An oxyurid nematode identified in a pet chinchilla (chinchilla lanigera)
This report describes an adult female pet chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) that presented with a one-week duration of intense perianal itching. An anal tape test was performed and microscopic examination of the sample revealed the presence of a thick walled, transparent, oval, laterally asymmetric embryonated egg, which was morphologically identified as belonging to the superfamily Oxyuroidea. (Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine)
Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - June 29, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Daniel Fontana Ferreira Cardia, Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani Source Type: research
Treatment of lower urinary tract obstruction via scrotal urethrostomy in an eastern fox squirrel (sciurus niger)
A 2 year old castrated male Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) presented with a 3–4 week history of stranguria and intermittent lower urinary tract obstruction. A complete blood count, serum chemistry analysis, urinalysis, urine culture, radiographic imaging and ultrasonography helped formulate a diagnosis of severe chronic cystitis-induced lower urinary tract obstruction. The patient was treated using a pigtail drainage catheter followed by scrotal urethrostomy and abdominal exploratory surgery. (Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine)
Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - June 29, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Laura Kleinschmidt, Mark Stickney, Sharman Hoppes Source Type: research
Liver lobe torsion in a domestic ferret (mustela putorius furo)
A 6-year-old female domestic ferret presented with a 3-day history of lethargy and anorexia. Clinical examination revealed severe jaundice, painful abdominal palpation and a mass in the left cranial abdomen. Hematologic diagnostic tests of the patient revealed a regenerative anemia, severe neutrophilic and monocytic leukoctytosis, increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and total bilirubin, and decreased albumin and glucose concentration. Liver lobe torsion was identified through radiographic and ultrasonographic imaging. (Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine)
Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - June 29, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Laura Vilalta, Yvonne Espada, Natalia Majó, Jaime Martorell Source Type: research
Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of cholelithiasis in a pet guinea pig (cavia porcellus)
A 2.5-year-old female guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) presented for reduced appetite, signs of abdominal pain, increased respiratory effort and a distended abdomen. Cholelithiasis was diagnosed by radiography and ultrasonography. The cholelith was surgically removed via cholecystectomy. After surgery the animal recovered quickly and clinical signs resolved. Stone analysis revealed a composition of 20% weddellite (calcium oxalate dehydrate) and 80% apatite (calcium phosphate). Histologic examination of the gall bladder revealed no significant pathologic changes. (Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine)
Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - June 29, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Monika Bochmann, Sebastian Knell, Matthias Dennler, Paula Grest, Sandra Wenger Source Type: research
Blood concentration of marbofloxacin and its in vivo effect in yellow-bellied slider turtles (trachemys scripta scripta), after a single intracoelomic injection at three dose rates
This study evaluated the pharmacokinetics and the in vivo efficacy of marbofloxacin in Trachemys scripta scripta after a single intracoelomic injection. (Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine)
Source: Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine - June 29, 2016 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Cristina Vercelli, Virginia DeVito, Marco Salvadori, Raffaella Barbero, Giovanni Re, Maria Silvia Gennero, Mario Giorgi Source Type: research
