title: Gastric trichobezoar in a banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis).
abstract: A male, wild-caught kangaroo rat developed anorexia and wasting. The animal was euthanized and a gastric trichobezoar found at necropsy. The paucity of information regarding the clinical medicine of this species is a hindrance to those charged with the care of kangaroo rats. Gastric trichobezoar should be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases of anorexia in kangaroo rats.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Animal Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Suckow
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Terril-Robb
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Grigdesby
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000855:Anorexia / Q000662:veterinary; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004173:Dipodomys; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach