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1 December 2017 SEASONAL DERMATOPATHY AND CONCURRENT REPRODUCTIVE FINDINGS IN CAPTIVE FOSSA (CRYPTOPROCTA FEROX)
Cameron Ratliff, Meg Sutherland-Smith
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Abstract

Six female intact fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) in the San Diego Zoo collection presented with episodic, seasonal alopecia and variable pruritus between the years 1984 and 2015. Presentation was often accompanied by findings such as prominent palpable uterus or cervix and thickened, enlarged uterus on ultrasound. Dermatologic testing has been consistently nondiagnostic for primary cause of alopecia. Both the alopecia and reproductive findings have a higher occurrence from midspring to midsummer. Hormonal changes associated with reproductive activity are proposed as a possible explanation for the dermal clinical signs seen in these six fossas.

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Cameron Ratliff and Meg Sutherland-Smith "SEASONAL DERMATOPATHY AND CONCURRENT REPRODUCTIVE FINDINGS IN CAPTIVE FOSSA (CRYPTOPROCTA FEROX)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 48(4), 1181-1187, (1 December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260-48.4.1181
Accepted: 1 January 2017; Published: 1 December 2017
KEYWORDS
Alopecia
Cryptoprocta ferox
Endocrine
fossa
reproduction
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