Exotic rotations MCQs online Flashcards
What is a common cause of feather plucking in parrots?
Inappropriate pair bonding with owners.
What is the most common causative agent for respiratory disease in rabbits?
Pasteurella multocida
What prokinetic drug is used in rabbits?
Ranitidine
Watery droppings in an african grey may be due to ?
Excessive dietary fruit
Watery droppings in an orange winged amazon may be due to?
renal disease
What toxin is commonly ingested by swans?
lead
An african grey parrot is presented with pale mucous membranes and yellow green Urates - what diagnostic test would you do?
Chlamydophila PCR
Occular discharge in the rabbit is most frequently due to?
Dacryocystitis
the treatment for Chlamydophila in parrots targets?
Doxycycline for 4-6 weeks either once a week by injection or once a daily orally. azithromycin and fluoroquinolones also have some effect. It targets the extracellular elementary bodies.
Creamy white plaques in the oral cavity or crop of a pigeon would NOT be caused by?
Coccidiosis
Which chelator is used to treat lead toxicity in birds?
CaEdTA
When would penicillin be indicated for rabbits?
For treatment of treponema cuniculi
Which drug would you prescribe to treat e cuniculi infection?
Fenbendazole
Which of the following antifungals would be most suitable to treat aspergillosis in an african grey with mild clinical signs
Low dose terbinfine
Blunting of the choanal and dermal papillae is commonly seen in parrots associate with which condiition?
Hypovitaminosis A
What is the recommended site for obtaining a blood sample from an obese rabbit doe?
Lateral saphenous vein
A client presents with a yellow crested cockatoo with watery droppings, what is this due to ?
Polyuria
A dyspnoeic harris hawk with open beak breathing, what should you do?
Place in an oxygen enriched cage
What is true regarding lead poisoning in swans?
Eosophageal impaction may occur with lead poisoning
What is the maintenance fluid rate for a rabbit?
100mg/kg/day
What would be the best method to repair a mid shaft fracture of the tibiotarsus in a 500g bird?
Tie in (hybrid) fixator
What is the anatomical structure called the syrinx?
Tracheal bifurcation into the bronchi
What is the incidence of uterine adenocarcinoma in a rabbit?
50-80%
To reduce the weight of an obese rabbit what should you do?
Reduce the amount of pelleted diet and feed more hay
In a sick bird, how much blood is it reasonable to collect?
0.5% blood volume from the right jugular.
In a dehydrate dbird, what blood parameters would be elevated?
Uric acid, total protein, PCV
What is the dental formula of an adult rabbit?
2/1 0/0 3/2 3/3
What should not be given orally to a rabbit?
clindamycin
What would be the first fee you gave to an emaciated raptor that has escaped for a few days?
A sugar based liquid fe into the birds proventriculus via a tube.
How long is the duration of analgesia provided by butorphanol in rabbits?
2-4 hours
A cockatiel is presented with ocular discharge and yellow green urates - which is the most likely diagnosis?
Chlamydophila
Excessive egg laying is especially common in which birds?
Cockatiels
What is thee average daily water intake of a rabbit?
50-100ml/kg
Which opioid is most suitable in birds?
Butorphanol
Which is the best therapy for a Chlamydophila infection in birds
Doxycyline
Which is the most useful diagnostic procedure for evaluating liver disease in a bird?
Coelioscopic examination
a 3.2kg rabbit is being anaesthetised using medetomidine 1mg/ml at 0.1mg/kg ketamine 100mg/ml at 5mg/kg and butorphanol 10mg/ml at 0.5mg/kg administered IM. calculate volumes you will administer
Medetomidine 0.32ml, ketamine 0.16ml, butorphanol 0.16ml
Sore hocks are particularly seen with which breed of rabbit?
Rex
A suitable injectable anaesthetic regime for a rabbit undergoing OVH would be?
Fentanyl/fluanisone + midazolam
mild to severe crusting of the pinnae of a rabbit may be seen due to
Psoroptes cuniculi
A striking feature of the normal radiographic anatomy of the chinchilla is
large tympanic bullae
The best way to thoroughly evaluate rabbit dental disease is
Radiography and oral examination under GA
an all seed diet for parrots is deficient in what?
Vitamin A and calcium
When should penicillin be indicated for rabbits?
For treatment of treponema cuniculi
Cyromazine is used to prevent which condition?
Flystrike
What husbandry is recommended for a grey parrot with low blood ionised calcium?
Provide artificial UVB
Which species can absorb large quantities of Ca independently of Vit D?
Rabbits
What is the best parameter to assess liver function in a bird?
Plasma bile acids
What is the life expectancy of a rabbit?
6-13 years
Where would you place an IO catheter in a bird?
Proximal tibiotarsus
What is the rectal body temperature of a rabbit?
38-39C
What drug would not be suitable for Treating mycoplasma infection in waterfowl?
Amikacin
What is the max volume of bid which can safely be taken at any one time from a bird
10ml/kg
What is the standard diagnostic test for PBFD?
whole blood for viral DNA by PCR
A 2.5kg rabbit requires a course of enrofloxacin at 10mg/kg orally daily. to cover a 10 day course you need to dispense how much?
10ml
Which rabbit disease is potentially zonotic?
E cuniculi
Also cheyletiella parasitovorax mildly zoonotic
A 2.23kg rabbit is being treated orally with ranitidine syrup (15mg/ml) at a dose of 4mg/g . approx how much should it be given each time it is treated?
0.6ml
What is PBFD?
Psittacine beak and feather disease
How can monomorphic birds be sexed?
blood or feather pulp sample for DNA testing
a 2yo harris hawk presented with acute onset open mouth breathing and cyansis. which immediate action should you take?
Airsac cannulation.
What is the most appropriate timing of vaccinations for myxomatosis and RHD in rabbits using the combined vaccination?
5wks old and annual boosters
Which is not a suitable route for fluid therapy in birds?
Intracoelomic
What is the recommended entry site to determine the gender of a parrot with endoscopy?
left side of abdomen
What is the most common cause of dental disease in rabbits?
Lack of sufficient fibre (hay and grass) in the diet.
A healthy rabbit to be used as a blood donor weighs 2kg - how much blood can be taken?
20mls
How would you best advise a client to encourage his parrot to eat a pelleted commercial parrot diet?
Mix the diet with fruit juice
What pathology is associated with overdose of fenbdendazole in birds?
Bone marrow suppression
Why would you examine rabbit and rodents urine with a woods lamp?
Porphyrins fluoresce in the light
What technique would you use to anaesthetise a cockatiel?
Isoflurane mask induction
A heterophilic leucocytosis often with a monocytosis and lymphopenia would be unlikely to be seen in birds with what
PBFD
What is the best way to trim a pet rabbits incisors?
Use a burr in a conscious rabbit
Which birds are dimorphic?
Budgerigar
Which vaccine is commercially available for rabbits?
Myxomatosis, rabbit haemorrhagic disease
What is the best site for obtaining a blood sample in a corn snake?
Ventral coccygeal vein
What is the dental formula for hystricomorphs?
1/1 0/0 1/1 3/3
What animal should not be picked up by the tail?
gerbil
What is not suitable for carapacial shell repair in a tortoise that has a fracture which is now infected?
fibreglass
A rate is presented with warty growths on its ears, what is this most likely due to ?
Nododeres muris infection
What is the average soft tissue wound ealing time in reptiles?
6-8 weeks
What is the recommended technique of sexing snakes?
probing the hemipenes
What animal is not sexed by ano genital distance?
guinea pig
A retrovirus has been implicated in case of ibd in snakes. what is the acronym IBD?
inclusion body disease
Which rodent commonly suffers from cystic ovarian disease?
guinea pig
What is gout in reptiles?
deposition of uric acid crystals in body tissues
What is the common causative agent for respiratory disease in guinea pigs?
bordetella bronchiseptica
What is a common infectious agent causing respiratory disease in rats
Mycoplasma pulmonis
Which lizards do not have acrodont dentition and is not prone to dental disease? Bearded dragon, chameleon, iguana
Green iguana
The most probable clinical signs in a snake with severe cryptosporidium serpentes infection is what?
a mid body swelling
Which mammal should be starved prior to GA?
Ferret - for 4-6 hours
A four year old ferret is presented with general weakness, lethargy and posterior paralysis, which is the most likely cause?
Insulinoma
What hormone is elevated in ferret adrenal gland disease?
Androstenedione
Which antibiotic would be suitable for a mixed aerobe and anaerobe infection in a snake?
ceftazidime
Which virus has been associated with chelitis in guinea pigs?
Pox virus
What may neutering a male ferret predispose to?
Adrenal gland disease
In a dehydrated chelonian, what blood parameters would be elevated?
Urea, uric acid, sodium
Which is a zoonosis affecting the skin that can be contracted from handling hedgehogs?
Trichophyton erinaecei
Neurological signs in a common garter snake are most likely caused by what?
Hypovitaminosis B1
What technique would you use to anaesthetise a rat?
Isoflurane gas chamber induction
In order to preserve the vitamin C content in commercial guinea pig food, the diet should be what?
Kept in the dark
When castrating hystricomorphic rodents what technique should be used?
Closed castration - to avoid herniation
Gryopus ovalis is a louse that commonly infections which rodent?
guinea pigs
Which mite is common in ferrets?
Otodectes cyanotis
In which species is lawsonia intarcellularis a common problem?
hamsters
How much blood can safely be withdrawn from a healthy 500g chinchilla
1% of bodyweight, 5.0ml
What technique would you use to anaesthetise a tortoise?
IV propofol
What is the maintenance fluid rate for reptiles?
30ml/kg
What vaccination is recommended for ferrets?
Canine distemper
Ophionyssus natricus is a black and shiny blood sucking mite that can be found in which species?
Snake
What is the dental formula for myomorphs
1/1 0/0 0/0 3/3
What is the dental formula for an adult ferret
3/3 1/1 3/3 1/2
Which vitamin deficiency is most common in guinea pigs?
Vitamin C
which chelonian species does not hibernate?
Leopard tortoise
In preparation for hibernation tortoises should be starved for how long?
21-28 days
Name 3 suitable sites for chelonian venepuncture?
Jugular vein, dorsal tail vein, subcarapacial venous sinus
What diet is recommended for a guinea pig?
Adlib hay(70%), green leafy veg (25%), small amount of pellets, and fruit 5% of diet max
What is the dental formula for lagomorphs?
2/1 0/0 3/2 3/3
What reptile produces live young?
Boa constrictor
What gland commonly becomes neoplastic in gerbils?
Ventral scent gland
What is the life expectancy of a green iguana
6-20 years
What is the most useful biochemistry panel to id renal disease in a spur thigh tortoise ?
Uric acid and phosphorous
Which species should be bred early to reduce risk of dystocia?
guinea pigs
a 6 week old syrian hamster is presented with a foul smelling watery diarrhoea and a palpably thickened intestine - the most common aetiological agent causing these signs is what?
Lawsonia intracellularis
Which neoplastic condition is commonly seen in the ferret?
Insulinoma
If a reptile requires a course of antibiotics how long would you prescribe it for?
28 days
What technique would you use to anaesthetise a leopard gecko?
Iso gas chamber induction
Nasal dermatitis can be seen in which species of rodent?
Gerbil
What is the common causative bacterial agent for runny nose syndrome in tortoises?
Mycoplasma testudinis
Which reptile does not have a requirement for uvb for vitamin D metabolism?
leopard gecko
a 2yo iguana is presented with lethargy, waekness a slight tremor. it appears to be well muscled espec on its legs. the most likely cause of these signs is;
Hypocalcaemia
What vitamin deficiency can cause occular disease in freshwater turtles?
Vitamin A
Which reptile is carnivorous?
water dragon
How many chamber are there in a chelonian heart?
3
A client wants to purchase a pet for her 10yo daughter, which of these would you recommend?
a guinea pig
What is the average wound healing time for a shell in a terrestrial chelonian?
1-2 years
What temperature should a Mediterranean tortoise hibernate at?
5C.
Ivermectin is not suitable for use in which species?
chelonians - causes flaccid paralysis
What is the most common fracture site in raptors?
Tibiotarsus
Which lizards are herbivores?
green iguana
Red staining on the face of a rat is usually caused by what?
Harderian gland secretions
Which one of these conditions is likely to lead to anaemia in a jill?
Persistent oestrus
What is the easiest way to sex a bearded dragon?
Presence of femoral pores
