Rectal prolapse in laboratory-housed macaques
prevalence, risk factors, and enhanced treatment modality
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Leleu J.,
Simon M.,
Cavalcanti Pereira da Silva L. C.,
Virgilio T.,
De la Garza M. A.,
Bakker J.
Tipo
Articolo pubblicato in rivista scientifica
Anno
2024
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
Rectal prolapse is a common condition in laboratory-housed macaques, usually associated with recurrent gastroenteritis and stress. However, evidence for both statements is lacking. Therefore, the prevalence of rectal prolapses and their risk factors in laboratory-housed macaques have yet to be assessed. In addition, a standard of care pharmacological treatment remains to be recognized and documented. Thus, a retrospective study involving 816 laboratory-housed macaques was conducted, in which the prevalence, risk factors, and treatment success of rectal prolapses was assessed. The prevalence was shown to be 3.92%, and all cases could be either directly or indirectly linked to stress factors. By eliminating the suggested stressor, most rectal prolapses reverted naturally (69%). Moreover, we discuss the advantage of the ancillary administration of hyoscine butylbromide and metamizole as a treatment modality.
Parole chiave
Rectal prolapse, Macaques, Treatment, Manual reposition, Metamizole, Hyoscine butylbromide, Prevalence, Stress, Etiology, Risk factor
Periodico
Laboratories
Volume
1
Numero ( Mese )
3
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
148-157
Diffusione
Licenza
CC BY
Visibilità
Pubblico
Status open access
Gold
