RESUMOUm questionário prospectivo contendo questões objetivas sobre ocorrência e frequência de sinais clínicos relacionados à síndrome dos braquicéfalos foi presencialmente aplicado à 26 responsáveis de cães braquicefálicos portadores de estenose de narina. Os sinais investigados foram: tosse, espirro, espirro reverso, engasgo, disfagia, ronco acordado, ronco ao dormir e intolerância ao exercício. Trinta dias após a rinoplastia, observou-se que todos os animais apresentavam ronco ao dormir (100%); intolerância ao exercício 25 (96,2%); espirro 25 (96,2%); ronco acordado 21 (80,7%); engasgo 21 (80,7%); espirro reverso 18 (69,2%); tosse 17 (65,4%); disfagia 14 (53,8%). Isto posto conclui-se que é grande a frequência e ocorrência dos sinais clínicos em cães braquicefálicos portadores de estenose de narinas. O uso de questionários direcionados ao tutor mostrou-se ferramenta útil na avaliação da sintomatologia clínica em cães portadores da síndrome dos braquicéfalos. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Braquicefálicos; Qualidade de vida; Síndrome Respiratória. PERCEPTION OF OWNERS REGARDING CLINICAL SIGNS IN BRACHYPHALIC DOGS WITH STENOTIC NARESABSTRACT A prospective questionnaire containing objective questions about the occurrence and frequency of clinical signs related to brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome was presently applied to 26 brachycephalic dogs with stenotic nares. The signs investigated were: coughing, sneezing, reverse sneezing, choking, dysphagia, snoring wile awake, snoring during sleep and exercise intolerance. Thirty days after rhinoplasty, all animals presented snoring when sleeping (100%); 25 (96.2%) presented exercise intolerance; 25 (96.2%) sneezing; 21 (80.7%) snoring wile awake, ; 21 (80.7%) chokes; 18 (69.2%) reverse sneezing; 17 (65.4%) cough and 14
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