Garcia Eric B, Eshar David, Thomason Justin D, Harkin Kenneth R, Biller David
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2016 Dec;47(4):955-962. doi: 10.1638/2014-0241.1.
Cardiomyopathy is suggested to be a relatively common disease condition in prairie dogs; however, there are no reports of normal cardiac echosonography and radiology in the prairie dog ( Cynomys spp.). The objective of this study was to report the ultrasonographic and radiographic measurements of the heart, and plasma troponin concentration in captive healthy anesthetized black-tailed prairie dogs ( Cynomys ludovicianus ). Zoo-kept prairie dogs with no signs of cardiac disease (n = 17) were evaluated. Each animal was anesthetized with isoflurane via face mask and a complete clinical assessment was performed, including complete blood cell count and plasma biochemistry, urinalysis, blood gasses, plasma troponin concentration, three-view whole body radiography, and echocardiogram. Standard measurements were taken. Few trivial findings were identified on echocardiographic evaluation. Further research with a larger sample size is needed to determine if these variations are normal, or represent early or mild cardiac disease. The data presented here can aid, with the necessary caution, in evaluating prairie dogs with possible cardiac disease, potentially resulting in earlier diagnosis and more successful treatment.
心肌病被认为是草原犬鼠中一种相对常见的病症；然而，目前尚无关于草原犬鼠（草原犬鼠属）心脏超声心动图和放射学检查正常的报道。本研究的目的是报告圈养健康麻醉黑尾草原犬鼠（草原犬鼠）的心脏超声和放射学测量结果，以及血浆肌钙蛋白浓度。对无心脏病迹象的圈养草原犬鼠（n = 17）进行了评估。每只动物通过面罩吸入异氟醚麻醉，并进行了全面的临床评估，包括全血细胞计数和血浆生化、尿液分析、血气分析、血浆肌钙蛋白浓度、全身三视图X线摄影和超声心动图检查。进行了标准测量。超声心动图评估发现了一些轻微异常。需要进行更大样本量的进一步研究，以确定这些变化是正常的，还是代表早期或轻度心脏病。此处提供的数据可在必要时谨慎地帮助评估可能患有心脏病的草原犬鼠，有可能实现早期诊断和更成功的治疗。
