Rabbits and rodents with acute onset of marked abdominal pain and/or depression are commonly seen in the exotic pet practice. The underlying etiology in rabbits is most often gastric dilatation, and less commonly urolithiasis, hepatic torsion, peritonitis etc. In guinea pigs abdominal pain is...

Rabbits that have sudden onset anorexia commonly present to veterinary practices with dilated stomachs. Postmortem examination or surgical investigation often identifies the underlying aetiology of the gastric dilation as small intestinal obstruction. The condition is frequently fatal if left...

Acute gastric dilatation and torsion occurs in many species including man, monkeys, horses ruminants, pigs, foxes, mink, captive wild carnivores, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice and cats. The condition is rare in cats and the present report describes a case of chronic gastric dilatation and...