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Chinchillas (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
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Gross pathology will include gut contents that consist of fecal pellets that will be thin, hard and in some cases stained with blood. In more chronic cases there may be rectal prolapse or intestinal torsion, colonic flexure or cecal impaction. Chronic cases may also display intestinal adhesions, foreign bodies or abcesses.
Gross pathology will include gut contents that consist of fecal pellets that will be thin, hard and in some cases stained with blood. In more chronic cases there may be rectal prolapse or intestinal torsion, colonic flexure or cecal impaction. Chronic cases may also display intestinal adhesions, foreign bodies or abcesses.
===Gastric Ulcers===
Gastric ulcers are common in young chinchilla and are most often caused by feed that is too course, fiberous or mouldy.
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Macroscopic lesions may include gastric mucosal ulcers and/or erosions that may be covered with a thick dark fluid.