Tratamento alternativo em gatos acometidos por DITUIF / Alternative treatment in cats affected by FLUTD

This report describes two cases of male cats affected by FLUTD (Feline lower urinary tract disease). The first patient had been affected by numerous relapses after passing through various therapeutic treatments and surgical interventions, and was subjected to the alternative protocol after being recommended for euthanasia, the second patient had no history of urinary tract disorders in the past, and was not subjected to any kind of previous treatment. The two patients had a significant improvement in their clinical condition, were not affected by relapses after participation in the alternative design, and were accompanied for about a year after their treatment.(AU)

Tratamento alternativo em gatos acometidos por DITUIF / Alternative treatment in cats affected by FLUTD

This report describes two cases of male cats affected by FLUTD (Feline lower urinary tract disease). The first patient had been affected by numerous relapses after passing through various therapeutic treatments and surgical interventions, and was subjected to the alternative protocol after being recommended for euthanasia, the second patient had no history of urinary tract disorders in the past, and was not subjected to any kind of previous treatment. The two patients had a significant improvement in their clinical condition, were not affected by relapses after participation in the alternative design, and were accompanied for about a year after their treatment.(AU)

Perfil de sensibilidade antimicrobiana in vitro de jurema preta e neem sobre amostras de staphylococcus sp. isoladas de mastite em búfalas

ABSTRACT Buffaloes ranching presents illnesses similar to those of cattle, such as mastitis, causing losses for the producers, in regard to therapeutics. The improper antibiotic use of antibiotics increases the bacterias resistance, making it increasingly more difficult to treat mastitis, owing to the need to discover new effective compounds. The present study was aimed to evaluate the alternative control of mastitis with plants of the semi-arid region of Paraiba State, Brazil: jurema preta [Mimosa tenuiflora (Wild) Poiret] and neem (Azadiracta indica). The leaves of neem were collected on farms in the county of Patos, and the bark of jurema preta was collected from the farm of the Federal University of Campina Grande UFCG, Campus of Patos, with subsequent preparation of the ethanolic extract. The samples of Staphylococcus sp. were collected from milk of buffaloes with subclinical mastitis and sown in Petri plates containing agar-base complemented by 8% of defibrinated sheep blood. The plates were incubatedin a bacteriological chamber at 37º C, and the reading was carried out at 24 and 48 hs. The assays were carried out in duplicate, and the final result was determined by the arithmetic mean of halo inhibition. The ethanolic extract of jurema preta was efficient when compared with that of neem, on coagulasenegative Staphylococcus isolated from cases of subclinical mastitis in buffaloes.

RESUMO Os bubalinos apresentam doenças semelhantes às de bovinos, como a mastite, causando grandes prejuízos pecuaristas, no que se refere a terapêutica. O uso indevido de antibióticos aumenta a resistência, o que torna cada vez mais difícil o tratamento da mastite, devido a necessidade de descobrir novos compostos que sejam eficazes. Este trabalho visa avaliar alternativa de tratamento da mastite com plantas do Semi-árido paraibano Jurema preta [ Mimosa tenuiflora (Wild) Poiret] e Neem (Azadiracta indica). As folhas de Neem foram coletadas em árvores de fazendas do Município de Patos, PB, e casca de Jurema preta foi da fazenda da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, UFCG, Campus de Patos, em seguida, preparado o extrato etanólico. As amostras de Staphylococcus sp. foram coletadas de leite de búfalas com mastite subclínica e semeadas em placas de Petri contendo ágar-base acrescido de 8% de sangue desfibrinado de ovino. As placas foram incubadas em estufa bacteriológica a 37º C e a leitura foi realizada com 24 e 48h. Os ensaios foram realizados em duplicata e o resultado final foi determinado pela média aritmética dos halos de inibição. O extrato etanólico de Jurema preta foi eficaz quando comparado ao de Neem, sobre Staphylococcus coagulase negativa isolados de casos de mastite subclínica em búfalas.