Date

2021

Degree

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

College

College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Emilia A. Lastica-Ternura, Jezie A. Acorda

Abstract

There are currently no published studies regarding the ultrasonographic features of the urogenital organs of the Palawan bearcat, a Vulnerable viverrid endemic to Palawan, Philippines. Ultrasound was done in the right and left flanks, pelvic area, and genital area to view the right and left kidney, urinary bladder, and testes, respectively, of four female and three male rescued adult Palawan bearcats at Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center. Scans with good views were rescaled and the dimension parameters (length, width, thickness, diameter) of the organs were recorded; echogenicities of organ structures were measured also measured. The left and right kidneys measured an average of 4.00 cm × 2.7 cm × 2.07 cm and 3.31 cm × 2.19 cm × 1.88 cm, respectively, both appearing rounded bean-shaped with an anechoic to hypoechoic medulla, and hyperechoic sinus and cortex, covered by hyperechoic capsule. The oval-shaped urinary bladder had hyperechoic walls with a mean ± SD thickness of 0.81 ± 0.052 mm, and encloses an anechoic lumen, denoting urine content. The homogeneously hyperechoic to heterogeneously hypoechoic prostate gland parenchyma covered by the hyperechoic capsule had a mean ± SD diameter of 0.728 ± 0.086 cm. The oval-sharped testes measured an average of 1.21 cm × 0.75 cm × 0.51 cm, featuring a mildly echogenic tunica albuginea and hypoechoic parenchyma. These parameters can serve as baseline values and can be useful in screening and diagnosis of diseases in the urinary tract of the Palawan bearcat and future research involving viverrid species.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Notes

Best Thesis in Wildlife, 2021

Document Type

Thesis

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