Guinea Pigs

Question 1

What is the kingdom of a Guinea Pig?

Answer 1

-Animalia

Question 2

What is the phylum of a Guinea Pig?

Answer 2

-Chordata

Question 3

What is the class of a Guinea Pig?

Answer 3

-Mammalia

Question 4

What is the order of a Guinea Pig?

Answer 4

-Rodentia

Question 5

What is the family of a Guinea Pig?

Answer 5

-Caviidae

Question 6

What is the Genus of a Guinea Pig?

Answer 6

• Cavia

Question 7

What is the Species of a Guinea Pig?

Answer 7

-Porcellus

Question 8

What is the life span?

Answer 8

• 4-5years

Question 9

When do they reach puberty?

Answer 9

• M 8 to 10 week
• F 4-5 weeks

Question 10

How long is their estrous cycle?

Answer 10

• 13-21 days

Question 11

How long is their Gestation period?

Answer 11

• avg 68 days

Question 12

Are they fertile during post partum estrus (ovulation) ?

Answer 12

• Yes

Question 13

How large is their litter size?

Answer 13

• 1 to 6 kids

Question 14

What is their dental formula?

Answer 14

-2( I 1/1 C 0/0 P 1/1 M 3/3)

Question 15

What type of teeth do they have?

Answer 15

• Hypsodont

Question 16

What type of stomach do they have?

Answer 16

• Monogastric

Question 17

Is their cecum large?

Answer 17

-Yes

Question 18

They obtain most of their nutrition from where?

Answer 18

• large intestine

Question 19

What is the Kurloff cell?

Answer 19

• an estradiol-dependent mononuclear leukocyte unique to the guinea pig.

Question 20

Where is the Kurloff cell found?

Answer 20

• in the thymus, spleen, liver and lung

Question 21

Where are they seen in large numbers and what’s their role?

Answer 21

• in the placenta
  -in preventing the maternal rejection of the fetal placenta during pregnancy.

Question 22

What does the Kurloff cell have in vitro, and what may it be part of?

Answer 22

• NK cytotoxic activity
  -cancer resistance

Question 23

What vitamin do they have a dietary requirement for?

Answer 23

• Vitamin C

Question 24

What are the male reproduction characteristics?

Answer 24

•Slightly larger
•Large testes, open inguinal rings
•Slit (round) shaped rectal opening
•Manual pressure extrudes penis

Question 25

What are the female reproductive characteristics?

Answer 25

- Vaginal closure membrane open only during estrus and parturition •Y shaped genital anal opening

Question 26

When is it too late to breed them?

Answer 26

- 7 months

Question 27

What are common with guinea pigs?

Answer 27

- still births and miscarriage

Question 28

Is their reproductions seasonal?

Answer 28

•Non seasonal •Continuously Polyestrous

Question 29

What are the signs that they are in estrus?

Answer 29

-Congested, swollen vulva •Lordosis position •Extension of a four legs, straightening and arching of back

Question 30

How do you confirm their pregnancy’s ?

Answer 30

•Palpation at 14-21 days •Radiograph 6 weeks

Question 31

What is dystocia?

Answer 31

- still birth

Question 32

What is toxemia?

Answer 32

- blood poisoning

Question 33

What are signs of toxemia?

Answer 33

•Reduced appetite •Lack of energy •Excessive salivation

Question 34

What is their length dependent on ?

Answer 34

•Longer for smaller litters •Shorter for larger litters *litter size

Question 35

What does precocious mean?

Answer 35

- •Fully haired, with teeth , eyes and ears open

Question 36

What are signs of distress in them?

Answer 36

•Licking, biting or shaking a particular area •Unkempt appearance •Hunched back •Lethargy •Decrease in food and water consumption •Unusual vocalization

Question 37

What is Pododermatitis and where is it located?

Answer 37

- Pododermatitis is commonly seen on the palmar surface of the feet of animals housed on rough wire cage floors. Feet are swollen with crust-covered ulcers. There may be involvement of regional lymph nodes.

Question 38

What is Bacterial Pneumonia in Guinea Pigs?

Answer 38

•Rats and humans can serve as carriers. •Abscess formation, usually in the cervical lymph nodes (cervical lymphadenitis or ‘lumps’). •Respiratory signs may include nasal discharge,anorexia, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, torticollis, dyspnea, and acute death. •Pregnant dams may abort.

Question 39

What is Adenovirus?

Answer 39

-an enveloped DNA virus that causes respiratory disease in guinea pigs.