Disease in captive wild mammals and birds : $b incidence, description, comparisonFox, Herbert
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Disease in captive wild mammals and birds : $b incidence, description, comparison
Fox, Herbert
Veterinary medicine
Pigtailed Macaque (_Macacus nemestrinus_). Received March 5, 1903,
died October 29, 1904. This animal gave birth on December 28, 1903 to
a young one which appeared feet first; the arms appeared to have
penetrated the septum between the vagina and rectum and protruded
through the anus. Had to be cut off before delivery. She had a second
young one October 21, 1904, which was properly delivered but was weak
and lived two days, having received little attention from the mother.
The mother since has been weak in the hind legs, eaten almost nothing
and several times has passed a little blood in the stool. Lungs are
partially collapsed; contain scattered small pinhead tubercles; right
lower lobe contains a caseous nodule about the size of a cherry. Both
pleuræ contain clear fluid. Abdomen contains a half pint of cloudy
fluid. Omentum adherent along lower border and region of spleen and
contains pinhead tubercles. Surface of the liver is studded with
numerous pinpoint, pinhead and (old) pea sized tubercles. Some places
in the liver seem to be the result of two invasions. Spleen presents
small cherry sized tubercles thickly grouped together leaving small
amount of splenic tissue to be seen. Kidneys contain pinhead to barley
grain tubercles. Uterus is somewhat enlarged. External surface smooth.
Section shows wall to be about one-quarter inch thick. Uterine cavity
enlarged. Considerable bloody pus in uterine cavity. No communication
can be found between the bladder and the vaginal wall or between the
vaginal wall and the rectum. The intestines are negative. Mesenteric
glands enlarged and caseous.
Abortion and miscarriage are occasionally seen in the monkeys, rodents
and ungulates. The underlying reason for this can seldom be determined.
A few cases seem to depend upon annoyance or abuse by cage-mates, a few
to immaturity of the mother and some others seem the result of bone
diseases such as osteomalacia. It does not occur regularly in any group
or enclosure and appears to have no comparative pathological value.
Injuries of the external genitalia of the nature of lacerated wounds are
occasionally seen in ungulates and carnivores, but never in monkeys.
Acute vaginitis, sometimes localized into an abscess of the wall has
been known to follow these traumata. Chronic changes have been met but
once, which example will be detailed under another heading.
INFLAMMATIONS.
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