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Respiratory Diseases in Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas and Degus
María Ardiaca García1, Andrés Montesinos Barceló2, Cristina Bonvehí Nadeu1
1Centro Veterinario Los Sauces, Calle Santa Engracia, 63, Madrid 28010, Spain.
Abstract:
The diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disease in pet guinea pigs, chinchillas, and degus still face profoundly serious challenges owing to their relatively small size, conspicuous clinical signs, difficulty for sampling, and insufficient scientific evidence to correlate signs and particular pathologies. This article is intended to summarize the available information on the relevant anatomy, physiology, and respiratory pathology in these species.
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