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Diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis in client-owned chelonians: 40 cases (1987–2012)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2015
Michelle G Hawkins, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman   +1 more
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Parasites in chelonians

Veterinary Record, 2010
CHELONIANS are commonly affected with gastrointestinal parasites. Many have direct life cycles and animals kept in captivity can easily autoinfect themselves, leading to high burdens. The Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service at Edinburgh university is undertaking a survey during 2010 to evaluate ...
Kevin, Eatwell, Joanna, Hedley
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Emerging Infectious Diseases of Chelonians: An Update.

Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice, 2020
Chelonians are increasingly challenged by anthropogenic threats and disease. This article summarizes recent literature and clinical experiences regarding 4 emerging infectious diseases in turtles and tortoises: ranaviruses, cryptosporidiosis ...
L. Adamovicz, M. Allender, P. Gibbons
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chelonian mental glands

Journal of Morphology, 1975
AbstractA survey of 69 of the 74 currently recognized chelonian genera revealed that 21 genera in three families (Emydidae, Platysternidae and Testudinidae) possess paired integumentary glands or gland vestiges in the anterior throat skin. These glands are here termed mental glands; they are holocrine and may be classified morphologically as follows ...
Robert M, Winokur, John M, Legler
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Prognostic value of packed cell volume and blood glucose concentration in 954 client-owned chelonians.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2020
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prognostic value of PCV and blood glucose concentration in chelonians presented for veterinary care and to develop risk categories on the basis of the interaction of these analytes.
V. Colon, N. Di Girolamo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chelonian reproductive disorders

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2002
The study of reproductive diseases of chelonians has become increasingly sophisticated in the last decade. Widespread captive breeding has increased the number of reproductive problems presented to veterinarians. Advances in the level of veterinary care have encouraged chelonians owners to seek solutions to problems that may have previously been ...
Charles J, Innis, Thomas H, Boyer
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Radiography—Chelonians

Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 2019
Shannon P. Holmes, Stephen J. Divers
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Occurrence and diversity of Campylobacter species in captive chelonians.

Veterinary Microbiology, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and diversity of Campylobacter species in chelonians. From July 2016 to September 2017, a total of 452 individuals from a large variety of tortoises (n = 366) and turtles/terrapins (n = 86) kept in ...
Carlotta De Luca, G. Iraola, I. Apostolakos, E. Boetto, A. Piccirillo   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chelonian Therapeutics

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2000
Chelonian therapeutics, which include the diagnosis and treatment of aquatic turtles, semi-aquatic turtles, and tortoises, are discussed. The author looks at various methods of treatment and includes treatment protocols, such as crashed-out turtle and septic turtle protocol.
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Prevalence of Urolithiasis in Client-owned Chelonians and Its Association with Selected Housing and Dietary Parameters in African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata)

Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery
There is limited information on the prevalence and etiology of urolithiasis, although it is considered a common condition in chelonians. Several hypotheses regarding urolith formation in chelonians have been proposed, but none has been tested by ...
V. Colon, N. D. Girolamo
semanticscholar   +1 more source