Volume: 1, 2022
1st International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland: ENVIRONMENT – PLANT – ANIMAL – PRODUCT
Abstract number: A032
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL1.A032
Published online: 26 April 2022
ICDSUPL, 1, A032 (2022)
Cheek pouch prolapse in Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) – case report
Anna Wilczyńska1*, Anna Witczyńska2, Zuzanna Bukowska2, Michał Wójcik3, Łukasz Adaszek1
1 Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Głęboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Głęboka 30, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
3 Independent Unit of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Chair of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biomedicine, Medical University of Lublin, Witolda Chodźki 1, 20-093, Lublin, Poland
* Corresponding author: anna.wilczynska@up.lublin.pl
Abstract
Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) are animals that eat mainly seeds. They have cheek pouches that are a product of the buccal mucosa. They are used to collect and transfer food. The most common problem with the cheek pouch is their prolapse. Causes include an improper diet such as food that sticks to the mucosal wall, abscesses, lingering food, and cancerous processes. This problem affects old animals more commonly than young ones. In the Small Mammals Unit of the Department of Epizootiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 13 Jungar hamsters were admitted with the diagnosis of cheek pouch prolapse in 2021. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical cases in order to determine the most common management of such cases. Due to advanced necrosis or neoplastic lesions, 7 animals required partial amputation of the cheek pouch. In 2 patients total amputation of the cheek pouch was performed. In 4 hamsters it was possible to reposition the cheek pouch without amputation. The analysis of the cases shows that in most hamsters that have this problem amputation is necessary. However, the management is dependent on the condition of the animal and the time in which the aid was given.
How to cite
A. Wilczyńska, A. Witczyńska, Z. Bukowska, M. Wójcik, Ł. Adaszek, 2022. Cheek pouch prolapse in Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) – case report. In: 1st International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland: Environment – Plant – Animal – Product. https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL1/A032