Gastric trichobezoar in a banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis).
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.
Suckow
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Laboratory Animal Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Terril-Robb
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Grigdesby
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D000818:Animals; D000855:Anorexia / Q000662:veterinary; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004173:Dipodomys; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach