Update on Diseases in Chinchillas: 2013-2019

Anna Martel; Thomas Donnelly; Christoph Mans

doi:10.1016/j.cvex.2020.01.005

Update on Diseases in Chinchillas: 2013-2019

Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2020 May;23(2):321-335. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2020.01.005.

Authors

Anna Martel¹, Thomas Donnelly², Christoph Mans³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
² Exotic Pet Medicine Service, Alfort University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 Avenue du Géneral de Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort Cedex 94704, France.
³ Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Electronic address: Christoph.mans@wisc.edu.

PMID: 32327039
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2020.01.005

Abstract

Chinchillas have been used mostly as fur animals and as animal models for human ontological diseases and only recently have been recognized as excellent, long-lived, and robust pet rodents. This review aims to provide updated information on emerging disease conditions in pet chinchillas, such as Streptococcus equi subsp zooepidemicus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Furthermore, this review article provides updated information on previously documented disorders, such as urolithiasis and middle ear disease, in chinchillas. This article is intended to serve as a complement to the current veterinary reference literature and to provide valuable and clinically relevant information for veterinarians treating chinchillas.

Keywords: Cardiac disease; Chinchilla lanigera; Penile disease; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Rodentolepis nana; Streptococcus equi subsp zooepidemicus; Urolithiasis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Chinchilla*
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / veterinary*
Disease Models, Animal
Humans
Urolithiasis / epidemiology
Urolithiasis / veterinary*