Vanessa Veronese Ortunho

Use of acupuncture in a Ramphastos toco with paralysis in posterior member

A toucan arrived at the Wildlife Conservation Center Silvester of Ilha Solteira led by the police in July 2014. After the physical examination was seen this changes in left member: atrophy in the tarsalmetatarsal muscles, all fingers crossed cranial position, absence of superficial and deep sensitivity in the fingers and difficulty in movement. First, there was treatment with anti-inflammatory and antibiotic, a week after were been opted for the realization of acupuncture, which began in August 2014. Sessions are doing weekly and there was a great improvement in positioning and sensitivity of fingers. The sessions are still being made (August 2015) to see if more improvements can be achieved.

Fixing with intramedullary nails in femor fracture in ant eater, Myrmecophaga Tridactyla- Linnaeus, 1758. Case report

1 Trabalho realizado no Centro de Conservação da Fauna Silvestre, Ilha Solteira SP, procedimentos feitos como parte da rotina. 2 Médica veterinária, mestranda da FMVUlisboa, Portugal 3 Médico Veterinário responsável pelo Centro de Conservação da Fauna Silvestre da Companhia Hidrelétrica de São Paulo (CCFS/CESP), Ilha Solteira – SP 4 Médica Veterinária, professora substituta na UnespIlha Solteira, vanessaverort@yahoo.com.br

Association of the tratament conventional and acupuncture in wound treatment on a Toucan. A case report

Today, a large number of wild animals suffering from trafficking, being kept in inadequate captivity, were run down and are also victims of infectious diseases, so that the medicine of wild animals has increased in recent years. By realizing that there are few papers that performed treatments in wild animals and associating allopathy with acupuncture, there was this report that shows the association of allopathic treatment of wounds with the use of acupuncture at a toucan.

Hemoparasitosis in a couple of Howler (Alouatta caraya) criated in captivity

Resumo: O Bugio Preto (Alouatta caraya) pode ter várias doenças e uma delas é a Babesiose, causada pelo protozoário do gênero Babesia ssp., que causa principalmente a destruição dos eritrócitos. No Centro de Conservação da Fauna Silvestre (CCFS) de Ilha Solteira havia um casal de bugios que estava prostado e com hiporexia, foi feita a contenção física e química do casal de animais, pesagem (macho 4,8 kg e a fêmea 3,8 kg). Realizou-se também o exame físico, clínico e coleta de sangue da veia cefálica, os quais mostraram alterações renais, hepáticas, presença de anemia e de hemoparasitas, em ambos os animais. O tratamento instituído consistiu no uso de fármacos, cujos princípios ativos constituíam de dipropionato de imidocarb e doxiciclina. Houve muitas dificuldades para instituir o tratamento, por exemplo: ajuste de dose e consumo dos fármacos pelos animais, mas mesmo assim, houve uma melhora significativa no quadro clínico. Palavra-chave: babesiose, primatas, tratamento. Hemoparasitosis in a couple of Howler (Alouatta caraya) criated in captivity Abstract: The Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya) may have several diseases and one of them is Babesiosis, caused by protozoa of the genus Babesia spp., which mainly causes the destruction of red blood cells. At Wildlife Conservation Center (WCC) of Ilha Solteira had a couple howler that was prostate and lack of appetite, it was done physical restraint and chemical couple of animals, weighing (male and female 4.8 kg 3.8 kg was taken). We have also performed the physical, clinical examination and blood sampling of the cephalic vein, which showed renal changes, liver, anemia and hemoparasites in both animals. The treatment was use of drugs, that active principles are dipropionate imidocarb and doxycycline. There were many difficulties to do the treatment, as dose adjustment and consumption of drugs by animals, but even so, there was a significant improvement in the clinical picture. Keyword: babesiosis, primates, treatment. _____________________________

Efeito da desmama precoce na eficiência reprodutiva de vacas Guzerá

The early weaning method is an alternative to increase the body weight of calves, since it is based on the total or temporary interruption of suckling by animals, in an attempt to faster develop the rumen of those receiving milk ad libitum . Thus, this study was conducted in Selviria, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, in order to evaluate the weight gain of calves subjected to two weaning methods (conventional, i.e., calves were kept with cows, and controlled, where calves had access to suckling for one hour per day), as well as body condition and pregnancy rate of Guzera primiparous and multiparous cows. Once a month, the animals were weighed, in order to measure their weight gain. At the birth and definite weaning of calves, the cows had their body condition evaluated, as well as their pregnancy rate, at the end of weaning. It was found that the controlled weaning method showed no significant difference, however, it becomes feasible in the beef cattle chain, since it can reduce the delivering intervals, due to the improved body condition of cows, especially in times of drought, when there is low food availability. An increase in the weight of calves at weaning was also observed for primiparous cows.