Abordajes y tratamientos de la agresividad en perros en clínicas veterinarias de Montevideo (Uruguay)
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La consulta por problemas de comportamiento debidos a agresividad canina representa un alto porcentaje de la atención clínica en veterinarias. En este trabajo realizamos una encuesta a médicos veterinarios de 100 clínicas veterinarias de Montevideo (Uruguay) con el objetivo de conocer como abordaban a sus pacientes perros agresivos en consulta. En casos de agresividad canina, los tratamientos más indicados por los veterinarios son el entrenamiento de obediencia (91%), la prescripción de psicofármacos (47%), indicar la eutanasia (28%) o implementar el procedimiento quirúrgico de la castración (7%). Ante consultas de agresividad canina, el 50% de los veterinarios opta por derivar el paciente a un entrenador y solo el 14% solicita exámenes colaterales. Es de resaltar el bajo porcentaje de veterinarios que utiliza exámenes colaterales para descartar o confirmar diagnósticos de agresividad canina, el uso acotado en la variedad de psicofármacos a emplear y el rol preponderante del uso de la eutanasia.
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