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Guinea Pigs Flashcards

1
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How long should you keep Guinea pig food for? Why?

A

3 months; vitamin C breakdown

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2
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Name 3 breeds of GP

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Hartley,’Abyssinian,’Peruvian’

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3
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How long do GP live for?

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4-6 years

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What does GP urine look like?

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White/Chalky (high in calcium), and can have pigments

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5
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How should you breed guinea pigs w.r.t. age?

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Make sure you breed before 1 year or else the pelvis will fuse.

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6
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Venipunctures

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Saphenous, cephalic, anterior vena cava

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7
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When are spays/neuters done in guinea pigs?

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6-8 months of age (recommended)

Open castration often

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8
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What type of surgeries are done on GP?

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Caesarian'section' 
•  Spay and neuter'
•  Cystotomy
•  Fracture'repair'
•  **Dentistry**
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9
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Describe a Guinea pigs’s GI

A 
Monogastric
Don't vomit
Palatial ostium
Large cecum
Coprophagy
Open rooted incisors/molars
GI transit time 20 minutes
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10
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Palatial ostium

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Connects oro-and caudal pharynx

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11
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How are extractions done on GPs?

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This is difficult, and may cause a fracture of the mandible. Can be attempted or may require euthanasia

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12
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How susceptible are GPs to antibiotics?

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Toxic:
Penicillins
Cephlosporins
Macrolides

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13
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When might you give a guinea pig an enema?

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For fecal impaction (mild enema)

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14
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What bacteria causes enteritis in guinea pigs

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Salmonella, e.coli, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, C.piliforme, C. difficile (and others)

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15
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GP viruses

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Corona virus

wasting & enteritis

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16
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GP parasites

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Eimeria caviae

Cryptosporridia wrairi

17
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Resp diseases in GPs

A

Bordetella bronchiseptica
Strep pneuminiae
Strep zooepidemicus
Adenovirus

18
Q

What can cause cervical lymphadenitis

A

Strep zooepidemicus

19
Q

How do you treat dystocia in GP

A

Common

Ga gluconate + oxytocin for inertia or C-section

20
Q

Problems in female reporduction

A

Pregnancy toxemia
Cystic rete ovaries
Mastitis
Dystocia

21
Q

What is the pathogenesis for pregnancy toxaemia in GPs

A

Fat sow goes off feed (stress etc)
Mobilization of body fat
Ketosis
High mortality

22
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Circulatory pregnancy toxemia in GP

A

Weight on the aorta, compression of uterine vessels
Reduction in blood supply & urteroplacental schema
Transient hind end peruses
Ketosis & fetal death

23
Q

What are cystic rate ovarii in GPs?

A

Para ovarian cyst

leads to hair loss, and sexual behaviours

24
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How do guinea pigs get scurvy? clinical signs

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25
Q

Skin conditions in guinea pigs

A 
Barbering
Pododermatitis
Hormonal alopecia (cystic ovaries)
Mange (Trixacarus caviae)
Dermatomycosis - T. mentagrophytes (zoonotic)
26
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Other conditions in GPs (neoplasia etc)

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27
Q

Chinchillas (weight, etc)

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28
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Chinchilas - GI problems

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