Nelly Braga Silva

Felines have a high potential to produce numerous progenies and the most indicated birth control is the ovariohysterectomy surgical procedure. The procedure causes a postoperative pain process, so an effective protocol is needed to assess pain and control it. The study was conducted with 40 females, which were divided into three distinct groups that were given different analgesic protocols, consisting of dipyrone sodium isolated, dipyrone sodium associated with meloxicam and dipyrone sodium associated with tramadol hydrochloride. The objective of the research was to evaluate three analgesic protocols in order to verify the most effective and affordable one. It was observed that the three protocols are viable and effective, however, dipyrone associated with meloxicam showed greater pain control.

Glucose is an essential carbohydrate for the good functioning of the organism and in normal conditions it is able to maintain the glucose in adequate levels. The glucose can be measured by the portable glucometer or by the laboratory method, which is considered the standard methodology, but with disadvantages such as cost and the necessary amount of blood. The portable glucometer shows itself to be an applicable option because it is less expensive and faster. This prospective clinical study aimed to compare and evaluate the efficiency between the OneTouch UltraMini® portable monitor and the automated colorimetric method for measuring the blood glucose concentration of 48 dogs and 20 cats. The results obtained from the mean of the portable monitor and laboratory method were 87.54 mg/dL and 94.47 mg/dL for dogs, and 85.95 mg/dL and 100 mg/dL for cats, respectively. It could be concluded that the comparison between the methods showed that the portable meter represents an excellent option for measuring blood glucose in dogs and cats.