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Hydrocoelom

Cloacal

prolapse

Lameness

Infectious agents: virus, bacteria, mycoses,

mycobacteria, verminous granulomata,

filarids, other helminths

Noninfectious causes: toxicosis (e.g., heavy

metal, chlorine, ammonia, insecticide,

distilled or reverse osmosis water), hepatic

failure, renal failure, hypocalcemia,

xanthomatosis, gout, neoplasia (especially

ovarian, hepatic, or renal), failure to

oviposit, normal (e.g., ovulation)

Infectious agents: helminths, protozoa,

colitis/cloacitis (bacterial, fungal)

Non-infectious causes: mechanical ileus,

dehydration, gastric overload,

intussusception, hypocalcemia, nutritional

secondary hyperparathyroidism,

constipation, physiologic behavior,

iatrogenic (handling, sedation), straining

with oviposition (females), neoplasia

Infectious agents: virus, bacteria, mycobacteria,

mycoses, protozoa, myxosporeans,

microsporidia, helminths, fly larvae,

pentastomes, mites

Noninfectious causes: nutritional secondary

hyperparathyroidism, trauma, malnutrition

(e.g., hypovitaminosis B), thiaminosis,

hypervitaminosis D, gout,

xanthomatosis/hyperlipidosis, toxicosis

calcium and

phosphorus;

radiograph; aspirate

(wet mount, stained,

culture); plasma

biochemical analysis;

ultrasonography;

radiograph; skin and

blood cultures; CBC

Biology review of species

in question;

husbandry review

(diet, water quality

tests, soil pH,

temperature); aspirate

(wet mount, stained,

culture); fecal parasite

exams; PCR tests for

ranavirus and

chytrid; plasma

biochemical analysis;

ultrasonography;

radiograph; skin and

blood cultures; CBC

Biology review of species

in question;

husbandry review

(diet, water quality

tests, soil pH,

temperature); fecal

parasite

exams/impression

smear of prolapsed

tissue; radiograph;

ultrasonography;

plasma biochemical

analysis; CBC

Husbandry review (diet,

water quality tests,

soil pH, temperature);

radiograph; plasma

calcium and

phosphorus; plasma

cholesterol and

triglycerides; fecal

parasite exams; CBC

and other plasma

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