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Objetivou-se no presente estudo comparar as técnicas de coleta de urina via sondagem uretral e cistocentese guiada por ultrassom, afim de verificar se o método de coleta pode influir nos resultados laboratoriais. Foram utilizados 12 cães machos, sem histórico de enfermidades, dos quais coletou-se cinco mililitros (mL) de urina via sondagem uretral e cinco mL via cistocentese guiada por ultrassom, ambas no mesmo momento. Posteriormente foi realizada a análise física (cor, odor, densidade, turbidez), química (urobilinogênio, glicose, corpos cetônicos, bilirrubina, proteína, nitrito, pH, sangue e leucócitos) e sedimentoscopia (avaliação de 10 campos de luz, objetiva de 40x). Cilindros urinários, cristais, corpúsculos gordurosos, espermatozoides, bactérias e células vesicais foram classificados qualitativamente como: ausentes (0), discretos (1), moderados (2) e intensos (3). Hemácias, leucócitos, e células de descamação foram quantificadas a partir da média dos campos analisados. As análises bioquímicas de microalbuminúria, creatinina e proteína total urinárias foram realizadas a partir do sobrenadante urinário, removido das amostras após centrifugação, e utilizados kits reagentes, conforme recomendação do fabricante, sendo a leitura em espectrofotômetro. Em todos os testes realizados os valores de p encontrados foram superiores 0,05 (p>0,05), excluindo-se a possibilidade de haver diferenças significativas dos resultados laboratoriais obtidos pelas duas formas de coleta.

The objective of this study was to compare two techniques of urine collection, urethral catheterization and ultrasound-guided cystocentesis, in order to verify if the collection method may influence the laboratory results. Twelve male dogs were used, with no history of diseases, of which five milliliters (mL) of urine were collected by urethral catheterization and five mL by both at the same time. Subsequently, the samples underwent physical analysis (color, smell, density andturbidity), chemical analysis (urobilinogen, glucose, ketone bodies, bilirubin, protein, nitrite, pH, blood and leukocytes) and sedimentoscopy (evaluation of 10 light fields, 40x objective). Urinary casts, fatty corpuscles, spermatozoa, bacteria and bladder epithelial cells were classified qualitatively as absent (0), discrete (1), moderate (2) and intense (3). Red blood cells, leukocytes and desquamation cells were quantified from the mean of the analyzed fields. The urine supernatants were obtained after centrifugation and were used for biochemical analyzes of microalbuminuria, urinary protein and creatinine. The reagent kits were used as recommended by the manufacturer and the samples were read by spectrophotometry. All tests presented p values higher than 0,05 (p>0,05), excluding the possibility of significant differences between the laboratory results of both forms of urine collection.

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Objetivou-se verificar a compatibilidade entre diferentes marcas de tiras reagentes para urinálise, tanto de uso veterinário, como de uso humano, e confrontar os parâmetros semiquantitativos desse instrumento com métodos quantitativos. Para isso, foram analisadas 77 amostras frescas de urina de cães e gatos e testados 04 modelos de tiras reagentes. Quanto à densidade urinária, houve correlação razoável entre os métodos quantitativo e semiquantitativo naquelas amostras com pH ácido, mas não naquelas com pH neutro ou alcalino. Quanto à concentração proteica, houve similaridade de 53,3% a 83,3% entre as marcas testadas e quando comparadas com a análise fotométrica houve uma correlação razoável (rs = 0,69752 a 0,75074). Em ponto de corte de 15mg/dL de proteína, a sensibilidade da tira reagente foi 82,5% e 100% para urina canina e felina, respectivamente. No tocante à hematúria, houve divergência razoável entre a sedimentoscopia e as diferentes marcas de tiras reativas. Quanto à piúria, há uma baixa sensibilidade das tiras em relação às amostras caninas com muitos resultados falso-negativos (33% a 75%), enquanto em amostras felinas a sensibilidade foi de 100%. Assim, independente da marca, as tiras reagentes devem servir apenas como teste rápido de triagem, sendo mais apropriado o uso de métodos quantitativos na avaliação clínica do paciente a partir da urinálise.

The aim was to verify the compatibility between different brands of urinary dipsticks, for both human and veterinary use, and to compare the semiquantitative parameters of this instrument with quantitative methods. For this, 77 fresh samples of urine from dogs and cats were analyzed e and 04 models of reagent strips were tested. Regarding urinary density, a reasonable correlation was observed between the quantitative and semiquantitative methods in those samples with acidic pH, which did not occur in those with neutral or alkaline pH. Regarding the protein concentration, there was similarity from 53.3% to 83.3% between the brands and in the comparative analysis between the control strip and the photometric analysis, there was a reasonable correlation (rs = 0.69752 to 0.75074). In cut-off point of 15mg/dL protein, the sensitivity of the reagent strip was 82.5% and 100% for canine and feline urine, respectively. Regarding hematuria, there was a reasonable divergence of results between sedimentation and tested dipsticks. As for pyuria, there is a low sensitivity of the strips in relation to canine samples with many false negative results (33% to 75%), while in feline samples the sensitivity was 100%. Thus, regardless of the brands, the reagent strips should serve only as a rapid screening test, while the use of quantitative methods in the clinical evaluation of the patient from urinalysis is more appropriate.

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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects both dogs and cats, mainly elderly animals, due to tubulointerstitialinflammation associated with the increase of fibrosis through the excess deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) whichleads to decrease glomerular filtration. Many different underlying renal diseases can affect the kidneys of dogs such ascongenital or acquired in origin. Therefore, the main objective of this transversal study was to evaluate the epidemiologythrough clinical and laboratory evaluation of 225 client-owned dogs with CKD.Materials, Methods & Results: Complete blood count (CBC), urinalysis, and biochemical profile were retrospectivelyselected and evaluated from 225 client-owned dogs with CKD of both sexes, different ages, and breeds from the patientpopulation of the Nephrology and Urology Small Animal Service of the Teaching Hospital of the School of VeterinaryMedicine and Animal Science - São Paulo State University from 2011 to 2017. All dogs were divided in groups according to the International Renal Interest Society (IRIS) CKD grading and statistical analysis was performed according toKruskal-Wallis non-parametric test complemented with Dunns multiple comparisons test, and analysis of variance for themodel with a factor complemented with the test of multiple comparisons of Tukey. In this retrospective study, we observedthat most dogs in all groups were elderly (≥ 9 years old). CBC demonstrated lower RBCs (P < 0.005), hemoglobin (P <0.001), hematocrit (Ht%) [P < 0.001] at the highest stage of the disease. However, urinary specific gravity (USG) did notdemonstrate significant differences between the disease stages, but urinary protein: creatinine ratio (UPC) was statistically different (P < 0.01) between IRIS-CKD stages 1 and 4. Furthermore, serum phosphate concentrations demonstrated...(AU)

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Citrobacter sp. é um microrganismo frequentemente encontrado em vagina de cadelas, mas corresponde a menos de 3% do total de microrganismos isolados em urocultura. O hipoadrenocorticismo (HA) é uma doença endócrina incomum e que leva a poliúria e hipostenúria. O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar o caso de uma fêmea da espécie canina, da raça Teckel, 11 anos, atendida com queixa de urina de odor alterado há vários dias, além de vômito, diarreia e inapetência há três dias, e poliúria e polidipsia há 2 meses, com histórico de tratamento anterior com mitotano para hiperadrenocorticismo. O diagnóstico foi de ITU por Citrobactersp., além de HA iatrogênico. Como destaques nos exames, relação sódio:potássio de 22,6 foi observada, sugestiva de HA, que foi confirmado por teste de estimulação com ACTH, além de urina inicialmente hipostenúrica (densidade 1,006), o que pode ser atribuído ao washout medular renal devido à hiponatremia causada pelo hipoadrenocorticismo. O tratamento foi feito com amoxicilina associada a ácido clavulânico por 20 dias, além da terapia específica para HA com prednisona e fludrocortisona, que foi continuado. A paciente recuperou-se bem, a densidade urinária aumentou após início do tratamento para HA e não houve recidiva da ITU em período de acompanhamento de 8 meses. Acredita-se que a baixa densidade urinária causada pelo HA tenha sido fator essencial para a ocorrência da ITU por Citrobacter.

Citrobacter sp. is a normal constituent of bitches' vagina, but it is related to less than 3% of total isolated microorganism in uroculture. Hypoadrenocorticism (HA) is an endocrine disease uncommonly diagnosed that leads to polyuria and hypostenuria. The aim of this work is report the case of a Teckel bitch, 11 years old, attended with complaint of altered urinary smell for several days, besides vomiting, diarrhea and inappetence for three days, and polyuria and polydispsia for two months, with previous mitotane treatment for hyperadrenocorticism. The diagnosis was Citrobacter UTI, besides iatrogenic HA. The most important exam results include sodium:potassium ratio of 22.6, suggestive of HA, that was confirmed by ACTH stimulation test. Besides, hypostenuria (urinary specific gravity ­ USG - of 1.006) was noted, attributed to renal medular washout due to hyponatremia seen in HA. Therapy comprised amoxicillin associated with clavulanic acid for 20 days, in addition to specific therapy for AH with prednisone and fludrocortisone. The patient recovery well, USG increased after the beginning of the treatment for HA and there was no UTI reinfection for a 8 month period. It is believed that low USG due to HA was essential for the occurrence of Citrobacter UTI.

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Allopurinol is the most commonly used drug for the treatment of hyperuricemia in people, and in view of the risks of fatal hypersensitivity in patients with renal dysfunction, doses based on the glomerular filtration rate are proposed. In veterinary medicine, allopurinol is used in the treatment of canine leishmaniasis (CanL) caused by Leishmania infantum owing to the drug action of inhibiting the parasite's RNA synthesis. However, renal dysfunction frequently ensues from disease progression in dogs. The purpose of the present study was to standardize and validate a sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric (HPLC-MS/MS) method to determine the concentration of allopurinol and its active metabolite oxypurinol in canine urine for clinical pharmacokinetic investigation. Urine samples of eleven (11) dogs with naturally occurring CanL and in the maintenance phase of the treatment with alopurinol were used. For the chromatographic analysis of urine, the mobile phase consisted of a solution of 0.1 % formic acid (88 %) in 10 mM ammonium acetate. Separation of allopurinol and oxypurinol occurred in a flow of 0.8 mL/min on a C8 reverse phase column 5 µm, and acyclovir was the internal standard. The HPLC-MS/MS method was validated by reaching the limits of detection and quantification, reproducibility and linearity. The lower limit of quantification achieved by the method was 10 µg/mL for both allopurinol and oxypurinol. Calibration curves were prepared in blank urine added with allopurinol at concentrations of 10-1000 µg/mL, and oxypurinol at 10-200 µg/mL. Coefficients of variation of less than 15 % between intracurrent and intercurrent accuracy values were observed for both allopurinol and oxypurinol. Urine test samples remained stable after being subjected to freeze-thaw cycles and remaining at room temperature for 4 h. The method proved to be adequate to quantify allopurinol and oxypurinol in urine samples from dogs under treatment.

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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects both dogs and cats, mainly elderly animals, due to tubulointerstitialinflammation associated with the increase of fibrosis through the excess deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) whichleads to decrease glomerular filtration. Many different underlying renal diseases can affect the kidneys of dogs such ascongenital or acquired in origin. Therefore, the main objective of this transversal study was to evaluate the epidemiologythrough clinical and laboratory evaluation of 225 client-owned dogs with CKD.Materials, Methods & Results: Complete blood count (CBC), urinalysis, and biochemical profile were retrospectivelyselected and evaluated from 225 client-owned dogs with CKD of both sexes, different ages, and breeds from the patientpopulation of the Nephrology and Urology Small Animal Service of the Teaching Hospital of the School of VeterinaryMedicine and Animal Science - São Paulo State University from 2011 to 2017. All dogs were divided in groups according to the International Renal Interest Society (IRIS) CKD grading and statistical analysis was performed according toKruskal-Wallis non-parametric test complemented with Dunn’s multiple comparisons test, and analysis of variance for themodel with a factor complemented with the test of multiple comparisons of Tukey. In this retrospective study, we observedthat most dogs in all groups were elderly (≥ 9 years old). CBC demonstrated lower RBC’s (P < 0.005), hemoglobin (P <0.001), hematocrit (Ht%) [P < 0.001] at the highest stage of the disease. However, urinary specific gravity (USG) did notdemonstrate significant differences between the disease stages, but urinary protein: creatinine ratio (UPC) was statistically different (P < 0.01) between IRIS-CKD stages 1 and 4. Furthermore, serum phosphate concentrations demonstrated...

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Brewer's yeast (BY), autolysed sugarcane yeast (ASCY) and integral sugar cane yeast (ISCY) were studied in two experiments as ingredients for dog diets. In the first experiment, 28 dogs were randomly assigned to four diets; one reference diet and three test diets containing 15% of BY, ASCY or ISCY and 85% of the reference diet (as-fed basis). The digestibilities of the yeasts were calculated by the substitution method. In the second experiment, 35 dogs were randomized to five diets with similar chemical composition but different levels of sugarcane yeast inclusion (0%, 7.5% ASCY, 15% ASCY, 7.5% ISCY and 15% ISCY). In both experiments, the coefficient of total tract apparent digestibility (CTTAD) of nutrients was determined through total collection of faeces. During experiment, two additional analyses of food palatability, nitrogen balance and urea postprandial responses were performed. The data were submitted to analysis of variance, and the means were compared by orthogonal or polynomial contrasts or Tukey's test (p < 0.05). In experiment 1, CTTAD of protein was lower for both sugarcane yeasts than for BY (p = 0.012), as was metabolizable energy content (p = 0.025). In experiment 2, a linear reduction in energy digestibility with ASCY inclusion (p = 0.05) was verified. Furthermore, faecal score and DM content were reduced with ISCY inclusion (p < 0.003). No effect of yeast inclusion on nitrogen balance or postprandial urea response was found. Also, the inclusion of 7.5% of ASCY or ISCY increased diet palatability (p < 0.01). Yeasts present adequate digestibility by dogs, but its effect on faecal formation needs to be considered. No clear advantage for the use of ASCY over ISCY was found. In conclusion, we find that sugarcane yeast is suitable for inclusion in dog food and can enhance the overall palatability of the diet.

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Entre janeiro de 1990 e dezembro de 2010 foram necropsiados 4.872 cães no Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (LPV-UFSM). Destes, 76 (1,6%) apresentaram urólitos em algum local do sistema urinário. O perfil epidemiológico dos cães afetados demonstrou o predomínio de machos (64,5%), adultos (52,6%) e com raça definida (56,6%). Sinais clínicos indicativos de urolitíase foram reportados em 30,3% dos casos e consistiram principalmente de hematúria, anúria, disúria e incontinência urinária. Os urólitos tiveram localização única ou múltipla e os locais anatômicos mais frequentemente acometimentos, em ordem decrescente de frequência, foram: bexiga, rim e uretra. Urolitíase ureteral não foi observada. Lesões secundárias à urolitíase foram observadas em aproximadamente 40% dos cães afetados; as mais prevalentes, em ordem decrescente de frequência, foram: cistite, obstrução uretral, hidroureter, hidronefrose, ruptura vesical (com uroperitônio) e pielonefrite. Em 25% dos cães afetados ocorreu morte espontânea ou eutanásia decorrente das lesões secundárias à urolitíase. Lesões extra-renais de uremia foram observadas em 11,8% dos casos.

From January 1990 to December 2010, 4,872 dogs were necropsied at the Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Seventy six dogs (1.6%) had uroliths along the urinary tract. The epidemiological profile of the affected dogs showed predominance of males (64.5%); adults (52.6%); and pure breeds (56.6%). Clinical signs suggestive of urolithiasis were reported in 30.3% of the dogs and consisted mainly of hematuria, anuria, dysuria and urinary incontinency. The uroliths were found in one or more anatomical sites, and the main affected ones (in descending order) were urinary bladder, kidney, and urethra. Ureteral urolithiasis was not observed. Secondary lesions to urolithiasis were found in about 40% of the cases. The most prevalent (in descending order) were cystitis, urethral obstruction, hydroureter, hydronephrosis, urinary bladder rupture (with uroperitoneum), and pyelonephritis. In 25% of the affected dogs, spontaneous death occurred or euthanasia was performed due to the secondary lesions of urolithiasis. Extra-renal lesions of uremia were found in 11.8% of the cases.

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Entre janeiro de 1990 e dezembro de 2010 foram necropsiados 4.872 cães no Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (LPV-UFSM). Destes, 76 (1,6%) apresentaram urólitos em algum local do sistema urinário. O perfil epidemiológico dos cães afetados demonstrou o predomínio de machos (64,5%), adultos (52,6%) e com raça definida (56,6%). Sinais clínicos indicativos de urolitíase foram reportados em 30,3% dos casos e consistiram principalmente de hematúria, anúria, disúria e incontinência urinária. Os urólitos tiveram localização única ou múltipla e os locais anatômicos mais frequentemente acometimentos, em ordem decrescente de frequência, foram: bexiga, rim e uretra. Urolitíase ureteral não foi observada. Lesões secundárias à urolitíase foram observadas em aproximadamente 40% dos cães afetados; as mais prevalentes, em ordem decrescente de frequência, foram: cistite, obstrução uretral, hidroureter, hidronefrose, ruptura vesical (com uroperitônio) e pielonefrite. Em 25% dos cães afetados ocorreu morte espontânea ou eutanásia decorrente das lesões secundárias à urolitíase. Lesões extra-renais de uremia foram observadas em 11,8% dos casos.(AU)

From January 1990 to December 2010, 4,872 dogs were necropsied at the Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Seventy six dogs (1.6%) had uroliths along the urinary tract. The epidemiological profile of the affected dogs showed predominance of males (64.5%); adults (52.6%); and pure breeds (56.6%). Clinical signs suggestive of urolithiasis were reported in 30.3% of the dogs and consisted mainly of hematuria, anuria, dysuria and urinary incontinency. The uroliths were found in one or more anatomical sites, and the main affected ones (in descending order) were urinary bladder, kidney, and urethra. Ureteral urolithiasis was not observed. Secondary lesions to urolithiasis were found in about 40% of the cases. The most prevalent (in descending order) were cystitis, urethral obstruction, hydroureter, hydronephrosis, urinary bladder rupture (with uroperitoneum), and pyelonephritis. In 25% of the affected dogs, spontaneous death occurred or euthanasia was performed due to the secondary lesions of urolithiasis. Extra-renal lesions of uremia were found in 11.8% of the cases.(AU)

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A cistite enfisematosa é uma condição inflamatória rara, caracterizada por acúmulo de gás dentro da parede e lúmen da bexiga, resultante de uma infecção por bactérias produtoras de gás. O presente trabalho descreve um caso de cistite enfisematosa em uma cadela mestiça, de oito anos de idade, 14 kg, com diabetes mellitus cetoacidótica. O diagnóstico de cistite enfisematosa foi baseado nos achados radiográficos e ultra-sonográficos. A cultura urinária aeróbia foi positiva para Staphylococcus aureus, sensível a enrofloxina, sendo este o antimicrobiano instituído. Após 30 dias de tratamento houve falha na administração de insulina por parte do proprietário e o animal veio a óbito. Observou-se resolução da cistite enfisematosa, confirmada radiograficamente pela ausência de gás na bexiga urinária após o tratamento e pelos achados de necropsia(AU)

Emphysematous cystitis is na uncommon inflammatory condition of the bladder characterized by formation of gás within the bladder or within its wall resultant from a gas-producing bacterial infection. This report describes a case of emphysematous cystitis in a cetoacidotic diabetic, made according to abdominal radiographic and ultrasonographic findings. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria were isolated on urine culture. Based on the antibiogram results, treatment with enrofloxacin was instituted. Four weeks later the insulin was discontinued and the animal expired. The emphysematous cystitis has been resolved, confirmed by the radiographic absence of gas in the bladder after treatment and by the post mortem findings(AU)

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A cistite enfisematosa é uma condição inflamatória rara, caracterizada por acúmulo de gás dentro da parede e lúmen da bexiga, resultante de uma infecção por bactérias produtoras de gás. O presente trabalho descreve um caso de cistite enfisematosa em uma cadela mestiça, de oito anos de idade, 14 kg, com diabetes mellitus cetoacidótica. O diagnóstico de cistite enfisematosa foi baseado nos achados radiográficos e ultra-sonográficos. A cultura urinária aeróbia foi positiva para Staphylococcus aureus, sensível a enrofloxina, sendo este o antimicrobiano instituído. Após 30 dias de tratamento houve falha na administração de insulina por parte do proprietário e o animal veio a óbito. Observou-se resolução da cistite enfisematosa, confirmada radiograficamente pela ausência de gás na bexiga urinária após o tratamento e pelos achados de necropsia

Emphysematous cystitis is na uncommon inflammatory condition of the bladder characterized by formation of gás within the bladder or within its wall resultant from a gas-producing bacterial infection. This report describes a case of emphysematous cystitis in a cetoacidotic diabetic, made according to abdominal radiographic and ultrasonographic findings. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria were isolated on urine culture. Based on the antibiogram results, treatment with enrofloxacin was instituted. Four weeks later the insulin was discontinued and the animal expired. The emphysematous cystitis has been resolved, confirmed by the radiographic absence of gas in the bladder after treatment and by the post mortem findings

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