Key Points
- This case report earned second place in the 2018 AEMV Lafeber Company Student Case Report Contest.
- An adult intact female guinea pig was presented with dysorexia, exhaustion, and weight loss.
- Radiographic and ultrasound findings demonstrated severe gas dilatation of the stomach, severe gallbladder distension, and abnormalities of organ topography.
- On laparotomy, a 180-degree gastric dilatation and volvulus was observed with gallbladder obstruction, hepatic lipidosis, and adhesions between the bowels. The guinea pig died 24 hours after surgery.
- To the authors knowledge, this is the first report of gastric dilatation and volvulus with obvious signs of chronicity in a guinea pig.
An adult intact female guinea pig was presented with dysorexia, exhaustion and weight loss. Radiographic and ultrasound findings demonstrated a severe gas dilatation of the stomach, severe gallbladder distension, and abnormalities on the organ topography. On laparotomy, a 180-degree gastric dilatation and volvulus was noticed with a gallbladder obstruction, hepatic lipidosis, and adhesions between the bowels . . .
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