Ozonioterapia no apoio terapêutico de pacientes com complexo respiratório felino.

Abstract

Feline Respiratory Disease Complex (FRDC) are the most reported diseases in felines and affect 30% of the population living in shelters in the United States of America. FRDC is the term used to describe a set of clinical signs caused by FeHV-1, feline rhinotracheitis virus; FCV, feline calicivirus and Bordetella bronchiseptica and Chlamydophila felis infection. The condition is triggered by stressful situations associated with overcrowding of animals in shelters, transport and physiological state. The Integra Animal project of the Federal University of Alagoas – UFAL in partnership with BRASKEM aims to provide support, shelter and veterinary services to animals in the neighborhoods affected by the geological phenomenon resulting from the extraction of rock salt in the city of Maceió – AL. The reality is marked by the high rate of abandonment, especially of cats, which are monitored in colonies and rescued in shelters when they have more relevant conditions, including FRDC. Ten mixed-breed felines were selected to carry out and evaluate the use of ozone therapy (O3) by rectal insufflation associated with conventional therapy, with the following clinical signs as inclusion criteria: nasal and ocular secretions, sneezing and obvious respiratory problems. Were divided into two treatments with five cats each, the Conventional (TC), which consisted of conventional therapy with amoxicillin + potassium clavulonate (ATB), at a dose of 25 mg/kg/VO and instillation of eye drops based on ciprofloxacin 0, 3% every 12 hours for 7 days; and the Ozone treatment (TO), which received the same therapy associated with rectal insufflation with O3 at a dose of 5 mL per kg, concentration of 15 μg/mL, every 24 hours, for a total of 5 days. Both groups showed satisfactory results, however TO showed better performance compared to TC, with remission of clinical signs and return of appetite in patients in 42.85% of the time (3 d for TO and 7 d for TC) and aptitude the high in 55.5% of the time (5 d for TO and 9 d for TC). The use of ozone therapy by the rectal route may represent an effective and low-cost alternative in shelters for felines affected with FDRC. However, there is a need for deeper studies, which correlate the action of ozone in relation to the different etiological agents and standardization of concentrations.