Cystitis in female guineapigs

Wood, Margery

doi:10.1258/002367781780959017

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“…This anatomic difference potentially allows gastrointestinal flora to ascend the urethra into the urinary bladder, where these bacteria could cause disease in certain conditions. 2,24 Contrary to the findings in the aforementioned reports, males and females were equally represented among the positive results for bacteriologic culture of lower urinary tracts in our study.…”

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Composition and characteristics of urinary calculi from guinea pigs

Hawkins

Ruby

Drazenovich

et al. 2009

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Composition and characteristics of urinary calculi from guinea pigs

Hawkins

Ruby

Drazenovich

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“…Cystitis is a fairly common clinical presentation in guinea pigs, occurring predominantly in females 5 6. Abdominal herniation during gestation may result in cystitis as a consequence of incomplete urine voiding with or without development of urinary calculi 7. Foreign body‐related cystitis in guinea pigs has not been reported.…”

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Foreign body cystitis in a male guinea pig due to a sedge (Carexspecies) leaf

Meyer

Schmiderer

Richter

2020

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A foreign body cystitis in a 1.5-year-old male guinea pig with treatment-resistant stranguria and haematuria was diagnosed by ultrasonographic examination. A sedge leaf (Carex species) was identified as the causing agent by sequencing of nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS1) and a chloroplast marker (trnL-trnF) from the leaf obtained on postmortem examination. The eventual mechanism of migration of the plant leaf into the bladder was investigated. A concomitant fungal lower urinary tract infection with Candida albicans was diagnosed by cultural means and DNA sequencing. Firm granules composed of inflammatory secretions blocked the urethra and interfered with diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. To the authors’ knowledge this is the first report of foreign body cystitis in a small rodent, which should be on the differential list of therapy-resistant lower urinary tract disease in guinea pigs.

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“…Primary cystitis is considered to be relatively uncommon (Wood 1981), but diverse information is available on the incidence of bladder infections in guinea pigs. In a breeding colony, an incidence of 0.6 per cent was found with a complete absence of male cases (Wood 1981). Peng and others (1990) found an incidence of 11.2 per cent for cystitis in necropsies in a breeding colony with a clear female predisposition.…”

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“…Cystitis and haematuria are common and challenging problems seen in guinea pigs usually associated with urolithiasis (Fehr and Rappold 1997, Hawkins and others 2009). Primary cystitis is considered to be relatively uncommon (Wood 1981), but diverse information is available on the incidence of bladder infections in guinea pigs. In a breeding colony, an incidence of 0.6 per cent was found with a complete absence of male cases (Wood 1981).…”

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Bacterial cystitis in four female guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) resembling necrotising bacterial cystitis

Schuhmann¹,

Kück²,

Cope³

2015

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Four cases of bacterial cystitis in female guinea pigs are described. The diagnosis was based on urinary examination, including bacterial cultures with sensitivity testing, and ultrasonographic examination. Different bacteria were isolated, with the most common being Escherichia coli, often having multiple antibiotic resistances. All animals were treated with antibiotics following sensitivity testing, analgesics and bladder flushing. Although the clinical and general condition of the animals improved, all guinea pigs had repeated acute relapses of the condition. In all cases, the urine contained coagulated blood. During later episodes, it also contained tissue debris. The ultrasonographic examination showed severe exfoliation of the bladder wall and was considered to be a type of necrotising cystitis. Two animals also developed suspected encrusting cystitis classified by a hyperechogenic covering on parts of the bladder wall. To the author's knowledge, this is the first report of these unique forms of cystitis in guinea pigs.

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Cystitis in female guineapigs

Abstract: During 3 years there were 19 clinical cases of cystitis in breeding female guineapigs, an incidence of 0·6%.

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Composition and characteristics of urinary calculi from guinea pigs

Composition and characteristics of urinary calculi from guinea pigs

Foreign body cystitis in a male guinea pig due to a sedge (Carexspecies) leaf

Bacterial cystitis in four female guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) resembling necrotising bacterial cystitis

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