Term
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Definition
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Definition
neoplasia
dental - incisors
abscesses & bite wounds
moist dermatitis
skin mites/ectoparasites (fur mites)
ringworm/dermatophytosis
ringtail
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Term
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Definition
mycoplasma pulmonis
sendai
lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM)
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Term
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Definition
pinworm
giardia muris
spironucleus muris
hymenolepis nana - tapeworms |
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Term
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Definition
obesity
neoplasia (fibroadenoma of the mammory gland)
ectoparasite infestations less common than in mice
fur mites and demodex
dental problems - incisors
chronic respiratory disease (CRD)
mycoplasma pulmonis
streptococcus pneumoniae
corynebacterium kutscheri
sialodacryoadenitis
ringtail
CHF |
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Term
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Definition
protozoa
spironucleus muris
giardia muris
pinworms
hymenolepis nana - tapeworms |
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Term
Neoplasia
Dental probs/Incisors |
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Definition
Mice
Rats
Hamsters
Gerbils - Neo after age of 2-3 |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
mice - fur & skin mites
rats - less common than in mice but demodex & fur mites
hamsters - fur & skin mites |
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Term
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Definition
obesity
abscesses/bite wounds
trauma
dental-incisors
ectoparasites-fur & skin mites
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Term
More serious Hamster diseases
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Definition
Enteropathies
wet tail - proliferative ileitis by lawsonia intracellularis
antibiotic associated enterotoxemia (clostridium difficile) - penicillins, lincomycin, bacitracin
Tyzzer's disease (clostridium piliforme) - stress induced
hepatic and renal amyloidosis
cardiomyopathy
exophthalmos
neoplasia - lymphoma |
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Term
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Definition
protozoans
nematodes - pinworms
cestodes - hymenolepsis nana |
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Term
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Definition
trauma
obesity
epileptiform seizures
sore nose/facial dermatitis
tail slip
ventral abdominal marking glands may become infected or neoplasic, adenocarcinomas, SCC
cystic ovaries
neoplasia
diarrhea
malnutrition
Tyzzer's disease |
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