Case ReportTREATMENT OF UNILATERAL PERINEAL HERNIAS IN 2 MALE CHINCHILLAS (CHINCHILLA LANIGERA)
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Case Description
In case 1 a 14-year-old, 650 gm, sexually intact male chinchilla was presented with a 2-week history of a left perineal swelling. In case 2 a 13-year-old, 493 gm, sexually intact male chinchilla was presented after a perineal mass on the right side developed 6 weeks after a fall in his enclosure. The owners of the second chinchilla reported a decline in liveliness, food intake, and weight. Both animals were in good physical condition, even though the chinchilla in case 2 was slightly underweight.
Discussion
The authors have only identified a single report of a diaphragmatic hernia in a female chinchilla.28 Perineal hernias seem to be unusual in small mammals, as there are only a few descriptions of this condition. Dziwok24 described a perineal hernia in a female dwarf rabbit and Summa et al.23 reported bilateral perineal hernias in a female striped skunk following bilateral anal sacculectomy.
The age and sex of the chinchillas described in this report were consistent with the occurrence of perineal
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Britta Schuhmann, DVM, present address: Tiermedizinzentrum Helmich & Oelke, Kufsteiner Str. 22, 10825 Berlin, Germany.
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Helge Linzmann, DVM, present address: Fachtierarztpraxis für Kleintiere Am Erzberg, Erzberg 22, 38126 Braunschweig, Germany.