Banca de DEFESA: MARIANA PALHA DE BRITO JARDIM

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : MARIANA PALHA DE BRITO JARDIM
DATA : 21/02/2019
HORA: 13:00
LOCAL: Instituto de Veterinária Salão Verde
TÍTULO:

Poisoning in domestic cats in Brazil: Characterization of major toxic agents and adoption of prevention measures

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Felines, Toxicology, Epidemiology, Prevention

PÁGINAS: 80
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Agrárias
ÁREA: Medicina Veterinária
SUBÁREA: Clínica e Cirurgia Animal
ESPECIALIDADE: Clínica Veterinária
RESUMO:

Intoxications occur through the interaction of a certain toxic agent with a biological system causing organic imbalance. Domestic cats present peculiarities peculiar to the species that may predispose to the occurrence of intoxications. The susceptibility of erythrocytes to oxidative injury and reduced hepatic capacity in certain metabolic processes, especially with regard to enzyme deficiency in the glucuronyltransferase family, are the primary characteristics that make the domestic feline predisposed to harmful insults. The inappropriate use of drugs stands out among the potentially toxic and fatal accidental practices for cats in Brazil, however the data on intoxications occurring in felines are scarce. Although internationally entities have been concerned with the occurrence of intoxicated cats and the toxic potential for the species through published studies. The exposure of cats to toxic substances and the consequent deleterious effects of these compounds is an unquestionable reality, covering a field that is better exploited due to the scarcity of studies and information on the predominant causes of intoxication in felines in Brazil. It is therefore necessary to recognize the main toxic agents for domestic cats and to understand the risk factors associated with intoxications so that preventive measures of alert are instituted through the awareness of tutors and veterinarians, minimizing these occurrences and consequently the possible death of the animals. The objective of this project is to characterize the main toxic agents for domestic cats, to verify the tutors' level of knowledge about cat intoxication and to make them aware of toxic potential for the species, as well as to the Veterinary Practitioners. Questionnaires on intoxications in domestic cats were sent to veterinarians from all regions of Brazil, who attended intoxicated cats, from November 2017 to November 2018. The questionnaires were applied through the electronic platform Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey.com.br) and also of printed versions. During the same period of time, questionnaires were made available to cat tutors from all regions of Brazil, with the exception of Veterinarian Doctors or Veterinary Medicine Graduates exclusively through the Survey Monkey platform, in order to verify their level of knowledge about the occurrence of intoxications in the species. The main toxicants for cats were pesticides and household cleaning products, especially organophosphates. Later, the class of drugs was the second major cause of toxicity in domestic felines, especially those of human use, among which paracetamol is superfluous. Next, we classify the plants and derivatives, where the lily prevails among the others involved in the class. Regarding the questionnaires to the tutors, it was verified that the majority does not consider itself apt to differentiate what is toxic for cats. The tutors are unaware of cases of intoxication occurring in the feline species.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 386998 - HELOISA JUSTEN MOREIRA DE SOUZA
Interno - 2572430 - CRISTIANE DIVAN BALDANI
Externo à Instituição - ROSA MARIA BARILLI NOGUEIRA