Presencia de urolitiasis en perros diagnosticados mediante ecografía en la Clínica Veterinaria Dr. Pet de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present study was carried out in the veterinaryclinic. Dr. Pet in the city of Guayaquil, this study was intended to evaluate and classify variables such as location of the urolith, symptoms, diet, age, race and sex. To diagnose urolithiasis an ultrasound study was performed, where 100 positive cases were diagnosed, evaluated and it was determined that themales are predisposed to urolithiasis with a percentage of 57 %, in termsof age, the geriatric animals predominate with 59 % while breeds with the highest incidence are pure breeds with 84 % being the schnauzer the one with the highest prevalence with 23.81 %. Regarding the symptoms, it was determined that although some patients had problems with urination, these are nota direct indicator of urolithiasis, since several of the patients were taken to the clinic for a different reason, being the most frequent symptom lethargy with a 21.49 %. The study determined that the most common food among dogs with urolithiasis is the balanced feed with 70 % and the most frequent location where the uroliths occur was the bladder with 48 %.