Guinea Pigs

Question 1

Do guinea pigs teeth continuously grow?

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

what is the dental formula?

Answer 2

2( I 1/1 P 1/1 M 3/3 )

Question 3

where are the sebacious glands located on a guinea pig?

Answer 3

on rump

Question 4

how many mammary glands do guinea pigs have?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

when is a good time to have baby guinea pigs?

Answer 5

less than 7 months old when the pubic symphasis is not completely fused

Question 6

what does precocious mean?

Answer 6

born completely formed

Question 7

how high should the walls be in a cage?

Answer 7

10 inches high

Question 8

what type of bedding do they like?

Answer 8

shredded paper, wood shavings, soft grass

Question 9

what should the temperature be?

Answer 9

65-79F

Question 10

what type of material should not be used for cages?

Answer 10

wire mesh, can cause sores on feet

Question 11

can guinea pigs handle cold or hot temps better?

Answer 11

cold

Question 12

what type of eater is a guinea pigs?

Answer 12

herbivores

Question 13

what should a guinea pigs diet consist of?

Answer 13

freshly milled, properly stored pellets, druits, vegtables, hay

Question 14

do guinea pigs require Vitamin C?

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

how can you provide vitamin C?

Answer 15

in their water, in their pellets, fuits and vegtables with high vitamin C (kiwi, oranges, Kale, Parsle, brocoli)

Question 16

what is slobers?

Answer 16

maloclusion, overgrowth of premolar and molar teeth. genetic

Question 17

what can cause slobers?

Answer 17

genetics, diet, trauma, infection

Question 18

what are signs of clobers?

Answer 18

anorexia, cannot swallow, salivation

Question 19

what is scurvy?

Answer 19

vitamin C deficiency, lack the enzyme necessary to produce vit C in the body

Question 20

what can scurvy lead to?

Answer 20

swollen joints, lamness, bleeding gums/loose teeth/ malocclusion, weakness, anorexia, diarrhea, rough hair coat

Question 21

what causes most bacterial infections?

Answer 21

bordetella bronchiseptica and streptococcus pneumoniae

Question 22

what can make a bird more suceptable to respiratory bacterial infections?

Answer 22

stress

Question 23

what are the signs of a respiratory infection/

Answer 23

depression, anorexia, sneezing, nasal and ocular discharge and dysnapea

Question 24

how do you treat respiratory bacterial infections?

Answer 24

antibiotics

Question 25

what is antibiotic induced diarrhea?

Answer 25

GI tract populated by mostly G(+)

Question 26

what can cause antibiotic induced diarrhea?

Answer 26

penicillin and cephalosporins

Question 27

how do you treat antibiotic induced diarrhea?

Answer 27

broad spectrum antibiotics, IV fluids, and yogurt

Question 28

What is cervical lymphadenitis?

Answer 28

enlargment of cervical lymph nodes caused by a bacterial infection

Question 29

what causes cervical lymphadenitis?

Answer 29

streptococcus zooepidemicus entering the body through an oral abrasion

Question 30

what can cervical lymphanditis lead to?

Answer 30

pneumonia and septicemia

Question 31

how do you treat cervical lymphenditis?

Answer 31

surgical draainage and antibiotics

Question 32

what is the most signifigant parasite in an external parisite infection?

Answer 32

sarcoptid trixacarus caviae

Question 33

what can the parasite sarcoptid trixacarus caviae cause?

Answer 33

puritis, alopecia and skin trauma (dry scaling, crusting dermatitis seen over the shoulders, inner thiegh, abdomen

Question 34

What are six common medical problems in guinea pigs?

Answer 34

Malocclusion, scurvy, respites bacterial infections, antibiotic induced diarrhea, cervical lymphadenitis, external parasitism