Incidencia de alteraciones renales en perros (Canis lupus familiaris) geriátricos en la ciudad de Ibarra

Abstract

The objective of this work is to determine the incidence of renal alterations in geriatric dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in Ibarra city". This research was lean on a veterinary clinic Dr. Pets, where 37 geriatric dogs with an age range of 7-14 years. A clinical history was taken from each patient, who was transferred for ultrasound analysis. Finally, blood samples were taken for hematological and biochemical analysis and the corresponding diagnoses were issued. This work was based on thirty-seven dogs which were attended in our veterinary clinic, they were set in groups, including renal alterations furthermore it was classified according to the IRIS scale, dividing them into: 3 patients with Prerenal Alterations with percentage of 8%, 5 patients with Acute Renal Insufficiency (ARF) representing 8%, 3 patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CKD) 8% and 5 patients with Postrenal Alterations with 14%. However, we took into account the patients who were classified only with biochemical renal alterations with a number of 2 patients representing at least 5% and ultrasound changes such as: renal asymmetry, nephroliths and renal dystrophic mineralization with a number of 10 patients revealing 27%. Finally, 9 healthy patients were obtained with a percentage of 24%. According of 37 cases studied, each group were established according to age, where it was found that the age range for the different prerenal, renal and postrenal alterations was between 7 and 14 years.