@article{adamovicz_kennedy-stoskopf_talley_cullen_cohen_bizikova_grunkemeyer_2017, title={MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE INFECTION CAUSING A RETROPERITONEAL MASS IN A BINTURONG (ARCTICTIS BINTURONG)}, volume={48}, ISSN={["1937-2825"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026496685&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1638/2016-0117r.1}, abstractNote={Abstract A 19-yr-old castrated male binturong (Arctictis binturong) with a history of recurrent pyogranulomatous panniculitis, lymphangitis, and dermatitis was presented for evaluation of hyporexia and tenesmus. A large caudal abdominal mass was palpated on physical examination. On ultrasound, the mass encircled and obstructed the left ureter, resulting in hydroureter and hydronephrosis. The animal was euthanized, and necropsy revealed a large retroperitoneal pyogranuloma with acid-fast organisms identified in both the mass and the perineal skin. The acid-fast organisms within the retroperitoneal mass were identified as Mycobacterium intracellulare by PCR. This case represents an unusual presentation of M. intracellulare in a novel species.}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE}, author={Adamovicz, Laura and Kennedy-Stoskopf, Suzanne and Talley, Ashley and Cullen, John M. and Cohen, Eli B. and Bizikova, Petra and Grunkemeyer, Vanessa}, year={2017}, month={Jun}, pages={544–548} } @article{swisher_phillips_tobias_cullen_gieger_grunkemeyer_2016, title={External beam radiation therapy of squamous cell carcinoma in the beak of an African grey parrot (Psittacus timneh)}, volume={30}, DOI={10.1647/2015-106}, abstractNote={Abstract Squamous cell carcinoma has been reported in a variety of bird species, most commonly psittacine and gallinaceous birds. The long-term prognosis in nongallinaceous birds is generally poor if complete surgical excision is not possible. Squamous cell carcinoma of the rhinotheca was diagnosed in a 34-year-old timneh African grey parrot (Psittacus timneh) with a 2-year history of beak abnormalities. No evidence of metastasis or local invasion were found on results of radiographs or computed tomography scan. The bird was treated with surgical debulking and palliative megavoltage radiation therapy. After 4 radiation treatments, the affected tissue was necrotic and was debrided to reveal healthy granulation tissue. The bird died approximately 7 months after diagnosis and 4 months after cessation of radiation treatment. At the time of death, a small scab lesion remained at the left oral commissure, but no visible tumor regrowth was evident. A postmortem examination was not performed, however, and tumor recurrence could not be ruled out in this bird.}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery}, author={Swisher, S. D. and Phillips, K. L. and Tobias, J. R. and Cullen, J. M. and Gieger, Tracy and Grunkemeyer, V. L.}, year={2016}, pages={250–256} } @article{brock_grunkemeyer_fry_hall_bartges_2013, title={Comparison of osmolality and refractometric readings of Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot (Amazona ventralis) urine}, volume={27}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery}, author={Brock, A. P. and Grunkemeyer, V. L. and Fry, M. M. and Hall, J. S. and Bartges, J. W.}, year={2013}, pages={264–268} }