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Medical management of dilated cardiomyopathy in livingstone fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii)

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Killick, Rowena
Barbon, Alberto
Barrows, Michelle
Routh, Andrew
Saunders, Richard
Day, Charlotte
Naylor, Adam
Hayward, Nicolette
Sewell, David
Borgeat, Kieran
Drane, Aimee L.
Wilkie, Lois
Date
2017
Acceptance date
2017-08-06
Type
Article
Publisher
BioOne
ISSN
1937-2825 (ESSN)
Embargoed until
2100-01-01
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Abstract
Eleven cases of dilated cardiomyopathy have been diagnosed and treated in captive Livingstone fruit bats ( Pteropus livingstonii) in the United Kingdom over the past 7 yr. All but one case received treatment with a diuretic plus an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI), and, or pimobendan. One case is still under treatment with pimobendan alone, following diagnosis before onset of clinical signs. Diuretic treatment consisted of furosemide at a dose rate of 0.5-5 mg/kg, one to three times daily, and, or spironolactone at a dose rate of 1-4 mg/kg, once or twice daily. When used, the ACEI imidapril was given at a dose rate of 0.24-0.38 mg/kg q 24 hr, and pimobendan at a dose rate of 0.2-0.5 mg/kg bid. This report is intended to provide anyone seeking to medically manage heart failure in Pteropus species, particularly P. livingstonii, with a review of drugs and doses that have been used.
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine;
Citation
Killick, R., Barbon, A.R., Barrows, M., Routh, A., Saunders, R., Day, C., Naylor, A., Hayward, N., Sewell, D., Borgeat, K., Drane, A.L., Wilkie, L. (2017) 'Medical management of dilated cardiomyopathy in livingstone fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii)', Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 48(4), pp.1077-1080
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10369/9292
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0211.1
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This article was published in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine on December 01 2017 (online), available at https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0211.1. Closed deposit. An Open Access version of the article is not available in this repository.
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