Feline sporotrichosis: Clinic, diagnosis and treatment

Feline sporotrichosis is a zoonosis transmitted by Sporothrix brasiliensis that causes cutaneous and disseminated lesions. The study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the clinical routine, diagnosis and treatment of feline sporotrichosis. 96 cases suggestive of sporotrichosis were analyzed, through clinical and laboratory examinations. A protocol defined by the Sporotrichosis Service of the Zoonosis Control area of ​​the City of Vitória – ES was recommended. The material was collected by Swabs or by the imprint method , from an exudative lesion, identified, packaged and examined in the laboratory. Of the 95 (100%) animals were diagnosed with sporotrichosis, 69 (73%) submitted to the proposed treatment (itraconazole or itraconazole + potassium iodide) were cured and 26 (27%) were unsuccessful in the treatment. Therefore, it is concluded that felines between 23 months and 35 weeks, classified in stages I and II of treatment, achieved satisfactory cure rates and demonstrated that the therapeutic protocol used was effective.