It is known that skin healing in cats is slower and has a higher complication rate than in dogs, what leads to search for new resources to enhance this process. Omentum properties in the aid of tissue repair are known and, among the forms of extraperitoneal omentalization, the use of free omental grafts without vascular anastomosis is advantageous, but little studied; there is no knowledge about its effect on skin healing, nor if it’s still viable when implanted in the subcutaneous space. Thus, the present study aimed to describe possible alterations produced by free omental graft without anastomosis inserted in the subcutaneous space, by means of macroscopic clinical analysis of the implantation region in cats. Twenty intact female cats were divided into two groups (Group 1: treated animals; Group 2: controls) of similar size. All animals were subjected to ovariosalpingohysterectomy (OSH) prior to the induction of an experimental wound for the implantation of the omental graft. Wounds were evaluated on days 1, 2, 4, 8, and 15 postsurgery and then weekly until no lesions were noted. Data regarding color, consistency, presence or absence of crusts, wound resistance, and volume measurements were recorded. There was activation of the omentum on the 4th day of evaluation with reduction of hemorrhage and an increase in the resistance to traction of the experimental wound. We concluded that the omentum without vascular anastomosis is capable of maintaining its viability and exert positive influence on the repair process without showing deleterious signs on the implantation site.
ResumoA contaminação ambiental por fezes de cães e gatos tem sido uma preocupação constante em áreas urbanas, devido principalmente à possibilidade de transmissão de zoonoses. É comum o encontro de massas fecais nas calçadas de alguns bairros do município de Niterói. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a prevalência de parasitos em massas fecais recolhidas em oito bairros do município de Niterói. Duzentas e quarenta amostras de massas fecais foram recolhidas em vias públicas e processadas no Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias da Faculdade de Veterinária da UFF, utilizando-se as técnicas de sedimentação simples e centrifugoflutuação em solução de sulfato de zinco. A prevalência das massas fecais positivas para a presença de formas parasitárias foi de 18,3%. Destas, 22,7% foram encontradas em Charitas, 20,7% em Jurujuba, 13,6% no Vital Brazil, 13,6% no Ingá, 11,4% em São Francisco, 9,1% em Santa Rosa, 4,5% em Icaraí e 4,5% em Piratininga. Das formas parasitárias encontradas, 76% foram ovos de ancilostomatídeos, 9% cápsulas ovígeras de Dipylidium sp., 9% ovos de Trichuris sp., 4% ovos de Toxocara sp. e 2% de formas vegetativas de Entamoeba sp. Estes dados são úteis como indicadores de risco para a saúde animal e humana, bem como para campanhas de conscientização com enfoque em Saúde Pública. Paravras-chave: cão, fezes, zoonoses. AbstractThe environmental contamination by excrements of dogs and cats has been a constant concern in urban areas, mainly due to the possibility of transmission of zoonosis. It is common to find fecal masses on the sidewalks of some Niterói`s boroughs. The objective of this work was to determine prevalence of parasitic agents in collected fecal masses in the public ways of eight quarters of the city of Niterói. Two hundred and forty samples of fecal masses had been collected and processed at the Laboratory of Parasites Diseases at the UFF, by techniques of spontaneous sedimentation and centrifuge-flotation. The prevalence of positive fecal masses for the presence of parasitic forms was of 18,3%. Of these 22,7% were found in Charitas, 20,4% in Jurujuba, 13,6% in Vital Brazil, 13,6% in Ingá, 11,4% in São Francisco, 9,1% in Santa Rosa, 4,5% in Icaraí and 4,5% in Piratininga. Of the parasitic forms found 76% were eggs of ancylostomatids, 9% egg capsules of Dipylidium sp., 9% eggs of Trichuris sp., 4% eggs of Toxocara sp. and 2% of vegetative forms of Entamoeba sp. Data on the prevalence of parasitic agents in excrements of dogs, are useful as indicator of risk for the animal and human population and in campaigns of awareness about public health.Keywords: dog, feces, zoonosis. IntroduçãoA contaminação ambiental por fezes de cães e gatos tem sido uma preocupação constante em áreas urbanas, devido principalmente à possibilidade de transmissão de zoonoses como larva migrans cutânea, larva migrans visceral, toxoplasmose, criptosporidíase e giardíase. A presença de fezes destes animais em ambiente urbano constitui um problema sanitário relevante para crianças, pois são particularmente mais suj...
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