Nógrádi Anna Linda, Cope Iain, Balogh Márton, Gál János
1 Department and Clinic of Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine , István u. 2, H-1078 Budapest , Hungary.
2 Vets4Pets Newmarket, inside Pets at Home, Studland Retail Park, Fordham Road , Newmarket, Suffolk , UK.
Acta Vet Hung. 2017 Dec;65(4):487-499. doi: 10.1556/004.2017.046.
The authors present eight cases of gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) in guinea pigs from the Department and Clinic of Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary between 2012 and 2016. Seven animals were operated on and two survived. Gastric torsion has been noted in many mammalian species. Gastric volvulus has a high morbidity and high mortality rate with a guarded to poor prognosis in all of these species. How GDV develops is still not widely understood. Postmortem examinations, in both our cases and previously reported cases, have failed to reveal the exact causes of the gastric torsions. The aetiology of gastric torsion in guinea pigs is probably multifactorial. Feeding fewer meals per day, eating rapidly, decreased food particle size, exercise, stress after a meal, competition, age, and an aggressive or fearful temperament, are all likely and potential risk factors for GDV development in a similar fashion to dogs. Sex, breeding, dental diseases, anatomical abnormalities, pain and pregnancy may also be contributing factors.
作者介绍了2012年至2016年间，匈牙利布达佩斯兽医大学外来动物与野生动物医学系及诊所收治的8例豚鼠胃扩张扭转（GDV）病例。7只动物接受了手术，2只存活。胃扭转在许多哺乳动物物种中都有发现。在所有这些物种中，胃扭转的发病率和死亡率都很高，预后不佳。GDV的发病机制仍未被广泛了解。在我们的病例以及先前报道的病例中，尸检均未能揭示胃扭转的确切原因。豚鼠胃扭转的病因可能是多因素的。与狗类似，每天进食次数减少、进食速度快、食物颗粒变小、运动、餐后应激、竞争、年龄以及具有攻击性或恐惧的性情，都是GDV发生的可能和潜在风险因素。性别、繁殖、牙齿疾病、解剖学异常、疼痛和怀孕也可能是促成因素。
