Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

10.1638/zamd ◽  
2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Medicine

scholarly journals Review of gastric torsion in eight guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Linda Nógrádi ◽  
Iain Cope ◽  
Márton Balogh ◽  
János Gál
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Gastric Volvulus ◽  
Exercise Stress ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
Dental Diseases ◽  
Exotic Animal ◽  
Wildlife Medicine

The authors present eight cases of gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) in guinea pigs from the Department and Clinic of Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary between 2012 and 2016. Seven animals were operated on and two survived. Gastric torsion has been noted in many mammalian species. Gastric volvulus has a high morbidity and high mortality rate with a guarded to poor prognosis in all of these species. How GDV develops is still not widely understood. Postmortem examinations, in both our cases and previously reported cases, have failed to reveal the exact causes of the gastric torsions. The aetiology of gastric torsion in guinea pigs is probably multifactorial. Feeding fewer meals per day, eating rapidly, decreased food particle size, exercise, stress after a meal, competition, age, and an aggressive or fearful temperament, are all likely and potential risk factors for GDV development in a similar fashion to dogs. Sex, breeding, dental diseases, anatomical abnormalities, pain and pregnancy may also be contributing factors.

Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Meredith ◽  
Emma Keeble
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Medicine

BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE: ESTABLISHING REFERENCE INTERVALS FOR FREE-RANGING AFRICAN LIONS (PANTHERA LEO)

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather M. Broughton ◽  
Danny Govender ◽  
Purvance Shikwambana ◽  
Patrick Chappell ◽  
Anna Jolles
Keyword(s):  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Panthera Leo ◽  
Wildlife Medicine ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
African Lions

scholarly journals The Role of Pathology in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Toshiaki MASEGI ◽  
Hiroki SAKAI ◽  
Tokuma YANAI
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Medicine
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