Musculoskeletal & digestive system of rabbits - Veterinary Assistant

Question 1

Crepuscular

Answer 1

animals that are most active at dusk and dawn

Question 2

Highly vascularized ears play a role in what?

Answer 2

thermoregulation

Question 3

What % of a rabbits body weight is bone

Answer 3

8%

Question 4

What are rabbits at a higher risk of?

Answer 4

luxation or fractures

Question 5

What is luxation?

Answer 5

dislocation of a body part

Question 6

How many types of bones make up a rabbit’s skeleton?

Answer 6

23 types of bones

Question 7

What % of a rabbit’s skeleton is made up of bone marrow?

Answer 7

51%

Question 8

What is the cause for rabbit’s fragile skeletons and large muscle mass?

Answer 8

selective breeding for meat

Question 9

Herbivores

Answer 9

organism that feeds on plants - anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plants

Question 10

Hind-gut fermenters

Answer 10

digestive process seen in monogastric herbivores - takes place in large intestine and cecum

Question 11

Cellulose

Answer 11

substance that is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers

Question 12

Rabbits are ________ ________-_______ _________

Answer 12

crepuscular hind-gut fermenters

Question 13

T or F: Hind-gut fermenters have an enlarged foregut as opposed to hindgut

Answer 13

false - enlarged hindgut

Question 14

How does hindgut fermentation help a rabbit’s digestive process?

Answer 14

makes indigestible fiber broken down - releases nutrients and allows for more absorption

Question 15

Define “cecum”

Answer 15

pouch/tublike structure connected to the junction of the small/large intestines

Question 16

Cecum is an _______ element of digestion in hindgut fermenters

Answer 16

integral

Question 17

What % does cecum take up of the total GI capacity

Answer 17

40%

Question 18

The cecum contains what?

Answer 18

a microflora of bacteria which aids in digestion of plant matter

Question 19

T or F: All proteins and vitamins that were synthesized in the cecum get absorbed

Answer 19

false - only some are absorbed

Question 20

Cecotropes

Answer 20

second type of rabbit poop produced by the cecum/ soft poops

Question 21

Cecotrohpy

Answer 21

act of eating cecotropes

Question 22

Coprophagy

Answer 22

act of eating feces or dung

Question 23

Cecotrophy is unique to who?

Answer 23

rabbits, hares and pikes

Question 24

3 other terms for cecotropes

Answer 24

caecotrophs
cecal pellets
cecals

Question 25

% of cecotropes crude protein intake

Answer 25

28-30%

Question 26

% of cecotropes total nitrogen intake

Answer 26

30%

Question 27

Biggest reason we avoid using a cone on rabbits

Answer 27

cecotrophy

Question 28

Primary diet of rabbits

Answer 28

hay leafy greens pellets treats

Question 29

T or F: Rabbits can vomit

Answer 29

false

Question 30

T or F: Rabbits can pass gas

Answer 30

false

Question 31

% of hay that should make up a rabbit's diet

Answer 31

80-85%

Question 32

4 types of hay

Answer 32

Timothy Orchard grass Botanical grass Meadow grass

Question 33

2 hay classifications

Answer 33

grass - timothy, orchard legume - clover

Question 34

T or F: Rabbits older than 4 months should be given alfalfa

Answer 34

false - alfalfa is high in calcium phosphorus which promotes urinary stones

Question 35

What colours should hay be?

Answer 35

hay should be green or yellow with a sweet odor

Question 36

T or F: Hay can be dusty and filled with mold/fungus

Answer 36

false

Question 37

2 reasons hay is needed for a rabbit's diet

Answer 37

hays helps both the GI and dental health

Question 38

T or F: Rabbit's don't need a variety of hay

Answer 38

false

Question 39

T or F: Rabbits enjoy eating hay off the ground

Answer 39

false - hay should be in a pile

Question 40

What % of a rabbit's diet should be made of veggies?

Answer 40

8-10%

Question 41

T or F: 1/4 cup of veggies per pound in body weight should be offered everyday

Answer 41

true

Question 42

Too many veggies can cause what in rabbits?

Answer 42

softened stool diarrhea GI gas

Question 43

4 types of veggies a rabbit can eat

Answer 43

romaine lettuce bell peppers dandelion greens kale

Question 44

What % of a rabbits diet should be made of pellets?

Answer 44

0-10%

Question 45

T or F: Pellets are required for a rabbits diet

Answer 45

false - pellets can be eliminated all together

Question 46

Pellets should be limited to ______ tbsp per day

Answer 46

1-2 tbsp

Question 47

What % of treats should make up a rabbit's diet?

Answer 47

0-5%

Question 48

T or F: Treats can be given multiple times a week

Answer 48

false - treats should be given once or twice a week