Dutton Michael
Exotic and Bird Clinic of New England, c/o Weare Animal Hospital, 91 North Stark Highway, Weare, NH 03281, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2020 Sep;23(3):525-548. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 Apr 22.
Improved husbandry and better knowledge of exotic pets have led to a gradual increase in the life span of pets, such as rats, mice, hamsters, and gerbils. Much of the information on these senior patients is derived from the laboratory animal studies and anecdotal practitioner information. Although the small size of some of the patients makes blood collection problematic for hematology and organ function testing, the advent of polymerase chain reaction testing and other molecular diagnostics is allowing practitioners to test for specific etiologies with the small biologic samples available. Radiology and ultrasonography also are valuable diagnostic modalities.
饲养条件的改善以及对外来宠物了解的增多，使得大鼠、小鼠、仓鼠和沙鼠等宠物的寿命逐渐延长。关于这些老年宠物的许多信息来自实验室动物研究和从业者的轶事性信息。尽管有些宠物体型小，采血对血液学和器官功能检测来说存在问题，但聚合酶链反应检测和其他分子诊断技术的出现，使从业者能够利用现有的少量生物样本检测特定病因。放射学和超声检查也是有价值的诊断方法。
