Category: Species

𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐬 are a form of 𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚, which is a fancy term for an extra tooth or teeth in a location outside of the normal dental arcade. Ear teeth, as the name suggests, tend to be found close to the base of the ear!

𝐋𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐬 is a viral infection that produces large, cauliflower-like masses on the skin of fish. In fact, it is the most common viral infection of aquarium fish!

𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is a fungal infection of the 𝐠𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡, which is a unique structure in equids. Basically, these pouches are an enlargement of the 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞 (also known as the Eustachian tube in humans).

𝐀𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is an infection of the 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, the filtration system of the nose. In this disease, the nasal turbinates become 𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐝 (smaller) and malformed, which keeps them from doing their air-filtering job effectively.

𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 is the largest parasitic 𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐞 (roundworm) in our veterinary species. The female worms can measure up to 100cm long! As their name might suggest, they like to sit in and around the kidneys.

𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 are probably the most common developmental abnormality of the heart! In this disease, there is incomplete formation of the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐦, which divides the two sides of the heart.

To put it simply, 𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are tumours that produce teeth! They range in presentation from haphazard arrangements of tissue that normally make up teeth, to the presence of fully developed teeth within the tumour.

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 is a condition caused by the larvae of flies migrating in the skin. Once in the skin, these larvae form a nodule with a hole to the external skin surface to allow them to breathe. Gross.

𝐂𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is a fungal infection of the skin of amphibians. Unfortunately, this disease has caused population declines in many wild amphibian species. Sometimes, it can even occur as outbreaks leading to a massive mortality event.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 are rare tumours that arise from remnants of the 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝, which are primitive cells leftover from embryonic development. These tumours tend to grow in the tail region in most species.