pocket pets

Question 1

rabbits are more sexually active…

Answer 1

during long photoperiods/spring or summer

Question 2

rabbits are _____ ovulators

Answer 2

induced

Question 3

in rabbits, ovulation occurs when after copulation

Answer 3

10 hours later

Question 4

signs of sexual receptivity of female rabbits (time to sexy sex)

Answer 4

lordosis, rasing of pelvis, moist red vagina

Question 5

true or false: you should separate male and female rabbits after sexy tgime

Answer 5

true

Question 6

how to diagnose pregnancy in rabbit

Answer 6

abdominal palpation as earlyu as 12 days gestation

Question 7

true or false: rabbits can have pseudopregnancy

Answer 7

true

Question 8

if a kit is outside the nest will the mamma rabbit go get it?

Answer 8

no, you can move in back in to the nest for her

Question 9

name 2 things you can do for orphagned rabbit kits

Answer 9

can be cross frostered , can be fed kitten replacer

Question 10

after giving birth, rabbits are ok to be bred when?

Answer 10

can get preggo 24 hours after kindling, but usually wait 5 to 6 weeks, max 3 litters per year

Question 11

what is the type of cancer that female rabbits get very commonly? how to prevent?

Answer 11

uterine adenocarcinoma, very common in does more than 4 years old

prevent by spaying at 4-6 months or exams every 6 months to check

Question 12

clinical signs of uterine carcinoma in rabbits

Answer 12

reduced fertility, hematuria, serosangunous vaginal discharge, cystic mammary glands

Question 13

female intact rabbits may devvelop ________ after breeding or parturition.

Answer 13

pyometria or endometritis

spay and give antibiotics

Question 14

why does a pseudopregnancy happen in a rabbit?

Answer 14

infertile mating or a nearby male rabbit

Question 15

what is unique about rabbit spays?

Answer 15

express their bladder while in ventral recumbency. they have long broad ligaments with lots of fat, and cervices are usually not removed unless there is cervicities, neoplasia, or endometriosis

Question 16

what is unique about scrotum of rabbits

Answer 16

the scrotal sacs are craniolateral to the penis and males can retract testes into the abdomen when stressed

Question 17

when castrating a male rabbit, you should…

Answer 17

elevate the hindquarters or put gentle pressure on caudal abdomen to get the testes into the scrotum. do a closed castration

Question 18

ferrets are usually spayed or neutered before 6 weeks but this predisposes to

Answer 18

adrenal disease

Question 19

male ferrets have a strong musky smell when…

Answer 19

they come into season twice annually

Question 20

ferrets are the most sexually active when?

Answer 20

from march to august (long photoperiods)

Question 21

why is it important to breed in tact female ferrets

Answer 21

half of estrous females will remain in estrus and develop bone marrow toxicity from high estrogen levels

Question 22

clinical signs of bone marrow tox in female ferrets?

Answer 22

swollen vulva, vulvar discharge, depression, pale mms, petevhiae, hair thinning or hair loss, inappetence

Question 23

how to treat bone marrow tox in female ferrets?

Answer 23

100 IU hCG then spay when ferret is stable

Question 24

in hamsters, no discharge for 4 days after breeding indicates

Answer 24

pregnany (since the cycle is 4 days long and there is discharge the day before ovulation)

Question 25

hamsters are more sexually active in

Answer 25

long photoperiods

Question 26

can female and male hamsters hang out after sexy time

Answer 26

can stay together for the night, then separate in morning

Question 27

hamsters will _____ to protect their pups

Answer 27

cannibalize or put pups in cheek pouches

Question 28

why do you need to breed female guina pigs before 6-10 months of age?

Answer 28

because their pubic sympysis will close which increases the risk of dystocia

Question 29

guinea pigs breed when?

Answer 29

all year round, ovulation is spontaneous

Question 30

in guinea pigs, relaxin causes…

Answer 30

the fibrocartilaginous pubic symphysis to disintigrate after day 30

Question 31

true or false: guinea pig moms dont make nests

Answer 31

true

Question 32

how can you induce parturition in guinea pigs

Answer 32

give oxytocin

Question 33

in which pocket pet is psudopregnant not common

Answer 33

guinea pig

Question 34

true or false: guinea pig babies are quite helpless

Answer 34

false! they are quite precocious being fully haired, eyes and ears open, teeth erupted, with passive immunity developed in utero

Question 35

risk factors, clinical signs, diagnosis and tx of pregnancy toxemia in guinea pigs

Answer 35

risk factors: obesity, fasting, 1st or 2nd pregnancy, diet change, stress

C/S: abrupt depression and anorexia, dyspnea and lying down, clonic muscle contractions

dx: ketones in urine and aciduira

tx: fluids with dextrose, calcium gluconate if hypocalcemic, pred if in shock

Question 36

best way to prevent pregnancy toxemia in guinea pigs

Answer 36

prevent obesity, provide energy dense diet in late gestation

Question 37

how to induce ovulation in mice

Answer 37

give eCG and hCG

Question 38

true or false: cannibalization is common in mice

Answer 38

true

Question 39

for which pocket pet can you leave the male with the female and babies?

Answer 39

rats, they are good dads

Question 40

should you separate male mouse from female mouse after breeding?

Answer 40

remove once pregnancy is apparent

Question 41

if a rat does not produce young, what may be the cause?

Answer 41

24h light exposure, energy deprevation, repro infections or neoplasia

Question 42

how to do sex determination for pocket pets?

Answer 42

anogenital distance is twice as long in males than in females

Question 43

in which species does the female have a penis like structure

Answer 43

rabbits: vaginal papilla

Question 44

sexing guina pigs?

Answer 44

have the same anogenital distance for both

males have extrudable penis and females have U shaped vaginal membrane