Estudo da obesidade por peso e escore de condição corporal e de outras enfermidades em cães das raças golden retriever e labrador retriever

Abstract

Obesity is a growing problem in the small animal clinic today, characterized by the accumulation of fat in relation to what is necessary, with significant and detrimental implications for animal welfare, as well as favoring the development of various diseases including orthopedic, dermatological and neoplastic. A retrospective study was carried out from January 2017 to September 2023 on the diagnostic information of dogs of the Golden Retriever (GR) and Labrador Retriever (LR) breeds treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia (HOVET-UFU), with the aim of evaluating the most prevalent diseases, with an emphasis on the incidence of obesity, in these breeds. A total of 895 diagnoses were analyzed, of which 262 were from the GR breed and 633 from the LR breed. As a result, there was a predominance of diagnostic information related to neoplasms, hemoparasitosis, otitis, obesity and dysplasia. The data from this study provides knowledge that can be consulted for further studies on breeds and diseases.