BENVENUTTI, M. E. M.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9217019579287430; BENVENUTTI, Márcio Eduardo de Melo.
Resumen:
Aimed with this work to study the blood profile of twelve male dogs, aged 1-4 years,
clinically healthy, subject to orchiectomy. The animals was clinically examinated and
treated against endo and ectoparasites. From each animal were collected blood samples at
four different times: immediately before orchiectomy (MO), 7 (Ml), 14 (M2) and 21 (M3)
days after surgery. Was made the counting of erythrocytes, hematocrit, hemoglobin
content, calculation of RBC indices MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) and MCHC (Mean
Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration), platelet count and total and differential counts of
leukocytes. It was observed that when comparing certain times, only on day 21 there was a
statistically significant decrease in the values for the number of red blood cells, hematocrit
and hemoglobin content. However, these values remained within normal limits for the
species. In the other indices, there was no significant change. Thus, can be concluded that
orchiectomy leave reduction in the number of the red blood cells, hematocrit and
hemoglobin content in the blood.