Covid-19 e características da doença do trato urinário inferior felino em período pré pandémico e pós pandémico
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2023
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Atualmente, o termo Doença do Trato Urinário Inferior Felino (FLUTD) é utilizado de forma generalista para descrever uma variedade de alterações em gatos, que podem afetar a bexiga ou a uretra. Este estudo, de caráter retrospetivo, teve como principal objetivo a investigação da variação etiológica da FLUTD (do inglês Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease), nos períodos pré e pós pandemia COVID-19. Como metodologia adotada, recorreu-se à base de dados interna do AniCura Hospital Veterinário do Restelo, tendo sido avaliados 750 registos médicos. Cerca de 211 animais inseriram-se nos critérios de inclusão deste estudo, sendo 87 referentes ao grupo pré pandémico (grupo PP) e 124 referentes ao grupo pós pandémico (grupo PoP). Foi detetada uma diminuição da incidência de FIC em 10,72%, face ao grupo PP. Foi também possível observar um aumento em 8,69% da incidência de ITU no grupo PoP. A urolitíase foi marginalmente superior no grupo PoP, com um aumento de 2,53%. Os resultados obtidos neste projeto corroboram que o impacto da pandemia COVID-19 nos gatos, associado à possível alteração da rotina dos tutores, não representou um fator de stress suficiente para o aumento da incidência de FIC tendo, pelo contrário, ocorrido uma diminuição de 10 pontos percentuais no período pós pandémico, quando comparado com o pré pandémico. Estes resultados, juntamente com os resultados previamente estudados por este grupo, parecem apontar para uma melhoria na interação gato-humano no decorrer do período pós pandémico, com um aumento da disponibilidade dos tutores às necessidades dos seus gatos, resultando na diminuição do stress sentido pelos mesmos, com consequente diminuição da incidência de FIC. Apesar dos resultados promissores deste projeto, devida à reduzida amostra, não foi possível suportar estatisticamente os resultados observados, pelo que se sugere o desenvolvimento de estudos futuros, com amostras de maiores dimensões. Palavras-chave: Cistite Idiopática Felina; Pandemia COVID-19; Estudo da doença; Variação etiológica; Gatos
The work carried out in this research project follows the completion of the Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies. Currently, the term Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) is widely used to describe a variety of alterations in cats that can affect the bladder or urethra. The main objective of this retrospective study was to investigate the etiological variation of FLUTD, with a special focus on Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC), in the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic periods. The methodology used was based on the internal database of AniCura Hospital Veterinário do Restelo, where 750 medical records were analyzed. Around 211 animals met the inclusion criteria for this study, of which 87 were in the pre-pandemic group (PP group) and 124 in the post-pandemic group (PoP group). A 10.72 % reduction in the incidence of FIC was detected, when compared to the PP group. It was also possible to observe an 8.69 % increase in the incidence of UTI in the PoP group. Urolithiasis was marginally higher in the PoP group, with an increase of 2.53 %. The results obtained in this project corroborate that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cats, with consequent changes in the routine of the owners, did not represent a stress factor sufficient to increase the occurrence of FIC, on the contrary, there was a decrease of 10 % in the post-pandemic period, when compared to the pre-pandemic period. These results, together with the results previously studied by this group, suggest an improvement in cat-human interaction during the post-pandemic period, with an increase in the availability of the owners to the needs of their cats, resulting in a reduction in the stress felt by these cats, with a consequent reduction in the incidence of FIC. Despite the promising results of this project, due to the small sample, it was not possible to statistically support the results observed, and therefore future studies with larger samples are suggested. Keywords: Feline Idiopathic Cystitis; COVID-19 pandemic; Study of the disease; Etiological variation; Cats
The work carried out in this research project follows the completion of the Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies. Currently, the term Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD) is widely used to describe a variety of alterations in cats that can affect the bladder or urethra. The main objective of this retrospective study was to investigate the etiological variation of FLUTD, with a special focus on Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC), in the pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic periods. The methodology used was based on the internal database of AniCura Hospital Veterinário do Restelo, where 750 medical records were analyzed. Around 211 animals met the inclusion criteria for this study, of which 87 were in the pre-pandemic group (PP group) and 124 in the post-pandemic group (PoP group). A 10.72 % reduction in the incidence of FIC was detected, when compared to the PP group. It was also possible to observe an 8.69 % increase in the incidence of UTI in the PoP group. Urolithiasis was marginally higher in the PoP group, with an increase of 2.53 %. The results obtained in this project corroborate that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cats, with consequent changes in the routine of the owners, did not represent a stress factor sufficient to increase the occurrence of FIC, on the contrary, there was a decrease of 10 % in the post-pandemic period, when compared to the pre-pandemic period. These results, together with the results previously studied by this group, suggest an improvement in cat-human interaction during the post-pandemic period, with an increase in the availability of the owners to the needs of their cats, resulting in a reduction in the stress felt by these cats, with a consequent reduction in the incidence of FIC. Despite the promising results of this project, due to the small sample, it was not possible to statistically support the results observed, and therefore future studies with larger samples are suggested. Keywords: Feline Idiopathic Cystitis; COVID-19 pandemic; Study of the disease; Etiological variation; Cats
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VETERINARY MEDICINE, CATS, FELINE IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS, COVID-19, AETIOLOGY, MESTRADO INTEGRADO EM MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA, VETERINÁRIA, MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA, GATOS, CISTITE IDIOPÁTICA FELINA, COVID-19, ETIOLOGIA, Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária