TEAR PRODUCTION AND CONJUNCTIVAL GOBLET CELL DENSITY IN SHIH-TZU DOGS

Authors

  • Aline Maria V. Lima
  • Nilo Sérgio T. Chaves Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Andréia V. Couto do Amaral Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Júlia de Miranda Moraes Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Carlos E. Fonseca Alves Universidade Federal de Goiás

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v12i2.8049

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the Shih Tzu tear production quantity and quality, in order to compare it with tear production of different breeds previously described. The tear production quantitative evaluation was performed in 35 animals, by Schirmer tear tests 1 and 2 (STT-1 and STT-2), in absence or presence the local anesthetic , respectively. Regarding the mucin tear layer, a qualitative tear production evaluation was performed in 15 animals through conjunctival goblet cell density (CGCD) analysis. The mean values obtained to STT-1 were 19.66 ± 7.30 and 21.97 ± 5.69 for left eye (LE) and right eye (RE), respectively. The mean values obtained to  STT-2 were  10.71 ± 6.10 and 9.14 ± 4.78 for LE and RE, respectively. Both STT-1 and STT-2 values found to the Shih Tzu dogs are within tear production standards of other breeds previously described. The mean CGCD found to LE was 13.64 ± 3.44, and to RE it was 13.64 ± 4.07. These values are lower than those described for other breeds.

KEYWORDS: brachycephalic; dog; mucin; Schirmer; tear.

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Author Biographies

Aline Maria V. Lima

Graduação em Medicina Veterinária pela UFG, Mestrado em Ciência Animal pela UFG e Aluna de Doutorado em Ciência Animal pela UFG; Área de concentração: Patologia, Clínica e Cirurgia Animal.

Nilo Sérgio T. Chaves, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Professor Titular de Clínica Médica Animal da Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Andréia V. Couto do Amaral, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Médica Veterinária, Doutora em Ciência Animal pela Universidade Federal de Goiás

Júlia de Miranda Moraes, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Médica Veterinária, Mestre em Ciência Animal pela Universidade Federal de Goiás.

Carlos E. Fonseca Alves, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Médico Veterinário graduado pela Universidade Federal de Goiás

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Published

2011-06-25

How to Cite

LIMA, A. M. V.; CHAVES, N. S. T.; DO AMARAL, A. V. C.; MORAES, J. de M.; ALVES, C. E. F. TEAR PRODUCTION AND CONJUNCTIVAL GOBLET CELL DENSITY IN SHIH-TZU DOGS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 2, p. 353–358, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i2.8049. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/8049. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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