NEUROGENIC SHOCK IN OCELOT (LEOPARDUS PARDALIS)

Abstract

This summary offers a comprehensive overview of neurogenic shock in ocelots, exploring its etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and necropsy results. The work aims to provide crucial information for understanding the cause of death of this wild feline. Neurogenic shock in wild felines is a serious and potentially fatal condition, characterized by the failure of the nervous system to regulate vascular tone. The objective of this work is to describe the necropsy findings in an animal that died as a result of neurogenic shock. An adult male ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) was rescued after being captured in a trap on a farm after the producer reported that the animal was slaughtering animals on the property. The animal was sent to a specialized clinic, but due to the stressful condition it was subjected to, it ended up dying and sent for necropsy. Lesions compatible with neurogenic shock were observed. During the necropsy, the animal was in moderate body condition and with multiple external injuries of abrasions on the limbs and ulcerative lesions on the gingival mucosa, adrenal hemorrhage was also observed, and blackish blood content in the animal's intestinal tract, which is an injury characteristic of this condition. Measures to conserve natural habitats and reduce external stressors are also essential for the preservation of these felines and other wild species.