Exotic Animal Medicine Flashcards
Male ferrets are called ____ and females _____
hobs, jills
The ferret’s musky body odor and yellowing of undercoat is due to very active ______, not anal glands
sebaceous glands
Why must blood be drawn right after anesthetizing the ferret?
Because isoflurane can cause changes in Hct and Hgb concentrations
It is common for hedgehogs to _____ their young if they are disturbed, so it is recommended not to touch them for at least a week
cannibalize
Chlamydophila psittaci in birds will cause ______ in humans
Psittacosis
What is PBFD? What virus causes it?
Psittacine beak and feather disease, caused by circovirus
Most reptiles lack a bladder. Instead of urine, they produce _____ or _____ and ____
uric acid or urea and ammonia
When it comes to vaccinating ferrets, its best to use:
a) rabies and feline distemper
b) rabies and mink parvovirus
c) rabies and canine distemper
d) none
C
Insulinoma in ferrets is:
a) decreased insulen produced by pancreas = hyperactivity
b) increased insulin produced by pancreas = depression
c) disease that has sudden onset and quick recovery with routine antibiotics
d) not a common cancer
B
Hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets is:
a) identical to cushing’s in dogs
b) result of a release of high levels of cortisol from adrenal gland
c) result of release of high levels of sex hormones from adrenal gland
d) often in young unneutered ferrets
C
Degus are known to develop what medical condition
a) hyperadrenocorticism
b) spontaneous diabetes mellitus
c) squamous cell carcinoma
d) lymphoma
B
Avian and reptile blood samples should not be:
a) run on coulter machines
b) stored in heparin blood tubes
c) stored in edta blood tubes
d) a and c
D
The digestive system of the bird includes the following anatomical structures moving from cranial to caudal:
a) beak, crop esophagus,, ileum, proventriculus
b) tongue, esophagus, crop, ventriculus, stomach
c) beak, tongue, crop, proventriculus, ventriculus, cloaca
d) glottis, crop, esophagus, duodenum, ventriculus
C
High-risk birds for anesthesia are:
a) herons bc of their long beaks
b) parrots with a crop distended with fluid
c) raptors with fractured leg
d) parrots with beak malocclusion
B: this can lead to regurgitation/aspiration
To improve respiration under anesthesia, birds should be kept in _____ recumbency because _____
a) ventral - weight of abdominal viscera may compress air sacs
b) dorsal - weight of abdominal viscera may compress air sacs
c) dorsal - weight of sternum may interfere with ventilation
d) ventral - air sacs will not inflate
A
