Avaliação de distúrbios hidroeletrolíticos e ácido-básicos em enfermidades de ovinos e caprinos.

Abstract

Evaluation of hydroelectrolytic and acid- basic disorders in sheep and goat diseases. Many diseases that affect animals occur concomitantly to water, electrolyte or acid-base imbalances. Although in recent years UFV and USP research groups have been dedicated to the evaluation of hydroelectrolytic disturbances in production animals, there are still few studies on goats and sheep. The main objective of this study was to evaluate small ruminants treated at the Veterinary Hospital of Patos - PB, and to know the imbalances that accompany the different diseases. Eleven sheep and goats 19 were used in the study. Clinical examination was performed on all animals treated, including the collection of material for the evaluation of serum gases, electrolytes, hematocrit, hemoglobin and total plasma protein. Hemogasometry was performed immediately after collection and the pH, HCO3, pCO2, pO2 and EB values were determined individually. Electrolyte levels (K, Na, Cl and Ca) were determined by obtaining serum blood. During the study period, the following diseases were diagnosed: abscess, spinal abscess, ruminal acidosis, bronchopneumonia, squamous cell carcinoma, malnutrition, phimosis, member fracture, trauma bruise, irritable bowel syndrome, toxic plant poisoning, cavity lesion, listeriosis, mastitis, urethral obstruction and cystitis, polytrauma, pregnancy, rectal prolapse, fungal rhinitis, uterine torsion. The main imbalances observed were hypokalemia, hyperchloremia, hypernatremia and metabolic alkalosis.