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, part of the University of Caxias do Sul, in the field of small animal internal medicine. It was supervised by Professor Dr. Karina Affeldt Guterres and overseen by Veterinarian Lais Rezzadori Flecke. The internship took place from March 5 to May 30, 2025, totaling 400 hours. During this period, it was observed that 48 (73.8%) of the consultations involved canine patients, of which 41% were mixed-breed dogs. The most commonly affected system was the integumentary system, accounting for 41.67% of the cases. Feline cases represented 26.15% of the total, all of which were mixed-breed cats, with genitourinary diseases being the most frequent condition observed. The objective of this report is to describe the internship setting, the activities performed, and the clinical cases observed, as well as to present two specific cases followed during the period. The first refers to a case of acute kidney injury, possibly secondary to leptospirosis, and the second to an axillary cutaneous mast cell tumor, both in canine patients. Finally, the mandatory curricular internship was of great importance in the academic journey, making it possible to put into practice what was learned in theory throughout the course. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]