Common conditions + disease

Question 1

Which one of the following zoonotic diseases is the most common in captive reptiles?

A. Rabies
B. Salmonella
C. Psittacosis
C. Giardia

Answer 1

B. Salmonella

Question 2

Which one of the following is not usually evidence in small mammals in pain or discomfort?

A. Aggresion
B. Inactivity
C. Anorexia
D. Vocalisation

Answer 2

D. Vocalisation

Question 3

What is Ecdysis?

Answer 3

The process that arthropods, insects + reptiles shed their old skin and replace it with new skin (or exoskeleton)

Question 4

What are the 3 purposes of Ecdysis?

Answer 4

1. To shed old, worn skin
2. To help get rid of parasites
3. To allow for growth

Question 5

How often p/year, normally, do snakes and lizards undergo ecdysis?

Answer 5

1-4 times a year, dependent on the species or age of the animal

Note: younger animals will shed more, as they are undergoing so much growth

Question 6

What is Bumble Foot?

Answer 6

A bacterial disease of the bird’s digits + claws

Question 7

What is the bacterial causative agent of Bumblefoot?

Answer 7

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 8

What are the clinical signs of Staphylococcus aureus?

Answer 8

Digits that are:
* Swollen
* Painful
* Pus-filled lesions

Question 9

What is Prolifeartive ileitis ?
+
What species is this seen in?

Answer 9

Wet tail
+
Seen in Hamsters

Question 10

Name the other name given to the glandular stomach

Answer 10

Proventriculus

Question 11

What common zoonotic disease can be seen in Parrots + Budgerigars?

Answer 11

Psittacosis!

Question 12

Name 2 other names given to Psittacosis

Answer 12

1. Chlamydiosis
2. Ornithosis

Question 13

Name 2 symptoms of Psittacosis

Answer 13

1. Pyrexia
2. Bronchopneumonia

Question 14

What disease is commonly known to as ‘Scaly leg’ or ‘Scaly face’ in birds?

Answer 14

Knemidokoptic mange

Question 15

What causes Knemidokoptic mange in birds?

Answer 15

Cnemidocoptes mange

Question 16

What type of leisions are commonly indicative of Cnemidocoptes mange?

Answer 16

Raised keratinous lesions

Question 17

Where would you commonly find Cnemidocoptes mange on a bird?

Answer 17

Feet or Cere

Question 18

Name the irritant hairs of arachnids that can be found on tarantulas, such as the Red-kneed Taranula?

Answer 18

Setae

Question 19

Whats the common name used to disease of fish + amphibians that can be characterised by raised, white lesions?

Answer 19

‘White Spot’

Question 20

What protozoal infection causes White Spot?

Answer 20

Icthyopthirius multifiliis

Question 21

What is a common fatal viral disease that can cause unexplained deaths in rabbits?

Answer 21

Viral Haemorrhagic Disease
(VHD)

Question 22

Name 4 symptoms of VHD

Answer 22

1. Lethargy
2. Anorexia
3. Haemorrhaging
4. Pyrexia

Question 23

True or False.

Ferrets can catch human colds.

Answer 23

True!

Question 24

What disease can be transmitted from ferrets to dogs?

Answer 24

Distemper!

Question 25

What disease do grey squirrels carry that is asymptomatic and endagers red squirrels?

Answer 25

Squirrel Pox
Caused by the poxyvirus, Squirrel Fibroma Virus (SFV)

Also called ‘Squirrel Fibroma’