Ultrasound alterations in canines and cats reported in the veterinary clinic of Animal Health Specialties León and Chinandega

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the types and frequency of presentation of pathologies in the different organic systems that affect dogs and cats diagnosed with the ultrasound technique. Methodology: All canines and felines of both sexes were evaluated, regardless of race and age, taking as a database only those cases in which the pet owners agreed to perform an ultrasound examination as a diagnostic or complementary technique. Results: to obtain the results, a multivariate hierarchical classification stratification was carried out considering the variables to be measured. The data were transformed through coding, in order to make them manipulable for statistical analysis. Giving as a result that splenomegaly (40/51) is one of the pathologies that most affected the species under study, followed by urolithiasis (17/51), Hepatitis (7/51), Microurolithiasis (6/51), being in other findings less frequently: Gastroenteritis (5/51); Hepatomegaly (5/51); Nephritis (3/51); gastritis (3/51); Mammary tumor (2/51), Neck and prostate tumor (1/51); Ascites (1/51); Umbilical hernia (1/51); Multiple pregnancy (1/51); Inguinal subcutaneous abscessation (1/51); Gastrointestinal parasitosis (1/51); Urinary sediment (1/51); Bile sludge (1/51); Foreign body (1/51); Prostamegaly (1/51); Ovarian cysts (1/51). Conclusion: According to sex and age, it is shown that adult canines and felines presented more alterations in their organs compared to puppies, thus splenomegaly being the most prevalent in the study, affecting everyone in general regardless the sex or age.