Geriatric Care of Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, and Chinchillas

Bays, Teresa Bradley

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2020.05.006

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“…Decreased MST in older guinea pigs may be associated with the increased likelihood of concurrent disease in this age group, as well as decreased resiliency to deal with systemic illness, veterinary visits, anesthesia, and surgery. 11 Surprisingly, guinea pigs with uroliths in multiple locations did not have a poorer prognosis. The presence of a urinary tract infection as demonstrated by culture was not protective for survival.…”

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“…Due to their physiologic inability to synthesize ascorbic acid from glucose, guinea pigs require an exogenous vitamin C source. 11 There has been evidence that female guinea pigs over 2.5 years of age are predisposed to the OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors, clinical features, and prognostic indicators in guinea pigs with urolithiasis. ANIMALS 158 guinea pigs with urolithiasis.…”

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Retrospective analysis of risk factors, clinical features, and prognostic indicators for urolithiasis in guinea pigs: 158 cases (2009–2019)

Edell¹,

Vella²,

Sheen³

et al. 2022

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OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors, clinical features, and prognostic indicators in guinea pigs with urolithiasis. ANIMALS 158 guinea pigs with urolithiasis. PROCEDURES Medical records of an exotics animal specialty service were searched, identifying guinea pigs with urolithiasis. Signalment, clinical data, and outcomes were recorded. Variables of interest were analyzed for statistical associations with outcome. RESULTS Overall, 54.4% (86/158) of animals survived to discharge. Median survival time was 177 days. Females (53.2%; 84/158) were more common than males (46.8%; 74/158). Males were presented younger (mean age, 3.64 years) than females (4.41 years). In 81 of 154 (52.5%) cases, animals were presented with primary urinary concerns, while 73 (47.5%) presented for nonurinary primary concerns. Females more commonly presented with distal urinary tract urolithiasis (63/84; 75%) but fared better overall with a longer median survival time (1,149 days) than males (59 days). Surgical intervention was not a risk factor for nonsurvival; however, increased age (> 4.1 years), male sex, anorexia, weight loss, and lower rectal temperature (< 37.2 °C) on presentation were associated with nonsurvival. Reoccurrence was noted in 13.9% (22/158) of cases, at an average of 284 days. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Urolithiasis should always be considered a differential diagnosis for any unwell guinea pig. In particular, distal urinary tract urolithiasis should be considered in females. A poorer prognosis was associated with older, male guinea pigs, and those displaying anorexia, weight loss, and hypothermia. The need for surgical intervention should not confer a poorer outcome. Further studies are needed to determine specific risk factors and identify possible preventative measures.

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Retrospective analysis of risk factors, clinical features, and prognostic indicators for urolithiasis in guinea pigs: 158 cases (2009–2019)

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Vella²,

Sheen³

et al. 2022

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“…Zahlreiche Ätiologien führen zur Bildung von Arthrosen und sind etwa für Hunde beschrieben [28]. Auch bei Kaninchen werden sie regelmäßig festgestellt -bei älteren Tieren oftmals ohne bekannte orthopädische Vorerkrankungen [29] [30]. Während genaue Untersuchungen für Kleinsäuger noch nicht vorliegen, ist für Kleintiere beschrieben, dass etwa initiale Fehl-oder Überbelastungen der kontralateralen Gliedmaßen in der Rehabilitationsphase von Gliedmaßenfrakturen und dauerhafte orthopädische Fehlstellungen die Entstehung von Arthrosen begünstigen [28].…”

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Gliedmaßenfrakturen beim Kaninchen (Oryctolagus cuniculus f. domestica)

Hetterich

Fehr

Dierig

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Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere

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Zusammenfassung Gegenstand und Ziel Gliedmaßenfrakturen stellen einen Großteil der orthopädischen Erkrankungen beim Heimtier-Kaninchen dar und sind ein häufiger Vorstellungsgrund in derPraxis. Sowohl die Frakturätiologie als auch die Eigenschaften der Traumata unterscheiden sich im Vergleich zu den Patienten Hund und Katze. Die konservativen und chirurgischen Versorgungsmethoden müssen an diese Besonderheiten angepasst werden. Welche langfristigen Auswirkungen Frakturen und gewählte Therapieoptionen nach Abschluss des Therapiezeitraumes haben, ist für Kaninchen bisher wissenschaftlich nicht detailliert beschrieben. Material und Methoden Der Artikel befasst sich im Rahmen einer Fallserie mit 13 Frakturpatienten, deren zurückliegendes Traumageschehen retrospektiv beleuchtet wird. Die Kaninchen wurden in Wiedervorstellungen sowohl orthopädisch als auch mit bildgebenden Verfahren erneut untersucht. Ergebnisse Orthopädische Auffälligkeiten in Form von abduzierten Gliedmaßenhaltungen konnten im Rahmen der Kontrolluntersuchungen bei 4 Patienten festgestellt werden. Arthrotische Knochenzubildungen waren mittels bildgebender Verfahren bei 12 der 13 untersuchten Tiere darstellbar – in 6 Fällen in hochgradigem Ausmaß. In 10 von 13 Fällen konnte eine Verkürzung des frakturierten Knochens ermittelt werden. Schlussfolgerung und klinische Relevanz Orthopädische Spätfolgen bei Frakturpatienten konnten im Patientengut mehrmalig nachgewiesen werden. Veränderungen der Gliedmaßenhaltung oder des Gangbildes werden nicht immer durch die Patientenbesitzer erkannt. Auch nach Abschluss der initialen Therapie sollten routinemäßige Kontrolluntersuchungen der Kaninchen erfolgen, um mögliche Spätfolgen zeitnah erkennen und gegebenenfalls adäquat behandeln zu können.

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“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that commonly causes clinical signs of decreased and painful mobility in geriatric small mammals, particularly guinea pigs ( Cavia porcellus ) (Bays, 2020; Minarikova et al, 2015). Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and centrally acting opiate agonists, alone or in combination, are often used to treat clinical signs of pain in this species (Bays, 2020). However, very few studies have evaluated the efficacy of these drugs in guinea pigs (Oliver et al, 2017; Santangelo et al, 2014; Smith et al, 2016), and use of these medications may result in adverse effects (e.g., weight loss, sedation (Oliver et al, 2017), renal, and gastrointestinal injury (Papich, 2008)) that preclude their use.…”

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that commonly causes clinical signs of decreased and painful mobility in geriatric small mammals, particularly guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) (Bays, 2020;Minarikova et al, 2015). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and centrally acting opiate agonists, alone or in combination, are often used to treat clinical signs of pain in this species (Bays, 2020).

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Plasma and joint tissue pharmacokinetics of two doses of oral cannabidiol oil in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

Spittler

Helbling

McGrath

et al. 2021

Vet Pharm & Therapeutics

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that commonly causes clinical signs of decreased and painful mobility in geriatric small mammals, particularly guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) (Bays, 2020;Minarikova et al., 2015). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and centrally acting opiate agonists, alone or in combination, are often used to treat clinical signs of pain in this species (Bays, 2020). However, very few studies have evaluated the efficacy of these drugs in guinea pigs (

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Geriatric Care of Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, and Chinchillas

Cited by 10 publications

References 50 publications

Retrospective analysis of risk factors, clinical features, and prognostic indicators for urolithiasis in guinea pigs: 158 cases (2009–2019)

Retrospective analysis of risk factors, clinical features, and prognostic indicators for urolithiasis in guinea pigs: 158 cases (2009–2019)

Gliedmaßenfrakturen beim Kaninchen (Oryctolagus cuniculus f. domestica)

Plasma and joint tissue pharmacokinetics of two doses of oral cannabidiol oil in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)

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