Relatório de estágio curricular obrigatório: área de clínica médica de pequenos animais

Abstract

The mandatory curricular internship was carried out at the Veterinary Hospital Institute of the University of Caxias do Sul, in the area of small animal clinical medicine, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Eduardo Conceição de Oliveira and Veterinary Doctor MSc. Manoela Maria Bianchi, from March 2 to May 15, 2026, with a total workload of 400 hours. This report aims to describe the internship setting, the activities performed, and the casuistry observed, as well as to present two clinical cases followed during the internship. A total of 106 animals were attended, of which 57.55% (n=61) were dogs and 42.45% (n=45) were cats, with a predominance of mixed-breed animals in both species. Digestive system and associated gland disorders were the most prevalent group, accounting for 25.8% of cases, followed by genitourinary (23.8%) and oncological (13.4%) conditions. Among cats, chronic enteropathy and chronic kidney disease were the most frequent conditions, while mast cell tumor and mammary neoplasia predominated in dogs. A total of 871 procedures were performed, with blood glucose measurement (n=118) and blood pressure assessment (n=108) being the most common. The first clinical case involved an elderly mixed-breed cat diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, presenting marked hyperglycemia, plantigrade posture suggestive of peripheral diabetic neuropathy, and FeLV positivity, treated with insulin therapy, nutritional management, and fluid therapy. The second case described a mixed-breed female dog with multiple mammary neoplasias associated with cutaneous mast cell tumor and lymph node involvement, submitted to unilateral left mastectomy with lymphadenectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy with vinblastine and prednisolone. Both cases highlight the importance of early diagnosis, histopathological evaluation, and integrated therapeutic approaches in small animal clinical medicine. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]