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

Abstract

The present report aims to describe the activities carried out, the caseload, and two case reports followed during the mandatory internship period in veterinary medicine. The internship took place at the Veterinary Hospital Institute of the University of Caxias do Sul, in the area of small animal medical and surgical clinics, from August 4 to October 22, 2025, totaling 464 hours. It was conducted under the guidance of Prof. MSc. Fabiana Uez Tomazzoni and the supervision of Veterinary Doctor MSc. Manoela Maria Bianchi. Throughout the internship, 1,123 outpatient and diagnostic procedures were observed and/or performed, with injectable drug administration being the most frequent (n=322/28.7%). In the medical clinic, 51 consultations were attended, with the majority involving canine patients (n=36/70.6%), mostly males (n=31/60.8%). The most frequent conditions were related to the digestive system and associated organs (n=14/25.0%), followed by the musculoskeletal system (n=10/17.9%). In the surgical clinic, 176 procedures were accompanied, again with a higher occurrence in male dogs (n=93/52.8%; n=117/66.5%), with elective orchiectomy (n=98/55.7%) and elective ovariohysterectomy (n=41/23.3%) being the most common. The clinical cases reported refer to the amputation of the right pelvic limb in a mixed-breed dog diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the distal region of the femur, and a case of squamous cell carcinoma in a female cat. The mandatory curricular internship was of great importance for the development of clinical reasoning, enhancing the theoretical knowledge acquired during the undergraduate program. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]