INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY IN THE KOALA (Phascolarctos cinereus) |
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| Authors: | C H Carlisle MVSe DVR A S Brown BVSc PHD L J Filippich BVSc PHD K Reynolds DIP APP Sc BA W T Reynolds BVSc |
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| Institution: | Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4067, Australia (Carlisle, Filippich, Reynolds and Reynolds) and the World Koala Research Corporation Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 110, Oxenford, Gold Coast, 4210, Australia (Brown). |
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| Abstract: | Urograms were performed on 16 adult koalas to evaluate this procedure for use in the koala. Because there is only small amount of intraabdominal fat, radiographs of the abdomen of koalas lack detail. Contrast medium was excreted more slowly in the koala than in the dog and there was considerable variation in the rate of excretion between koalas. The results of this study indicated that urography was valuable technique for assessing renal anatomy, but there was considerable variation in the time for excretion of the contrast medium. |
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| Keywords: | urogram koala |
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