My students enjoy hearing about the animals I work on. By sharing with them, they are able to learn about veterinary medicine and exotic animals. In every post I have provided 'essential knowledge' for those who wish to learn about or aspire to persue a career in veterinary medicine. Take a moment to read about interesting veterinary cases and learn a little along the way.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Today I worked on a Buergers Tree Kangaroo. These medium-sized marsupial tree dwelling kangaroos live in rain forests of Australia and New Guinea. Today's case included a screening for mycobacterium; the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. In fact there are many different species of mycobacterium including M avium that affects birds, and in some cases people. M avium appears as a wasting disease in birds and includes symptoms such as lethargy, loose stool and weight loss. Additionally, birds with M avium, will develop lytic lesions of the long bones; these can be seen radiographically. Because of this, the Tree Kangaroo received survey radiographs of all of her long bones looking for TB lesions. Note TB lesions in the wing and leg bones of the bird radiograph below.
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