Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is a common problem in clinical routine, resulting in a change in urination pattern. Urethral obstruction in cats fits into FLUDT and represents high risk to life, occuring mainly by the formation of uroliths that stop urinary flow, being able to trigger post renal azotemia and obstructive acute kidney failure. There are many hypothesis about the formation and developm...
Dioctofimatosis is a disease caused by the nematode Dioctophyme renale, which occurs mostly in dogs and has predilection mostly for the right kidney and when penetrating the renal capsule, it causes destruction and atrophy of the renal parenchyma, and only one fibrous capsule of the affected kidney may remain. Thus, seeking to establish the histological conditions of the contralateral kidney (RCL) of the affect...
Getting older is the natural way of life. However, when advancing to the third age the human being, experience several biological, social, economic and psychological changes, which are accompanied by a reduction in physical capacity and mental faculties. As a result, anxiety affects older people more easily. Nevertheless, there are several practices that can help minimize anxiety, such as improving well-being a...