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wet tail

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wet tail
proliferative ileitis, regional enteritis. A disease of hamsters of unknown etiology, thought to be associated with Campylobacter jejuni, characterized by diarrhea causing constant wetness of the tail, and dehydration. At necropsy there is marked hyperplasia of the ileal epithelium and a generalized enteritis. The disease is endemic in many commercial and laboratory colonies.


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Wet tail is a condition associated with stresses, such as weaning and changes in environment.
We raised livestock and had a dairy-- I could milk several cows before I was awake -- unless I got a wet tail in the face.
Hamsters should be checked each day for wet tail, the disease caused by the bacteria, E.
 
 
 
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