Incidence of two cases of polyuria-polydipsia in confined horses
Two four-year-old male Brasileiro de Hipismo breed horses presenting signs of polyuria-polydipsia were submitted to a complete clinical evaluation as well as having blood and urine samples collected for laboratory analysis. No clinical, hematological or biochemical abnormalities were observed, but a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2000 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/194550 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/194550 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | horse poliuria-polydipsia psychogenic polydipsia |
| Sumario: | Two four-year-old male Brasileiro de Hipismo breed horses presenting signs of polyuria-polydipsia were submitted to a complete clinical evaluation as well as having blood and urine samples collected for laboratory analysis. No clinical, hematological or biochemical abnormalities were observed, but a significant decrease in urine specific gravity was detected in both horses. One of the horses presented 1,009 and the other 1,008. A 24-hour water deprivation test was carried out and, during this period, the urine specific gravity gradually increased reaching the normal values of 1,028 and 1,026. The abnormal behavior occured as a consequence of an excessive confinement. The clinical and laboratory results associated to the 24-hour water deprivation test indicated a diagnosis of psychogenic polydipsia. |
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