Hiperplasia mamária felina: relato de caso

Abstract

Feline Mammary Hyperplasia (FMH) is a non-neoplastic event characterized by exaggerated proliferation of mammary cells because of hormonal stimulation. The aim of this study is to describe a FMH case report in a crossbreed female cat, referred to a small animal clinic located in the city of Arapiraca-AL. The animal presented enlargement of all mammary glands, concurrently with the onset of the first heat (estrous) at the age of five months. The lack of previous exposition to an exogenous source of synthetic progesterone favors the conclusion that organic (endogenous) progesterone triggered FMH. Because of non-use of exogenous hormonal stimulation and low severity, ovariohysterectomy (OVH) was chosen as main treatment. From the theoretical and practical data collected in this study, it was concluded that FMH is an event that affects one or more mammary glands in domestic cat, usually in the early stages of puberty, where total reduction of mammary glands after FMH diagnosis was observed with adoption of OVH only, observing in this report a satisfactory result and total remission of FMH 28 days after surgery.