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Radiological and laboratory prognostic parameters for gastric dilation in rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) (2024)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Böttcher, Anja

Müller, Kerstin (WE 20)

Quelle

Vet record : journal of the British Veterinary Association

Bandzählung: 194

Heftzählung: 5

Seiten: e3827

ISSN: 0042-4900

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vetr.3827

DOI: 10.1002/vetr.3827

Pubmed: 38317435

Kontakt

Klein- und Heimtierklinik

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14163 Berlin
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kleintierklinik@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiographical and laboratory findings in pet rabbits with gastric dilation (GD) and identify prognostic parameters.

Methods: One hundred and fifty-five rabbits with GD were included for the radiographical analyses and 75 for the laboratory analyses. A vertebral stomach score (VSS) was established to determine the extension of the stomach on lateral radiographs. In addition, the caudal limit of gastric distention and the extension and position of gas accumulation in the stomach were recorded.

Results: The VSS was significantly higher in rabbits with GD than in healthy rabbits (p = 0.001). Extensive amounts of gas accumulation in the stomach (p = 0.001) and a ventral or central location of gas accumulation (p = 0.023) were associated with significantly increased mortality. Azotemia (51%), hyperglycaemia (44%) and hyponatraemia (37%) were the most frequent biochemical alterations in rabbits with GD.

Limitations: Due to the retrospective nature of the data, the cause of GD could not be determined in all animals.

Conclusion: Rabbits with GD and severe alterations in glucose, creatinine and sodium concentrations, ventral or central gas accumulations and a large amount of gas in the stomach had a poor prognosis.