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Pathology of Non-Domestic Species
Linden Craig, DVM, PhD, DACVP
April 1, 2017
1. Canidae
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Fox distemper
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Coyote parvovirus
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Fox Sarcoptes scabiei
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Coyote Sarcoptes scabiei (not chupacabra)
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Bobcat (not a canid) mange caused by ____________________________________________________
2. Cervidae
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White Tail Deer antleromas – caused by ___________________________________________________
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White Tail Deer demodex – older deer
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White Tail Deer Dermatophilus congolensis - fawns
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White Tail Deer Elaeophora schneideri – food impaction
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White Tail Deer microphthalmia - anterior segment dysgenesis
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Kudu - ______________________________________________________________________________
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Elk - Echinococcus granulosus
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3. Bovidae
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Bison Malignant Catarrhal Fever – lesion is _________________________________________________
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Bison Ostertagia ostertagi
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Bison Hypoderma bovis (or H. lineatum)
4. Marsupials
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Opossum Besnoitia darlingi
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Macropods (Kangaroos and Wallabies) Toxoplasma gondii
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Macropods mandibular osteomyelitis – Fusobacterium necrophorum
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Wombat fun fact ______________________________________________________________________
5. Rodentia
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Groundhog (woodchuck) hepatocellular carcinoma
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Naked mole rat calcinosis
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Naked mole rat most common cause of death ______________________________________________
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Naked mole rate most common renal lesion ________________________________________________
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6. Felidae
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Lion Chiari-like malformation
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Biliary cysts (von Meyenburg complexes) predisposed species _________________________________
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Lion (and tiger) lymphoma
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Tiger pyometra
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Tiger tubulointerstitial nephritis
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Tiger papillary necrosis - due to __________________________________________________________
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Tiger Blastomyces dermatitidis
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Tiger metastatic mammary carcinoma
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Clouded leopard - pheochromocytoma, associated lesion _____________________________________
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Liger brain diagnosis: __________________________________________________________________
7. Mustelidae
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Group of ferrets = _____________________________________________________________________
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Ferret tumors – lymphoma, insulinoma, adrenocortical, and chordoma
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Ferret coronavirus
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Ferret subpleural macrophage foci
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Red panda polycystic kidneys (+/- biliary cysts)
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Red panda Microsporum gypseum – severe invasive lesions in young
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Anteater (not a mustelid at all) heart _____________________________________________________
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Hedgehog (also not a mustelid) - common oral lesion is _______________________________________
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8. Ursidae
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Black bear hydrocephalus
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Black bear Ursicoptes americanus
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Black bear heartworm _________________________________________________________________
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Blue intestines caused by: ______________________________________________________________
9. Camelidae
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Camel Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS coronavirus)
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Camelid anatomy: scalloped liver and pigmented esophagus with prominent glands
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Camelid anemic pallor: Haemonchus contortus or Mycoplasma haemolamae
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Camelid Heterobilharzia amerciana
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Camelid fatty liver associated lesion: ______________________________________________________
10. Birds
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Parrot dilated intestines caused by _______________________________________________________
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Budgerigar - Macrorhabdus ornithogaster
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Eagle hydrocephalus caused by __________________________________________________________
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Kestrel oral lesion caused by ____________________________________________________________
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Finch conjunctivitis caused by ___________________________________________________________
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Avian pox
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Duck amyloidosis (swans even more predisposed)
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Owl synovial joint lesion ________________________________________________________________
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Crane chick disease ____________________________________________________________________
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Rooster with oral pox
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Penguin melanoma
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Why do penguins wear beer cozies? ______________________________________________________
11. Reptiles
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Eastern box turtle diagnosis _____________________________________________________________
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Bearded dragon - Chrysosporium anamorph of N. vriessi (CANV) or Paranannizziopsis australasiensis
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Snake - Entamoeba invadens colitis
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Snake - Cryptosporidium serptentis; in lizards lesion is in ______________________________________
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