Severe periodontal disease in a geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
(2025)
Journal Article
Wrigglesworth, E., Dodds, J., Morgan, R., Milnes, E., & Spiro, S. (2025). Severe periodontal disease in a geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Vet Record Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.70009
A geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) held at a zoological institution was euthanased following persistent dysmastication and decreasing body condition. A postmortem examination revealed marked calculi on the surfaces of t... Read More about Severe periodontal disease in a geriatric southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum).