Guinea pigs and chinchillas Flashcards
Guinea pig facts
- lifespan
- beh
- urine
- age of maturity
- gestation length
- weaned
- blood
- 4-6y
- herd animals
- high in Ca, pigments
- 6-9m
- 68d
- 3wk
- have heterophils, Kurloff cells
GP nutrition
- hay, pellets
- require vit C
Restraint notes for ginea pig
pelvis fractures easily when dropped
Common gen anesth proceedures (GP)
- cystotomy
- dentistry
- fx repair
GI system
+ transit time
(GP)
- monogastric herbivores
- unable to vomit
- large cecum
- copropahagy
- 20h
Malocclusion
- signs
- tx
- slobbers, anorexia, wgt loss,
- dentistry
Typhlocolitis
- pathogen
- cause
(GP)
- C. difficile
- abx (B-lactam, macrolide)
Bordetella bronchiseptica
- lesion
(GP)
- resp
- suppurative metritis
Strep zoo
- lesion
(GP)
- resp
- suppurative lymphadenitis, pericarditis, visceral abscesses
Step pneumonia
GP
Resp issues
Repro issues
GP
- dystocia –> tx Ca, C-section
- preg toxemia
- mastitis
- cystic ovary –> see enlarging abd
Pregnancy toxemia
- cause
- sign
(GP)
1) metabolic from going off feed (ketosis)
- obese
2) circulatory from compression of uterine vessels leading to ischemia
- transient hind end paresis, ketosis
Renal issues
GP
- chronic semental nephritis
- renal cysts
- cystitis
Scurvy - cause - pathogenesis - signs (GP)
- low vit C
- unable to form collage, cartilage retension, capillary fragility
- rough coat, anorexia, lameness, pail mm, petechiae
GP - Skin conditions
- pododermatitis
- hormonal alopecia (from cystic ovaries)
- mange
- dermatomycosis
Chinchilla
- beh
- lifespan
- diet
- social –> need 2
- 10-20y
- herbivorous
Gastric disease
- sign
- cause
(Chin)
- bloat, ulcers
- hairball, other
Enteric disease
- cause
- signs
(Chin)
- carb overload, abx, low fibre
- diarrhea, constripation
Listeriosis signs
- GI, abscesses, abortion, CNS
Skin diseases
Chin
- high humidity
- no dust bath
- Ringworm
- abscesses (S. aureus, Pseudomona)
- fur ring
Heat stroke tx
coll boath, fluids, corticosteroids
