Leptospirose Felina

Abstract

The mandatory curricular supervised internship was performed at the Veterinary Hospital of the Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA) located in São Luís, Maranhão, in the area of small animal medical clinic, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Katyane de Sousa Almeida and supervision of the veterinarian Luana de Araújo Madureira, in the period from March 13 to May 25, 2023, with a total workload of 390 hours, 40 hours per week. This report aims to describe the activities developed during the internship period as well as the clinical care casuistry, and to report a clinical case. During the internship period, 150 animals were seen at the small animal medical clinic. Of these, 99 were canines and 51 were felines. In dogs, multisystemic diseases were the most numerous, totaling 25 cases, with leishmaniasis being the most prevalent with 18 cases; in cats, the most affected system was the urinary system with 13 diagnoses, of which diseases of the lower urinary tract were the most prevalent with seven cases. The clinical case described was an uncastrated male cat, of no defined breed, one year and eight months old, weighing 2.2 kg, which presented clinical signs compatible with leptospirosis, confirmed by serological examination. Even with an unfavorable prognosis, the patient was treated and, on his return, presented an improvement in his clinical condition.