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2018 (2) Flashcards

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What disease do you use metroindazole for in reptiles?

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Entamoeba and ciliated infections

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Which species should never get Ivermectin?

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Turtles

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The color of reptile skin depends on several factors, which factors?

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Genetic, condition, season, age and reproduction status

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Darker skin color may be due to what?

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Stress, illness, physiological accomodation

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In which animas is it physiological to have tattered sheeding?

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Lizards, Boid snakes, gecko, chameleion, boa snakes

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In which species is it pathological to have tattered sheeding?

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Colubrid snakes

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What types of dermatitits is found in reptiles?

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Necrotic, ulcerative, ventral derma necrosis and nodular dermatitis

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What are the symptoms of scale rot?

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Brownish scales and abcesses

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What are common neoplasms in reptiles?

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Papillomatosis, carcinoma, melanoma

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What are the clinical signs of vtiamin A hypovitaminosis?

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Eyelids are swollen, hyper –and parakeratosis

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What is a non-infectious cause of stomatitis?

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Uric acid excretion

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In what cases is liver lipidosis physiological in reptiles?

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Under gravidity, after hibernation and before first shedding

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Under which circumstances is it physiological for reptiles to refuse feed?

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Hibernation, gravidity, breeding season and before shedding

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What are the reasons for post hibernation anorexia in reptiles?

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Dehydration

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What is the therapy for post hibernation anorexia?

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Rehydration by swimming in low lukewarm water

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Common tumors in lung of toroises?

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Fibroma and Fibrosarcoma

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Common tumors in lungs of snakes?

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Adenocarcinoma

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18
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What is the reason for atelectatic lung in reptiles?

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Overconditioning

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What are the predisposing factors for pregnancy toxaemia?

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Young female, big littler, no resting time and malnutrition

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What is the treatment if you have suspected pregnancy toxaemia?

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Warm fluid, energy support and shock therapy

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What are the most common pathogens causing mastitis?

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Pasteurella, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species, bordetella bronchiseptica

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What are the clinical signs of mastitis?

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Swollen, warm and painful mammary glands

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Therapy in case of suspected mastitis?

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Antibiotic, NSAID, fluid therapy and hot packs

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What is the most common mammary tumors?

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Adenocarcinoma

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25
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Clinical findings in case of mammary tumor?

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In-homogenous palpation, not swollen and not painful

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26
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What is the treatment of mammary gland tumor?

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Mammectomy of OHE

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27
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In which animal is paraphimosis common?

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Chincillas

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28
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Encephalotozoonosis is found in what species, and caused by what pathogen?

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Found in rabbits, and caused by E. cuniculi

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29
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Where are the spores of encephalitozoon expelled/excreated?

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Urine

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30
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What is the infection route of encephalitozoon?

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Per os or aerogenous

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What are the symptoms in a rabbit with encephalitozoon infeciton?

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Head tilt, behavioral changes, nystagmus, seizures, interstitial nephritis and renal
failure, PD/PU

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Treament of Encephalitozoon infections?

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Dexamethason, Chlroamphenicol, Oxibendazole, Diazepam

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Is Encephalitozoon infections zoonotic?

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yes

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34
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Lymphocytic choriomenigits, affects which species?

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All rodents, especially mouse and hamsters

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What are the 4 different forms of lymphocytic choriomenigitis and their clinical symptoms?

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Cerebral from: Abnormal posture, tremor, tonic clonic seizures and death

Visceral form: Conjuctivitis, ascites and lethargy

Late form: 9-12 months after natal or prenatal infection, cause lethargy, ascites and proteinuria

Vestigial form: Abnormal development and death

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36
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What is the pathogen causing LCM?

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Arenavirus

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What are the clincal signs of trauma or stroke in rodents/rabbits?

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Head tilt and CNS symptoms

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38
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What is the preferred treatment of stroke?

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Glucocorticoids, B-vitamin supplement

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39
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What are the symptoms of heat stroke in rabbit and rodents?

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Bad general status, seizures, dyspnoea and warm body

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Treatment when suspecting heat stroke?

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Cooling of the body, shock treatment, diuretics and oxygen

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41
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Diabetis mellitus affects which species in particular?

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Degus

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42
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Lymphoma is common in which species?

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Commonly in guinea pigs and rabbits

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43
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Lymphoma in guinea pigs is caused by?

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Retrovirus

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44
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What are the diseases which are related to obesity?

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Pododermatitis, hypercalcuria, incontinentia, dermatitis, hepatic lipidosis, dysochia, joint
problems and spinal problems

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45
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To which family does the ferret belong too?

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Mustellidae

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46
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Which three ferret species do we have?

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M. putenus, M. eversmannt and M. nigripes

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47
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What are the uses of ferrets?

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Rodent control, hunting, pelt, biomedical reasearch, cable transport, sports and companion

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48
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What is the body weight of a ferret?

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1,5-2 kg in males
0,6-1 kg in females

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49
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How long does the ferrets approximately live?

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7-9 years

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50
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When is a ferret mature?

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6-12 months

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How long is the gestaing period of ferrets, and when are they weaned?

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41-43 days of gestation, weaned after 6-8 weeks

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52
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What is the normal body temperature of the ferrets?

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38-39,5 °C

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53
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What can you say about the digestive tract of ferrets?

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Big dilating stomach, very short gastrointestinal tract, carnivorous, lots of prey and
gastrointestinal parasitism is rare

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54
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How can the diet help prevent or treat hypocalcuria?

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More vegetables, grass/hay and fresh water, less seeds and timothy based pellets

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55
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Chronic renal failure is common at what age?

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Old age

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56
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Ovarian cysts are common in which species, and at what age?

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Guinea pigs after 1,5 year

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57
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How do you diagnose ovarian cysts?

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Palpation, found behind the kidneys (round shape) and US

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58
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What is the treatment in case of ovarian cyst?

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Ovarian hysterectomy

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59
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In which animals is endometritis and uterine tumors common?

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Rabbits

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60
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Pyometra in rabbits is caused by which pathogens?

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Pasturella multocida and Staphylococcus aureus

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How do you prevent adenocarcinoma in rabbits?

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Spaying (under 2 years of age)

62
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Dystochia is common in which species?

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Guinea pigs

63
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What is the cause of dystochia in guinea pigs?

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Large foetuses, permanent fuse of the symphyisis and abnormal position of the foetus

64
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What is the treatment of dystochia?

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Calcium and oxytocin, C-section, OHE and manual removal of foetus

65
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How do you prevent dystochia in guinea pigs?

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Should not breed until minimum 6 months of age, separate males and females at 3-4
weeks of age

66
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When does symphyis fusion happens in guinea pigs?

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1-1,5 years

67
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How long is the resting time in guinea pigs?

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Minimum 1 month

68
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Pregnancy toxaemia is especially important in which species?

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Guinea pig, chinchillas and rabbits

69
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What is the time period you should expect pregnancy toxaemia?

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2 weeks of pregnancy and 1 week after delivery

70
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Which species are prone to vitamin B1 hypovitaminosis?

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Water snakes species

71
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What are the clinical symptoms of vitamin B1 hypovitaminosis?

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Moving disorder

72
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What are the parts of the carpax?

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Nuchale, Neuralia, Costalia, Marginalia

73
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What are the parts of the pasltrom?

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Gularia, Humeralia, Pectoralia, Abdominalia, Femoralia, Analia

74
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What type of blood sampling tubes should be used to take blood sample in reptiles?

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Li-heparin

75
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What may be the reason for tattered shedding?

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Low humidity, high temperature, absence of rubbing material, absence of water and Ophionyssus natricis

76
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What are the clinical signs of tattered sheeding?

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Old skin remains, nervousness and feed refusal

77
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What is the appropriate therapy for tattered shedding?

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Swimming water

78
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What may be the cause of failed shedding?

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Too low or too high temperature

79
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What may be the cause of shortened shedding cycle?

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Damage of skin, after surgery or bite, too high thyroxin levels and high temperature

80
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Which species are referred to as large agamas?

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Iguana iguana (green iguana), bearded dragons and water agamas

81
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What may be the cause of rostral skin damage in large agamas?

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Too small terrarium, too many adult males and bad environment

82
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What is the correct therapy for this disease?

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Change of keeping and antibiotics

83
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What may be the cause if you see scarring of the skin?

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Prey bite, fighting and fixing bite during copulation

84
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What may be the reason for generalized oedema in reptiles?

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Heart or kidney failure

85
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What is another name for ventral dermal necrosis?

86
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How to prevent egg myiasis?

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Clean hatchery

87
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Why does mycosis happen in eggs?

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Inappropriate hatching medium

88
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What happens if you use peat (turf) as hatching medium?

89
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What happens if you use peril as hatching medium?

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Mould may occur

90
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How to treat mycosis in eggs?

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Affeceted area should be dusted with carbon activates

91
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In which species does encephalitis occur?

92
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What are the causative agents for encephalitis in snakes?

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Paramyxovirus, systemic mycosis and tophus

93
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In which species is internal ear inflammation common?

94
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What is internal ear inflammation caused by?

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Bacterial infections

95
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What is the symptom of internal ear infection?

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Lateral part of the head is enlarged

96
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How to treat internal ear inflammation?

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Surgery and antibiotic injection

97
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When is it physiological to have opal/white discoloration of the eyes in snakes?

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During shedding

98
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What is the causative agent, if you have chronic eye infections?

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Mite infection

99
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What are the reasons for developing ceratopathy?

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Post-hibernation certopathy, lipidosis and erosion

100
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What is the proposed therapy fro Entamoeba enteritis?

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Metronidasole, 250 mg/kg, every 2nd day, 3x. High temperature, vitamin injections and
antibiotics

101
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How to prevent Entamoeba enteritis?

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Separate carnivorous snakes and lizards from herbivorous tortoises

102
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What is the aetiology behind disciliasis of snakes?

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Too low temperature under the digestion

103
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Causative agent for acute purulent like hepatitis?

104
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Chronic hepatitis with tubercle formation is caused by which pathogen?

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Mycobacterium, fungi and alga

105
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Nodular hepatitis is caused by which type of parasite?

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Capillaria and Larvae migrans viscellaris

106
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What types of hepatitis are found in reptiles?

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Acute purulent, necrotic, chronic with tubercle formation and nodular hepatitis

107
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What are the most common viruses causing hepatitis?

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Iridovirus, herpesvirus and adenovirus

108
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Rhinitis and sinusitis most commonly affects which reptile species?

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Terrestrial tortoises

109
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Causes for rhinitis and sinusitis?

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Virus: herpersvirus and iridovirus
Allergic, non-infectious
Intestinal parasitosis
Fungi spore

110
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Clinical signs of sinusitis and rhinits?

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Serous to purulent discharge

111
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Which snake types are sensitive to viral pneumonia?

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Venomous and colubrid

112
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Causative agent for viral pneumonia in snakes?

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Paramyxovirus

113
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What are the positions for x-ray in soft shelled turtles?

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DV, LL and cranio-caudal

114
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Which sites can be used for blood sampling in a chelonian?

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Sub-carpaxial sinus, dorsal coccygeal vein and vena jugularis

115
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Which sites can be used for blood sampling in lizards?

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Ventral coccygeal vein, heart and others like abdominal vein

116
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Which sites can be used for blood samplig in snakes?

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Ventral coccygeal vein, heart and vena palatina

117
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What can be the consequence of too high humidity?

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Dermatitis

118
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What can be the consequence of too low humidity?

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Shedding problems

119
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Poxvirus dermatitis is common in which species?

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Kaiman, Green iguana and Sceloporus species

120
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What are the clinical signs of poxvirus dermatitis?

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Small brownish papules, localisation

121
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What are the clinical signs of Ophionyssus natricis infection?

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Anaemia and shedding problems

122
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What is the correct therapy if suspecting Ophionyssus natricis infections?

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Ivermectin, Frontline

123
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Shell disease is most common in which type of chelonian?

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More common in aqua chelonian than tortoise

124
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In what reptiles do you most commonly find stomatitis?

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Snakes (venomous) and large lizards

125
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What are the most common surgical procedures in rodents and rabbits?

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Explorative laparotomy, excision of neoplasms, ovary-hyterectomy, exstripatio bulbi and
cystotomy

126
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What is the maintenance volume of Isoflurane?

127
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What is the introduction volume of Isoflurane?

128
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Dosages of painkillers intra and postoperative?

A

Butorphanol: 3 mg/kg,
Flunixin: 1-10 mg/kg,
Ketoprofen: 5-10 mg/kg

129
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What is the species causing intestinal coccidiosis in guinea pigs?

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Eimeria caviae

130
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What are the clinical signs of intestinal coccidiosis of guinea pigs and rabbits, and what are the treatment?

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Clinical signs: Bloody diaorrhea, weight loss

Treatment: Sulphonamides

131
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What are the causative agents for alopecia and puritis?

A

Husbandry problems

132
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What can be causative agents for dermatitis?

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Fungi, bacterial, parasites and allergy

133
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Clinical signs of flea dermatitis?

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Discomfort, pruritus, fur –and skin damage

134
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Clinical signs of lice dermatitis?

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Pruritus and nervous animals

135
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Give an example of common mites which is causing dermatitits?

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Gyropus ovalis, Chirodiscoides caviae, Trixacarus caviae

136
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Which animals have most commonly problems with their marking glands?

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Hamsters and Gerbils

137
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Which animals get ateroma?

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Guinea pigs

138
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What is a good diet in case of malnutrition status in an animal?

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Good quality commercial food, apples and good quality hay

139
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What may be the cause of malocclusion?

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Teeth growing in the wrong direction, incomplete wear, prognatha inferior, trauma and
malnutrition

140
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What may be the symptoms of malocclusion?

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Anorexia, stop eating due to pain, increased salivation, causing moist dermatitis, injury
and ulceration

141
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During rabbit surgery, which one do you not put in?

142
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What is Rhabdias infection?

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Rhabdias Hylae is a lungworm of toads and frogs that causes pneumonia (adults in the
lungs secrete eggs into the GI tract, coelomic tract and lymph spaces)

143
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What is the minimum weight a hedgehog can be accommodated?

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<700g if adult, 450g if growing, and suckling 100-130g

144
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Age for breeding guinea pig?

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Has to be 6 months and >650g

145
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What is ”Bumblefoot”?

A

Ulcerative pododermatitis (bacterial infection and inflammatory and reaction on the
feet of birds, rodents and rabbits)

146
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What is specific or sensitive to the liver?

A

AST sensitive, but not specific

147
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How to diagnose Encephalitozoon cuniculi?

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Serology, anamnesis, x-ray and CT

148
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In case of dystocia in turtle, what should you not do?

A

Give paraffin oil per os

149
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Antibiotic suitable for Per os use in rodents?

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Fluoroquinolons, Sulfonamids, Chloramphenicol and Metronidazol

150
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Infectious causes of kidney disease in birds?

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Viral: Corona, birna, astro, entero

Bacterial: E.coli, staphylococcus, actinomyces, chlamydohili

Fungal: Aspergillus

Parasitic: Eimeria, sarcocystitis, cryptosporidium

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