Dental disease and a left displacement of the abomasum in a Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate): Lessons learned

A brief overview of a giraffe bull that presented with acute colic, developed metabolic acidosis and pre-renal azotemia. He was later humanely euthanized due to lack of response to treatment and upon necropsy was discovered to have dental disease and a left displaced abomasum.

Kimberly A. Thompson, DVM, MPVM, Dipl ACVPM, Ronan Eustace, DVM, Colleen Monahan, DVM, Colleen Turner, DVM, and Vengai Mavangira, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM (Large Animal Internal Medicine)
2017 AAZV Conference Proceedings
2017
155-156
Dental disease, Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate, Giraffe, left displaced abomasum, metabolic alkalosis

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