 cat necropsies protocols were found. In 878 (70.40%) protocols the cause of death and/or reason for euthanasia has been established while in 369 (29.59%) cases it was not possible to be determined and these were classified as inconclusive. The final diagnosis were evaluated and classified into different categories. The category which includes the largest number of causes of death or reason for euthanasia in cats are disorders due to physical agents (15.63%), followed by infectious and parasitic diseases (13.15%), tumors (10.50%), other disorders (8.34%), poisoning and toxinfections (5.29%), degenerative diseases (4.81%), iatrogenic disorders (3.76%), metabolic and endocrinological diseases (2.72%), immune-mediated diseases (2.08%), nutritional diseases (1.60), convenience euthanasia (1.44%) and congenital disorders (1.04%). The most important diseases were also evaluated according to age and the results demonstrated that adult cats are most affected by lower urinary tract disease, trauma and iatrogenic disorders. Elderly cats are most affected by tumors and chronic renal failure. However, in young cats, feline infections peritonitis were found to be the most important cause of death or euthanasia. |
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