Gastric dilatation-volvulus in a guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 174-180

  Mitchell, Elizabeth B ^a,c   Hawkins, Michelle G ^a   Gaffney, Patricia M ^b   MacLeod, Alexander G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RED BANK VETERINARY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; RODENT DISEASE; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH VOLVULUS;

ANIMALS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC DILATATION; GUINEA PIGS; RODENT DISEASES; STOMACH VOLVULUS;

EID: 77953394878     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0460174     Document Type: Article

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