Cystic Calculus in a Laboratory -housed Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)

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Birke, Leslie L. [1 ]
Cespedes, Ann M. [2 ]
Schachner, Emma R. [3 ]
Lailvaux, Simon P. [2 ]
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[1] Louisiana State Univ, Ctr Hlth Sci, Div Anim Sci, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
[2] Louisiana State Univ, Ctr Hlth Sci, Dept Cell Biol & Anat, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
[3] Univ New Orleans, Dept Biol, New Orleans, LA 70148 USA
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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An adult, male, wild-caught, laboratory -housed green anole (Anolis carolinensis) on a locomotor performance study was presented for anorexia. The anole exhibited a 26% weight loss and a thin body condition but was otherwise alert and active. Despite supportive care, the anole's clinical condition deteriorated, necessitating euthanasia. Postmortem examination revealed a 4.5 mm x 2.5-mm cystic calculus, which consisted entirely of sodium urate. Here we describe the clinical findings and locomotor consequences of this disease in a green anole. Although urolithiasis has been reported clinically in reptiles, this report presents the first case of a cystic calculus in a laboratory -housed green anole.
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