Article historyThe present study aims to report a transfusion therapy in a juvenile Myrmecophaga tridactyla. The patient had a chronic nonregenerative anemia associated with underdevelopment. This therapy was considered after a severe worsening of the clinical condition and laboratorial tests, in which severe anemia was confirmed, with no signs of recovery. The blood used was donated by a clinically healthy adult male of the same species, raised in captivity. The procedure was performed according to medical practice for small animals, since veterinary medicine reports described for xenarthrans are scarce. The result was satisfactory, with absence of late transfusion reactions and an improvement of the patient's overall condition, which demonstrates the possibility of using blood transfusion in anteaters as a therapeutic option.
Despite the large distribution of the Yellow-chevroned Parakeet in Cerrado biome, there are few studies on biological parameters in this species. The lack of information on free-living parakeets is a limiting factor for establishing data on the health and conservation status of these species. The aim of this study was to standardize hemogram and blood biochemistry values for specimens of Brotogeris chiriri. Blood samples were collected from 21 young, clinically healthy and free-living specimens from the Cerrado biome. The mean, median, standard deviation and intervals were calculated for the following hematological parameters: packed cell volume (PCV), red blood cells, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), leukocytes, heterophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes and thrombocytes; and blood biochemistry parameters: uric acid, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatase, total protein and albumin. Lower values of hemoglobin, MCV and MCHC when compared to the erythrogram interval of species belonging to the same genus and family, as well as a lymphocytic leukogram. The parameters related to blood biochemistry showed differences for alkaline phosphatase, presenting higher means values; and alanine aminotransferase, total protein and albumin, presenting lower means values when compared to other psittacids. This is a pioneer study to establish hematological and biochemical values for Brotogeris chiriri in the Cerrado biome. The importance of developing further studies to determine specific parameters for psittacid species is emphasized, with special regards to the effects of different stages of development, habitats and condition.
This research aimed to investigate the occurrence of Chlamydia sp., Morbillivirus sp., Parvovirus sp., Leishmania sp. and Alphacoronavirus sp. in captive giant anteaters. Blood and fecal samples were taken from 16 animals in institutions from the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia and Distrito Federal, which had been in captivity for at least a year. A commercial rapid chromatographic immunoassay test was used for detecting coronavirus and parvovirus antigens, in addition to antibodies against leishmaniasis, all results being negative. In the case of the test for antibodies against distemper, four (4/16; 25%) anteaters had an average titration, two (2/16; 12.5%) a low titration and ten (10/16; 62.5%) were non-reactive. Using the DOT-ELISA (dot blotting) method for detection of immunoglobulin G, only one specimen obtained a 1 : 40 titration. For the polymerase chain reaction tests for Leishmania and Chlamydia, all samples were negative.
Tumores de origem na glândula mamária em ratas são frequentes, sendo o carcinoma mais prevalente. O carcinoma mamário é caracterizado pelo comportamento maligno, com relatos de metástase pulmonar em diversas espécies, e de prognóstico reservado. A excisão tumoral é o mais indicado para fins terapêuticos e diagnósticos, por permitir o exame histopatológico. Relata-se um caso de carcinoma mamário em uma fêmea twister (Rattus novergicus), com 30 meses de idade, atendida em uma Universidade de Brasília, apresentando dois nódulos em glândulas mamárias, removidos cirurgicamente. Em posterior exame histopatológico, constatou-se carcinoma simples tubular mamário. A intervenção cirúrgica lhe garantiu qualidade de vida e a paciente veio a óbito após 6 meses, apresentando crescimento de nódulo em região torácica direita. Não sendo autorizado pelo tutor nova excisão cirúrgica.
Testudines are members ofthe Reptilia class, they are ectothermic anddiffer from other reptiles by the presence ofthe shell, which covers most of their bodies.Shell fractures are common in these animalsand can occur due to several factors, mainlytrauma. This paper aims to report the useof prosthesis in a red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius). An adult female weighing 2.45 kg was sent to the Wild AnimalSector of Veterinary Hospital of Universityof Brasilia. The specimen presented carapace fracture caused by compress of garbage truck. Even after healing the lesion, there was persistent communication betweenthe coelomic cavity and the environment,which caused recurrent pneumonia. Afterstabilization of the patient and treatmentof infections, an adhesive cover was placedto isolate the coelomic cavity, which waschanged periodically. Moreover, it was decided to make a prosthesis with acrylic resin, since it was not feasible to perform the repair by conventional methods. The methodwas satisfactory in the sealing of the carapace and the animal was monitored for amonth without showing signs of pneumoniaor any other complications.
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