The case of a 4-year-old giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa) that presented anorexia, vomits and constipation during four days is reported. The animal was kept in a temperate land-water terrarium with gravel as substratum. The diet was only composed by commercial pelleted food for turtles. No alteration was observed during physical examination. Radiologic examination revealed multiple radio-opaque foreign bodies in the stomach. Gastric foreign body obstruction was diagnosed. Medical therapy was administered during seven days with limited success. Gastrotomy was performed and multiple stones of about 5 x 10 mm were removed. Then, the animal continued receiving medical therapy by means of prokinetic, analgesic and antibiotic drug...
The macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the digestive, respiratory, and urogenital systems of ten...
O litoral brasileiro apresenta a ocorrência de cinco das sete espécies de tartarugas marinhas presen...
Se presenta un caso de septicemia cutánea ulcerativa en una tortuga de caparazón blando (Apalone fer...
The case of a 4-year-old giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa) that presented anorexia, v...
Septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease (SCUD) is a common problem in immunocompromised chelonians, ...
Intestinal obstruction in tortoises is very recurrent in the clinic due to the ingestion of foreign ...
Las serpientes, lagartos y tortugas se han convertido o llevan camino de convertirse en pacientes fr...
Podocnemis expansa se distribuye en los grandes ríos de la Cuenca del Amazonas, Orinoco y Esequibo d...
Las tortugas son reptiles. Pertenecen al orden de los Quelonios. Existen especies acuáticas y terres...
Los parásitos coccidiales afectan varias especies de reptiles a nivel mundial y son responsables de ...
A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was suspected of ingesting rubber suction cups during reha...
The objective of the present study was to detect the presence of Salmonella spp. in 30 motelo turtle...
Many Amazonian animals are a valuable food source, for the rural and urban people of the Peruvian fo...
Feeding behavior of immature green turtles, Chelonia mydas, has been observed on rocky shores along ...
Estudos sobre a helmintofauna de tartarugas marinhas têm sido utilizados não apenas para avaliar o e...
The macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the digestive, respiratory, and urogenital systems of ten...
O litoral brasileiro apresenta a ocorrência de cinco das sete espécies de tartarugas marinhas presen...
Se presenta un caso de septicemia cutánea ulcerativa en una tortuga de caparazón blando (Apalone fer...
The case of a 4-year-old giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa) that presented anorexia, v...
Septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease (SCUD) is a common problem in immunocompromised chelonians, ...
Intestinal obstruction in tortoises is very recurrent in the clinic due to the ingestion of foreign ...
Las serpientes, lagartos y tortugas se han convertido o llevan camino de convertirse en pacientes fr...
Podocnemis expansa se distribuye en los grandes ríos de la Cuenca del Amazonas, Orinoco y Esequibo d...
Las tortugas son reptiles. Pertenecen al orden de los Quelonios. Existen especies acuáticas y terres...
Los parásitos coccidiales afectan varias especies de reptiles a nivel mundial y son responsables de ...
A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was suspected of ingesting rubber suction cups during reha...
The objective of the present study was to detect the presence of Salmonella spp. in 30 motelo turtle...
Many Amazonian animals are a valuable food source, for the rural and urban people of the Peruvian fo...
Feeding behavior of immature green turtles, Chelonia mydas, has been observed on rocky shores along ...
Estudos sobre a helmintofauna de tartarugas marinhas têm sido utilizados não apenas para avaliar o e...
The macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the digestive, respiratory, and urogenital systems of ten...
O litoral brasileiro apresenta a ocorrência de cinco das sete espécies de tartarugas marinhas presen...
Se presenta un caso de septicemia cutánea ulcerativa en una tortuga de caparazón blando (Apalone fer...