BIOMARKERS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE IN CHEETAHS ().

Gastrointestinal disease is a common clinical problem in captive cheetahs (). It is reported that gastritis affects the vast majority of the captive population of cheetahs. Pancreatitis and acute and chronic enteritis have also been reported.

Bladder teratoma in a maned wolf .

Background: Teratomas are germ cell tumors, comprised of a mixture of tissue types and with tissue foreign to their site of origin.

Case Description: A 5.5-year-old intact female maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) was treated for recurrent stranguria and suspected cystitis.

Mortality of four captive-born crested screamer chicks ().

Crested screamers, a unique, mainly terrestrial avian species native to South America, are known to have a markedly high chick mortality rate in captivity, ranging from 61% to 94%; however, there is very limited information on this species' natural history within the literature, and even less about common diseases that affect them. Four captive-born crested screamer chicks () at a U.S.

Analgesic Efficacy and Safety of Buprenorphine in Chinchillas ().

Buprenorphine is routinely used in chinchillas at reported doses of 0.01 to 0.1 mg/kg IM or SC.

Comparison of Dexmedetomidine-Ketamine with Isoflurane for Anesthesia of Chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera).

The objective of this study was to compare isoflurane with a combination of dexmedetomidine and ketamine, administered intramuscularly, for anesthesia in chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera). In a prospective, complete crossover study, adult chinchillas (n = 8; age, 2 to 5 y) were anesthetized with a combination of dexmedetomidine (0.015 mg/kg IM) and ketamine (4 mg/kg IM).