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preventative medicine for rodents

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no vax

husbandry and nutrition

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main nursing care/critical care when rodents gets sick

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syringe feeding (with a processed hay)

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common husbandry errors in rodents

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over feeding (fruits/veggies/other carbs)
inappropriate food
lack of water (clogged or nasty bottles)

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renal disease is common in Geriatric rodents. Which are common in which species?

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rats - chronic progressive nephrosis
hamster - renal amyloidosis
gerbils - chronic interstitial nephritis

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Common GI pathogen in rodents

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salmonella (can harbor subclinically and pass zoonotically)

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Tyzzers disease

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not common anymore, boards question, caused by clostridium piliforme diarrhea

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Antibiotic associated enteritits in rodents

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iatrogenic, common

some rodents get direct toxicity, exc. aminoglycosides cause neuromuscular blockade

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species sensitivity to antibiotics (abx associated enteritis)

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most ^
hamster, guinipig
rabbit
horse
rat, human
cow, cat, dog 
Least ^
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abx least likely to cause abx associated enteritis

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aminoglycosides
chloramphenicol
fluoroquin
metronidazole
TMS
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parasites

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they occur, worth doing a fecal, treat like dogs/cats…

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tail necrosis

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humidity associated tail restriction (more common in lab med)
tx. amputate

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barbering

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overcrowding in rodents, the loser is bullies and chewed on

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pododermatitis in rodents

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due to dirty bedding

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ringworm in rodents

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Trichophyton

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Chromodacryorrhea

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tearing red eyes, caused by stress, mycoplasma pneumonia or other diseases

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chronic lung disease in rats

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mycoplasma pulmonis, common in rats

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rat neoplasia

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mammary gland fibroadenoma

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the hamster pouch

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is immunologically priveledged

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wet tail

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lawsonia intracellularis

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gerbils with facial dermatitis

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‘sore nose’, caused by staph.

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scent gland abscess or neoplasia

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in gerbils, ventral abdomen inflamed

various bacteria/carcinoma

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seizures in gerbils

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genetic, ok if once in a while, keep calm.

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tail slip

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degloving, caused by grabing distal tail

tx. amputation

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guini pigs get bordatella bronchiseptical and bacterial pneumonias. Why do they die?

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if housed with rabbits (if on boards…)

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most common disease in guini pigs and its presentation | why are they predisposed
- scurvy - periodontal bleeding, lameness(bleeding into joints) - tx. vitamin C - lack L -gulono y lactone oxidase
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3 species that require vitamine C
humans primates guinipigs
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ecalmpsia and ketosis occur due to
hypocalcemia or anorexia pre-parturition
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why do guinni pigs get dystocia | - how to avoid?
fusion of pelvic symphysis | - breed early
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guinni pigs renal disease | - clinical sign?
chronic interstitial nephritis - pupd end of life disease, poor prognosis
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sand baths
chinchillas, degus and ???
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chinchilla diet
grass hay
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environmental concern with chinchillas
heatstroke with prolonged exposure above 80 degrees. common in FL. - dyspnea, lethargy, diarrhea
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slobbers in chinchillas
genetic, common hypersalivation, dropping food tx- trim teeth
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protozoal enteritis in chinchillas
giardia
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listeria
chinchillas
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visceral larval migrans
balisascaris in chinchillas
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degus
grass hay | avoid sweet foods! *they get diabetes*
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diabetes in degus
genetic, cytomegalovirus - amyloidosis, novel insulin protein tx: diet +/- insulin
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hepatic lipidosis in degus
secondary to diabetes, common | tx: diet
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prarie dog diet
grass hay, limited rabbit pellets, supplement with veggie, fruit, seeds
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prairie dog derm
seasonal alopecia
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infectious disease in prairie dogs
plague (yersinia)
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oral disease in prairie dogs
odontomas | teeth growing improperly due to maloclusion,
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sugar glider anatomy
bifurcated penis - omnivores: mixed fruit/veggie, insects, cat food, other supplements - in wild - sap of trees (hard to replicate)
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metabolic disease in sugar gliders
metabolic bone disease (bc we don't do their diet well) ADR, ataxia, fracture deformities probably due to hypocalcemia
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diseases of sugar gliders
salmonella, lymphoma, avian tuberculosis possibly
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common hedgehog husbandry problems
metabolic bone disease trauma obesity overgrown nails
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pneumonia in hedgehogs
bordatella pasteruella lungworms (European species)
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GI disease in hedgehogs
salmonella coccidia dental disease
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derm disease
``` caparina Mange SUPER super common also get sarcoptes, demodex dx- skin scrap CS: crusting, flaking, loss of spines tx: ivermectin many times ```
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Ringworm in hedgehogs
Also tricophyton | more in european breeds
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tumor factories
ferrets and hedgehogs
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neuro disease in hedgehogs
wobbly hedgehog syndrome | demyelinating paralysis
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spaying a rabbit risk?
high anesthetic risk and complications (compared with dog)
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whats right under peritoneum for midline incision in rabbits?
cecum
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how to molars grind - rabbit?
lateral to medial
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how pelleted food affected rabbit mastication?
uses edges of molars to crack the hard pellet, vs. normal mastication for leavy food. results in pointed medial aspect of lower molar and lateral upper molar.
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feel for bumps on lower jaw to see if rabbit ___?
has overgrown teeth and molars are growing down into bone.
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incisor malocclusion | inherited mandibular prognathism
needs constant treatment 1. trimming q2-4 weeks 2. teach O to trim 3. expensive extraction
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hedgehog oral disease
periodontal disease or oral squamous cell carcinoma that looks like dental disease
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Do Sugar gliders teeth need to be trimmed?
NO! only rodents and rabbits
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which species keeps rocky mountain spotted fever in environment?
rodents
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bite and scratch wounds
pasteurella infection
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Anesthetic equiptment
iso nonrebreathing system masks and induction boes small ET tubes
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- When are ferrets spayed, neutered, and descented at marshall farms - and vax? - anything else?
- 6 weeks - once for distemper - tattooed ears
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ferret glands?
anal glands expressed when alarmed but sebaceous glands make most of the smell. no sweat glands
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unbred female ferrets
become anemic | estrous toxicity
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ferret basic husbandry
multi-level wire cage can keep in groups not loose in house ferret or cat food
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ferret life span
6-12 yrs
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ferret distemper vax | - when to give it?
recombinant FERRET purevax DOG MODIFIED LIVE CAN BE VIRULENT ENOUGH TO GIVE FERRETS DISTEMPER - 1st dose 12-16 weeks
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vax reactions
common in ferrets
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ferret PCV decreases with _____.
isoflurane
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ferret blood groups | - transfusions?
dont exist | 1-3 unmatched transfusions is safe
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ferrets have really big _____(organ)____?
spleens
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signs of abdominal pain in ferrets?
bruxism (grinding teeth)
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how do FBs present in ferrets?
chronic, slowly progressive. | lethargy, weight loss
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GI disease in ferrets caused by lawsonia intracellularis? | and clinical signs?
proliferative bowel disease - diarrhea, thick gi, * *rectal prolapse, tenesmus
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green slime disease | - which pathogen?
epizootic catarrhal enteritis - coronavirus adults only and green mucoid stool
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treatments for gi ds in ferrets?
helicobacter - triple abx IBD - pred, azithioprine, hypoallergenic diet Prolif bowel - chloramphenicol Eos GE - pred, ivermectin
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helicobacter distinguishing features in ferrets?
dark tarry stool
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Eosinophilic GE in ferrets
look for peripheral eosinophils
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ferrets are very susceptiple to which virus?
influenza | - self limited ds
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Aleutian mink ds
ferret parvo, usually subclinical | inc. gamma globulins (>20% of TP) (immune complex deposition)
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ferret neoplasia
- lymphoma (lymphoblastic - visceral, <1yr; and lymphocytic - big nodes, >2yr) - MCT - sebaceous epithelioma - Chordoma
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Disseminated idiopathic myofasciitis
1-2 yrs old - fever, pain - leukocytosis - after vaccination? - atrophy, white streaks in muscle....
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Hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets
zona reticularis - sex steroids, usually hyperplasia - rare metastasis, locally invasive and recurrence - 3-4 yrs after spay/neuter - alopecia, pruritis, swollen vulva
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pathogenesis of hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets?
LH acts on adrenal which become hyperplastic, no negative feedback to cause hypothalamus to stop releasing GnRH
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lab data in hyperadrenocorticism ferrets?
normal, only sex steroid precursors elevated
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best way to diagnose hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets?
U/S | ACTH and urine cortisol are not specific
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management for hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets
- deslorin acetate implant (doesn't cure, and recurrence is still common) - leuprolide acetate (Depolupron) a synthetic GnRH
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insulinoma common in? | CS?
>3 yr old - weakness, neuro signs, ataxia, immediate response to glucose treatment (karo) - glucose <60 mg/dl, insulin >250
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ferret estrus cycle
seasonally polyestrous; | mating causes ovulation within 30-40 hrs
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signs of estrogen toxicity
swollen vulva weakness, anorexia bilateral symmetrical alopecia pale MM - anemia
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ovarian remnant also presents like?
hyperestrogenism (estrogen toxicity) and hyperadrenocorticism

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