Banca de DEFESA: CARLA CAROLINE FRANZINI DE SOUZA

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : CARLA CAROLINE FRANZINI DE SOUZA
DATA : 24/05/2019
HORA: 13:00
LOCAL: Salão Verde - IV
TÍTULO:

SENSITIVITY TO FIREWORKS SOUNDS IN DOGS: RISK FACTORS, VETERINARY APPROACH AND ACUPUNCTURE EFFECT

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

dogs - cortisol - heart rate variability - risk factors - sound phobia - behavioral veterinary medicine

PÁGINAS: 140
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Agrárias
ÁREA: Medicina Veterinária
SUBÁREA: Clínica e Cirurgia Animal
ESPECIALIDADE: Clínica Veterinária
RESUMO:

Sensitivity to fire sound in dogs is an increasingly common condition and is often associated with various behavioral disorders. Exaggerated reactions to sound stimuli present with a variety of behavioral signals associated with significant autonomic activation and release of cortisol, producing a negative impact on the animal's physical health and well-being. Although dogs are very sociable individuals, whose general well-being is linked to interaction with humans, the quality of the relationship between them and the routine that the dog undergoes today may determine precisely the exposure to risk factors that influence in the way they deal with these stress situations. In order to investigate these factors, the tutors of dogs from different regions of the country are invited to respond to an online questionnaire containing 30 questions divided into 5 sessions of research (lineage and origin, socioenvironmental environment, exposure and reaction to sound, relationship of care and clinical aspects). In general, behavioral disorders in dogs are poorly treated in Brazil. In large part for lack of diagnosis, possibly due to the lack of access of veterinarians to a teaching that more comprehensively covers diseases and behavioral disorders in dogs. This condition can define the quality of the medical approach to these patients. And with the objective of investigating the quality of information about the sensitivity to sounds in dogs received by veterinarians during the academic training, an online questionnaire containing seventeen questions is distributed to veterinarians working in the different states of the country. Currently the clinical approaches to sensitivity, phobia and panic to fireworks sounds, are composed of pharmacological interventions of sedative or anxiolytic action, and behavioral therapy associated with therapies that aid in the control of stress. The resolution is difficult since it involves great commitment of the tutor and the veterinarian for the frequent follow-up and adaptations, besides the risks of side effects of the drugs. In this sense, acupuncture that has been shown to be an option for the control of stress and anxiety in humans, may also contribute to animals, especially for patients with restrictions on the use of drugs. To verify the effectiveness of the technique for these cases, nineteen sound-sensitive dogs of previously selected fireworks were submitted to sound in the laboratory with controlled intensity of 103-104 dB and duration of 2.5 minutes. Autonomic activity (through cardiac interval variability), endocrine (serum cortisol levels) and behavioral (through 20 parameters) were evaluated. The dogs were divided into two groups, control (untreated) and acupuncture (Yintang, VG20, E36, Pc6, B52 and C7 points), and treated for 8 weeks, being resubmitted to the test at term. For selection and follow-up, questionnaires were applied to tutors before and after treatments.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 2193086 - MAGDA ALVES DE MEDEIROS
Externo ao Programa - 387295 - LUIS CARLOS REIS
Externo à Instituição - CARLA FORTE MAIOLINO MOLENTO - UFPR
Externo à Instituição - ROSEMARY BASTOS - UENF
Externo à Instituição - DANIEL PENTEADO MARTINS DIAS - OUTRO