Main pathologies related adverse effects of the use of contraceptive drugs in cats in Teresina - PI

Authors

  • ESTEFANE KELLY DIAS ARAUJO UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUI
  • Vanessa de Meneses Moura Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Tiago Gonçalves Azevedo da Fonseca Honório Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Rômulo Aécio Alves Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Ana Paula Barros Fonseca Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Marcelo Campos Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Roseli Pizzigatti Klein Universidade Federal do Piauí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N3.256-561

Keywords:

Abortion, Contraceptive drugs, mammary hyperplasia, Mammary neoplasia, Piometra.

Abstract

Dogs and cats are the main pets in most cities. When there is no interest of the tutors in the animal reproduction it is opportune the presentation by the veterinary, the contraceptive methods available, the advantages and disadvantages of each one. They are by surgical means or by hormonal medication, the object of study of this work. Progestogens are synthetic analogs of progesterone and mimic the effects of the corpus luteum, and are used in feline females for the suppression or postponement of estrus. Normally in cats, progesterone is a hormone produced by the corpus luteum and by the placenta for maintenance of pregnancy. The objective of this study was to quantitatively analyze the relationship of age, contraceptive use and the main associated pathologies in cats. The pathologies were: abortion, pyometra, mammary neoplasia and mammary hyperplasia in cats treated from January 2012 to July 2014 at the University Veterinary Hospital Jeremias Pereira da Silva, Federal University of Piauí.

Published

2017-02-20

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Main pathologies related adverse effects of the use of contraceptive drugs in cats in Teresina - PI. (2017). Pubvet, 11(03). https://doi.org/10.22256/PUBVET.V11N3.256-561

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