Evidence-Based Advances in Rodent Medicine

Vladimir Jekl; Karel Hauptman; Zdenek Knotek

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2017.04.012

Evidence-Based Advances in Rodent Medicine

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2017 Sep;20(3):805-816. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2017.04.012.

Authors

Vladimir Jekl¹, Karel Hauptman², Zdenek Knotek²

Affiliations

¹ Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackého tr. 1946/1, Brno 61242, Czech Republic. Electronic address: VladimirJekl@gmail.com.
² Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackého tr. 1946/1, Brno 61242, Czech Republic.

PMID: 28781034
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2017.04.012

Abstract

The number of exotic companion pet rodents seen in veterinary practices is growing very rapidly. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association's surveys, more than 2,093,000 pet rodents were kept in US households in 2007 and in 2012 it was more than 2,349,000 animals. This article summarizes the most important evidence-based knowledge in exotic pet rodents (diagnostics of the hyperadrenocorticism in guinea pigs, pituitary tumors in rats, urolithiasis in guinea pigs, use of itopride as prokinetics, use of deslorelin acetate in rodents, cause of dental disease, and prevention of mammary gland tumors in rats).

Keywords: Dental disease; Deslorelin; Guinea pig; Mammary gland tumor; Rat.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Evidence-Based Practice / standards*
Female
Guinea Pigs*
Rodent Diseases / diagnosis*
Rodent Diseases / therapy
Veterinary Medicine / standards*