Optho and Exotics Flashcards
Birds and reptiles have no what?
diaphragm
Most common bearded dragon issue re: environment - flakey skin
dehydration from humidity
most common dz process in bearded dragon re: nutrition
metabolic bone dz (no calcium - leaches from bones)
Metabolic bone dz in beardie - presenting PE findings
doesn’t stand tall
beardie not eating can be due to what environmental issue?
poor shedding d/t poor humidity - flake of skin covering eye
bones in birds that are pneumatic?
humerus, femur
safe place to place IO on a bird (non-pneumatic bones)
tibial crest, ulna
common female bird emergency?
egg bound
baby birds can get what infection?
crop infection
Uveitis is inflammation of what?
red eyes Uvea - color and outside of the eye
Uveitis causes? pick five
everything - infection, toxin, high BP, trauma, immune mediated
uveitis IOP measurements - high or low?
low
lipid aqueous! WTF - what is it and blood test?
fatty eyeballs - high triglycerides
lipid aqueous can be common after what procedure?
cataract sx (inflammatory eyeballs)
rabbits - a good way to examine them:
on the floor against a wall, knees up, bunny facing towards you
GI stasis should be treated like what in comparison to small animal?
V/d - it’s often not the primary issue
70% of female intact rabbits over the age of 3y have what cancer?
uterine
If a rabbits or g pigs don’t have access to hay, what problem can occur?
overgrown teeth
if rabbits chew on floorboards what weird toxin can occur?
lead poisioning
Rabbit and Gpig maint fluid rates
100ml/kg/d
G pigs can get what common urinary tract issue?
bladder stones - calcium
Mycoplasma is common in what pocket pet?
MY gPig
G pigs can get what 2 urogenital issues?
pyometra, ovarian cysts
Are g pig ovarian cysts typically benign or malignant?
benign but can get big and push on things
