Análisis retrospectivo de casos de Leucemia e Inmunodeficiencia felina en el Hospital Clínica Veterinaria “Animalopolis” de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The present study was performed with a descriptive transectional design ending as a non - experimental correlational to determine the presence of leukemia and feline immunodeficiency using the clinical histories of the cats positive for these diseases diagnosed by the immunochromatographic technique for the qualitative detection of antigens of the virus of feline leukemia and antibodies to the feline immunodeficiency virus that visited the Veterinary Clinic Hospital "Animalopolis" of the city of Guayaquil, during the period from June 2016 to June 2017, 110 clinical histories were examined, in order to fulfill the objective of analysis was used a table created in Excel and in this way it was possible to classify the data obtained from each patient attended in consultation, positioning them according to the different fixed variables. The results showed that 19.09 % were positive for leukemia, 4.55 % positive for feline immunodeficiency and 1.82 % for both diseases. Preventive measures such as vaccination program, male and female castration are recommended to prevent the spread of life-threatening feline diseases and to perform routine blood tests at least twice a year.