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
Carnivora have shown a moderate number of diseases of the skeleton but
the occurrence of a marrow involvement seems less frank, although the
anatomical changes are similar. However, there are three grave secondary
anemias recorded in eleven carnivores suffering from osteomalacia and
rickets. Another prime cause of low blood value in this order is
gastrointestinal inflammation; in seventeen cases of anemia, of
secondary nature, five showed gastroenteritis of severe grade or
protracted character. Perhaps the most prolific single cause of this
blood change is parasitism, six of the seventeen cases showing
infestation, five of which are nematodes and two cestodes, one showing
both. The details of these are worth recording. Two young Jungle Kittens
(_Felis chaus_) from the same litter died of enteritis with a noticeable
anemia; they harbored in their upper small intestine ascarids, and one
of them had a few hookworms (sp.?). A Kinkajou (_Potos caudivolvulvus_)
died from a general mild infection, emanating from a pneumonia perhaps,
and showed a heavy infestation with tænia (sp.?). An American Wild Cat
(_Felis ruffus_) died from acute catarrhal enteritis and anemia; the
parasitological findings included Filaria fasciata, adults in abdominal
and gluteal muscles, larvæ in the blood; Dibothriocephalis felis,
Ascaris mystax and Uncinaria canina in the small intestines. While the
blood was thin and pale and some pigmentation existed, the condition
could not be called a picture of grave anemia. A noteworthy finding was
the deep pigmentation of almost the entire intestinal wall. Ascaris
mystax was found in an under-sized inbred gray wolf, killed because of
poor coat; there was a marked anemia and atrophy of the skin. An Ocelot
(_Felis chibigonazon_) gave a picture of anemia due to uncinariasis, but
is not so instructive as the following. A Swift Fox (_Canis velox_)
exhibited clearly a case of progressive secondary anemia from uncinaria,
and the history is worthy of a brief recital.
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