Works (32)

Updated: July 16th, 2023 21:14

2021 journal article

Retrospective Analysis of Cataract Formation and Nutritional Etiology in a Managed Collection of Parakeet Auklets (Aethia psittacula)

JOURNAL OF AVIAN MEDICINE AND SURGERY, 35(4), 390–401.

By: B. Phillips, E. Dierenfeld, R. English, B. Troan*, K. Reininger, D. Zombeck, R. DeVoe*, B. Wolfe*, M. Loomis*, L. Minter*

MeSH headings : Animals; Birds; Cataract / etiology; Cataract / veterinary; Charadriiformes; Retrospective Studies
TL;DR: The parakeet auklet is a piscivorous seabird with a natural diet of various invertebrate and teleost species, which is challenging to replicate in a managed collection, which was hypothesized to be related to inappropriate vitamin A and E levels. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 21, 2022

2016 journal article

Amoebic meningoencephalitis and disseminated infection caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 248(3), 315–321.

By: J. Gjeltema*, B. Troan*, A. Muehlenbachs, L. Liu, A. Da Silva, Y. Qvarnstrom, J. Tobias*, M. Loomis*, R. De Voe

MeSH headings : Amebiasis / parasitology; Amebiasis / veterinary; Animals; Ape Diseases / parasitology; Balamuthia mandrillaris / isolation & purification; Balamuthia mandrillaris / pathogenicity; Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / parasitology; Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections / veterinary; Gorilla gorilla / parasitology; Male; Periodontal Abscess / complications; Periodontal Abscess / parasitology; Periodontal Abscess / veterinary; Tooth Root / parasitology; Tooth Root / pathology
TL;DR: A 22-year-old male gorilla housed in a zoo was evaluated for signs of lethargy, head-holding, and cervical stiffness followed by development of neurologic abnormalities including signs of depression, lip droop, and tremors, and was diagnosed with amoebic meningoencephalitis. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

FUNGAL OSTEOMYELITIS IN TWO BUFFLEHEAD DUCKLINGS (BUCEPHALA ALBEOLA)

JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, 46(3), 613–616.

By: J. Hurley-Sanders*, R. Larsen, B. Troan & M. Loomis*

author keywords: Aspergillus; Bucephala albeola; bufflehead; Mucor; osteomyelitis; thermography
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo; Aspergillosis / microbiology; Aspergillosis / pathology; Aspergillosis / veterinary; Aspergillus / isolation & purification; Bird Diseases / microbiology; Bird Diseases / pathology; Ducks; Mucor / isolation & purification; Mucormycosis / microbiology; Mucormycosis / pathology; Mucormycosis / veterinary; Osteomyelitis / microbiology; Osteomyelitis / veterinary
TL;DR: Two bufflehead ducklings presented with pelvic limb paresis and were euthanized over a 25-mo span from a single zoologic collection, highlighting the importance of consideration of axial skeleton fungal disease in neurologic presentations and the use of thermography for noninvasive diagnostic screening. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Use of cortical bone fenestration, autogenous free skin graft, and thermography for wound treatment and monitoring in a red wolf (Canis rufus gregoryi)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 46(3), 617–620.

By: J. Hurley-Sanders*, K. Sladky, E. Nolan & M. Loomis*

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo; Female; Hot Temperature; Osteotomy / veterinary; Skin Transplantation / veterinary; Wolves; Wounds and Injuries / therapy; Wounds and Injuries / veterinary
TL;DR: Thermography noninvasively detects radiant heat patterns and can be used to assess vascularization of tissue, potentially allowing early detection of graft failure, in this case, thermography documented successful graft attachment. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Malignant hypertension and retinopathy in a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY, 43(4), 276–279.

By: J. Niemuth n, R. De Voe n, S. Jennings n, M. Loomis n & B. Troan n

author keywords: arteriosclerosis; hypertensive encephalopathy; necrotizing arteriolitis; retinal detachment
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo; Eye / pathology; Female; Gorilla gorilla; Hypertension, Malignant / pathology; Hypertension, Malignant / veterinary; Hypertensive Retinopathy / pathology; Hypertensive Retinopathy / veterinary
TL;DR: A 34‐year‐old western lowland gorilla presented with peracute blindness and died at the age of 34 after suffering from multiple organ failure. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

VESICULOBULLOUS SKIN REACTION TEMPORALLY RELATED TO FIROCOXIB TREATMENT IN A WHITE RHINOCEROS (CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM)

JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, 43(1), 186–189.

By: E. Stringer*, R. De Voe, K. Linder*, B. Troan, A. McCalla-Martin* & M. Loomis*

author keywords: Adverse drug reaction; Ceratotherium simum; firocoxib; vesiculobullous dermatitis; white rhinoceros
MeSH headings : 4-Butyrolactone / adverse effects; 4-Butyrolactone / analogs & derivatives; 4-Butyrolactone / therapeutic use; Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use; Drug Eruptions / veterinary; Female; Lameness, Animal / drug therapy; Perissodactyla; Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / chemically induced; Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / veterinary; Sulfones / adverse effects; Sulfones / therapeutic use
TL;DR: Findings in the lesions of chronic nail-bed abscesses in a 40 yr-old female white rhinoceros are similar to those seen in some drug reactions in people; therefore an adverse drug reaction to the firocoxib was suspected. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

SUSPECTED ANAPHYLAXIS TO LEUPROLIDE ACETATE DEPOT IN TWO ELF OWLS (MICRATHENE WHITNEYI)

JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, 42(1), 166–168.

By: E. Stringer*, R. De Voe & M. Loomis*

author keywords: Anaphylaxis; elf owl; gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist; leuprolide acetate; Micrathene whitneyi
MeSH headings : Anaphylaxis / chemically induced; Anaphylaxis / veterinary; Animals; Delayed-Action Preparations; Fatal Outcome; Female; Fertility Agents, Female / administration & dosage; Fertility Agents, Female / adverse effects; Leuprolide / administration & dosage; Leuprolide / adverse effects; Struthioniformes
TL;DR: Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of anaphylaxis when administering this medication to avian patients after two adult female elf owls died immediately after receiving an injection of leuprolide acetate. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Naturally transmitted herpesvirus papio-2 infection in a black and white colobus monkey

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 231(12), 1878–1883.

By: B. Troan, L. Perelygina, I. Patrusheva, A. Van Wettere*, J. Hilliard, M. Loomis*, R. De Voe

MeSH headings : Animals; Brain / pathology; Brain / virology; Colobus; Disease Reservoirs / veterinary; Disease Reservoirs / virology; Fatal Outcome; Female; Herpesviridae / isolation & purification; Herpesviridae Infections / diagnosis; Herpesviridae Infections / pathology; Herpesviridae Infections / transmission; Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary; Immunohistochemistry / veterinary; Monkey Diseases / diagnosis; Monkey Diseases / pathology; Monkey Diseases / transmission; Papio / virology
TL;DR: Infection with HVP-2 should be a differential diagnosis for acute encephalopathy in primate monkeys and humans, particularly following exposure to baboons. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Renal trematodiasis in captive double-toothed barbets (Lybius bidentatus)

JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, 36(1), 124–126.

By: D. Rotstein*, . Flowers, B. Wolfe & M. Loomis*

author keywords: double-toothed barbet; Lybius bidentatus; Tanaisia (Tamerlania) zarudnyi; kidney; piciformes
MeSH headings : Animals; Bird Diseases / diagnosis; Bird Diseases / parasitology; Bird Diseases / transmission; Birds; Disease Reservoirs / veterinary; Food Chain; Kidney Diseases / diagnosis; Kidney Diseases / parasitology; Kidney Diseases / veterinary; Snails / parasitology; Snakes / parasitology; Trematode Infections / diagnosis; Trematode Infections / parasitology; Trematode Infections / transmission; Trematode Infections / veterinary
TL;DR: Renal trematodiasis is probably an incidental finding in these birds because there were no clinical signs and the birds lacked pronounced histologic lesions in the kidney that would be associated with ureteral or pelvic obstruction. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Comparison of storage methods for reverse-transcriptase PCR amplification of rotavirus RNA from gorilla (Gorilla g. gorilla) fecal samples

Journal of Virological Methods, 116(1), 17-.

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Comparison of the cardiorespiratory effects of medetomidine-butorphanol-ketamine and medetomidine-butorphanol-midazolam in patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas).

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 34(1), 47–52.

By: G. Kalema-Zikusoka, W. Horne, J. Levine & M. Loomis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Evaluation of T lymphocytes in captive African lions (Panthera leo) infected with feline immunodeficiency virus

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 64(10), 1293–1300.

By: M. Bull n, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf n, J. Levine n, M. Loomis n, D. Gebhard n & W. Tompkins n

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo; Antibodies, Viral / blood; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology; Cats; Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology; Female; Flow Cytometry; Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline; Lions / immunology; North Carolina; T-Lymphocytes / immunology
TL;DR: FIV+ African lions develop lymphocyte deficiencies, including significant decreases in the absolute number of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells; these findings of immune dysfunction are similar to those defined for FIV+ domestic cats. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

Cardiorespiratory effects of medetomidine-butorphanol, medetomidine-butorphanol-diazepam, and medetomidine-butorphanol-ketamine in captive red wolves (Canis rufus).

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 33(2), 101–107.

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

A simple method of providing intermittent positive-pressure ventilation to etorphine-immobilized elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the field

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 32(4), 519–522.

By: W. Horne, M. Tchamba & M. Loomis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Cardiopulmonary assessment of medetomidine, ketamine, and butorphanol anesthesia in captive Thomson's gazelles (Gazella thomsoni)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 32(2), 168–175.

By: E. Chittick, W. Horne, B. Wolfe, K. Sladky & M. Loomis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 article

Comparative efficacy of tricaine methanesulfonate and clove oil for use as anesthetics in red pacu (Piaractus brachypomus)

Sladky, K. K., Swanson, C. R., Stoskopf, M. K., Loomis, M. R., & Lewbart, G. A. (2001, March). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, Vol. 62, pp. 337–342.

By: K. Sladky n, C. Swanson n, M. Stoskopf n, M. Loomis n & G. Lewbart n

MeSH headings : Aminobenzoates / administration & dosage; Aminobenzoates / pharmacology; Anesthesia / veterinary; Anesthesia Recovery Period; Anesthetics / administration & dosage; Anesthetics / pharmacology; Animals; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Blood Glucose / drug effects; Blood Glucose / metabolism; Cross-Over Studies; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Eugenol / administration & dosage; Eugenol / pharmacology; Fishes / blood; Fishes / physiology; Hematocrit; Hemoglobins / metabolism; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Oxygen / blood; Random Allocation; Respiration / drug effects; Statistics, Nonparametric
TL;DR: Eugenol is characterized by more rapid induction, prolonged recovery, and a narrow margin of safety for eugenol, which contributes to hypoxemia, hypercapnia, respiratory acidosis, and hyperglycemia in red pacu. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Teratoma in desert grassland whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus uniparens)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 32(2), 257–259.

By: M. Tocidlowski, C. Merrill, M. Loomis & J. Wright

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Treatment of Argulus sp infestation of river frogs

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, 40(6), 35–36.

By: B. Wolfe, C. Harms, J. Groves & M. Loomis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 article

Cardiorespiratory effects of four alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonist-ketamine combinations in captive red wolves

Sladky, K. K., Kelly, B. T., Loomis, M. R., Stoskopf, M. K., & Horne, W. A. (2000, November 1). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 217, pp. 1366–1371.

By: K. Sladky, B. Kelly, M. Loomis*, M. Stoskopf* & W. Horne*

MeSH headings : Acepromazine / pharmacology; Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / pharmacology; Analgesics, Opioid / pharmacology; Anesthetics, Dissociative / pharmacology; Animals; Blood Gas Analysis; Blood Pressure / drug effects; Body Temperature; Butorphanol / pharmacology; Conservation of Natural Resources; Electrocardiography / veterinary; Female; Heart Rate / drug effects; Ketamine / pharmacology; Male; Medetomidine / pharmacology; Oximetry / veterinary; Prospective Studies; Respiration / drug effects; Wolves / physiology; Xylazine / pharmacology
TL;DR: The alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist-ketamine combinations provide rapid reversible anesthesia for red wolves but cause severe sustained hypertension, which puts animals at risk for development of cerebral encephalopathy, retinal hemorrhage, pulmonary edema, and myocardial failure. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Cholesterol granulomas in three meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

VETERINARY PATHOLOGY, 37(6), 684–686.

By: K. Sladky, F. Dalldorf, H. Steinberg, J. Wright* & M. Loomis*

author keywords: cerebral; cholesterol; granuloma; meerkat; zoo
MeSH headings : Animals; Brain / pathology; Carnivora; Cholesterol; Fatal Outcome; Granuloma / pathology; Granuloma / veterinary; Male
TL;DR: In the most severe case, meerkat No. 1, the pathologic behavior of the cholesterol granuloma was unique in that it appeared to locally invade the cerebrum and calvarium, possibly contributing to neurological deficits observed antemortem. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Evaluation of epidural morphine for postoperative analgesia in ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science, 39(6), 33–38.

By: K. Sladky, W. Horne, K. Goodrowe, M. Stoskopf, M. Loomis & C. Harms

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Trombiculid mites (Hannemania sp.) in canyon tree frogs (Hylaarenicolor)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 31(4), 570–575.

By: K. Sladky, T. Norton & M. Loomis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

A three-year study of viable airborne fungi in the North Carolina Zoological Park RJR Nabisco Rocky Coast Alcid Exhibit

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 30(1), 44–53.

By: T. Faucette, M. Loomis, K. Reininger, D. Zombeck, H. Stout, C. Porter, M. Dykstra

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 chapter

Anesthesia for captive Nile hippopotamus

In M. E. Fowler & R. E. Miller (Eds.), Zoo & wild animal medicine: Current therapy (4th ed.) (pp. 638–639). Philadelphia, Pa.: W.B. Saunders.

By: M. Loomis & E. Ramsay

Ed(s): . M. E. Fowler & R. Miller

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

Hypospadias in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus).

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 30(1), 141–144.

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 chapter

Principles and applications of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in zoo and wildlife medicine

In M. E. Fowler & R. E. Miller (Eds.), Zoo & wild animal medicine: Current therapy (4th ed.) (pp. 83–88). Philadelphia, Pa.: W.B. Saunders.

By: K. Spaulding & M. Loomis

Ed(s): . M. E. Fowler & R. Miller

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Acid-fast bacterial infection in four turacos

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 12(2), 108–111.

By: A. Stamper, T. Norton & M. Loomis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

A comparison of sampling methods for airborne fungal spores during an outbreak of aspergillosis in the forest aviary of the North Carolina Zoological Park

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 28(4 (Index iss.), 454–463.

By: M. Dykstra, M. Loomis, K. Reininger, D. Zombeck & T. Faucette

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

Hypercortisolism and diabetes mellitus secondary to a steroid cell tumor of the ovary in a bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION, 9(4), 432–434.

By: T. Mashima n, T. Norton n, M. Loomis n & F. Dalldorf*

MeSH headings : Adrenal Cortex; Animals; Blood Glucose / analysis; Diabetes Mellitus / etiology; Diabetes Mellitus / veterinary; Female; Foxes; Hydrocortisone / blood; Hyperglycemia / etiology; Hyperglycemia / veterinary; Neoplasms, Gonadal Tissue / blood; Neoplasms, Gonadal Tissue / complications; Neoplasms, Gonadal Tissue / pathology; Neoplasms, Gonadal Tissue / veterinary; Ovarian Neoplasms / blood; Ovarian Neoplasms / complications; Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology; Ovarian Neoplasms / veterinary; Ovary / diagnostic imaging; Ovary / pathology; Ultrasonography
TL;DR: Clinical and pathological data from a case of a steroid cell tumor in the ovary of a bat-eared fox with hypercortisolism and diabetes mellitus, compatible with a diagnosis of a functional cortisol-secreting tumor is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

Mortality in captive wild caught horned puffin chicks (Fratercula corniculata)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 28(3), 298–306.

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1995 journal article

Preliminary comparison of plasma concentrations of gentamicin injected into the cranial and caudal limb musculature of the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 26(2), 265–268.

By: K. Beck, M. Loomis, G. Lewbart, L. Spelman & M. Papich

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

journal article

Hematology and plasma biochemical values for free ranging cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) in central North Carolina, USA

Minter, L. J., Dombrowski, D. S., Stoskopf, M. K., Purnell, C. A., Loomis, M. R., & De Voe, R. S. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 8(2), 321–334.

By: L. Minter, D. Dombrowski, M. Stoskopf, C. Purnell, M. Loomis & R. De Voe

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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