Respiratory Diseases in Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas and Degus

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2021 May;24(2):419-457. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2021.02.001.

Abstract

The diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease in pet guinea pigs, chinchillas, and degus still face profoundly serious challenges owing to their relatively small size, conspicuous clinical signs, difficulty for sampling, and insufficient scientific evidence to correlate signs and particular pathologies. This article is intended to summarize the available information on the relevant anatomy, physiology, and respiratory pathology in these species.

Keywords: Chinchilla; Degu; Guinea pig; Pneumonia; Respiratory disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chinchilla*
  • Guinea Pigs*
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / veterinary*
  • Rodent Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Rodent Diseases / microbiology
  • Rodent Diseases / pathology
  • Rodentia