Exotics Flashcards
why you should change clothes before handling rodents or rabbits
may smell like predators (like cats)
mouse and hamster normal RR values
HR?
mouse=80-200bpm
hamster= 80-135bpm
HR can be up to 500 or 600 bpm`
which animal has abnormal red porphyrin staining around the eyes when stressed
rats
how long to fast ferrets and birds
dont fast, birds= v fast metabolisms, risk hypoglycemia
ferrets prone to insulinomas that make them hypoglycemic
why rats cant vomit, and why other rodents and rabbits rarely vomit
barrier between stomach and esophagus, esophagus opening covers
rats also have poor innervation of muscles
why rodents and rabbits at risk of hypothermia
large surface area in relation to volume
why we dont use acepromazine in gerbils
lowers seizure threshold, very prone to seizures occur naturally in 20-50% of gerbils, due to hereditary epilepsy
why we normally use glycopyrolate instead of atropine in rabbits
rabbits produce atropine esterase that breaks down atropine
which reflex we dont monitor in exotics
palpebral (may remain in all planes), eyeplane also remains the same
why atropine is not used in birds or reptiles
increased secretions, become too viscous
why we are cautious using halothane in pigs
risk of malignant hyperthermia (pot-bellied less risk)
psuedoruminants
llamas, camalids
what drug we use to restrain/ anesthetize fish
tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) placed in water
