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Types of hamsters typically seen in clinic

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Golden/Syrian hamster
European hamster
Russian dwarf hamster

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General anatomy of mice

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Small, busy, long, hairless tail, 20-63g

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General anatomy of rats

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Large, intelligent, long hairless tails. 225-500g

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General anatomy of gerbils

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Desert adapted rodent but needs fresh water access, produce concentrated urine, long hairy tail, 46-131g

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General anatomy of hamsters

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Stocky, loose skinned, cheek pouches and short tail. 87-130g

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Dental formula for rodents

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2(I1/1, C0/0, P0/0, M3/3)

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Dental anatomy of pocket rodents

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Hamsters born with incisors
Incisors are open rooted and grow continuously, molars do not
Malocclusion can lead to starvation or death

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T/F in pocket rodents both incisors and molars are open rooted and grow continuously

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False. Only incisors are open rooted and grow continuously

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General tail anatomy of pocket rodents

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Rats, mice, gerbils possess long tails
Hamsters have short tails

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Which pocket rodents can get tail slip?

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Gerbils

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What is the name of the gland located between each eye in pocket rodents and what does it do?

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Harderian glands secretes a substance containing porphyrin, a reddish tinged substance

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T/F mammary masses can occur well away from the teats

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True. Mammary tissue is excessive and not always near the teats

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What do the Harderian glands secrete?

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porphyrin

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What type of ovulator are pocket rodents?

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Seasonlly polyestrous and spontaneous ovulators

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What gland do hamsters have and what are they for?

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Bilateral flank gland, sebaceous gland that play a part in mating, territorial behaviour, and marking pups

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What are hamsters cheek pouches used for?

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Extend back to scapulae, used to transfer food and bedding from one point to another

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Why should you never disturb a mother and pups

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Mothers will move pups in her mouth and can suffocate them

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T/F rodents are monogastric

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true

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What type of pouches do hamsters have?

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Cheek and esophageal

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What is the esophageal pouch used for in hamsters?

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Pre-gastric fermentation

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What organ do rats not have?

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Gall bladder

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What is coprophagy and which animals do it?

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Eating your own feces. Hamsters & chinchillas

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What is necessary in small rodents housing?

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Escape & chew proof. Easily cleaned with solid flooring. Metal or plastic cage. Adequate ventilation for ammonia buildup

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What bedding is appropriate for pocket rodents?

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Ash and pine shavings, corncob, paper products are safer

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What bedding is not appropriate for pocket rodents?
Cedar shavings (aromatic oils are irritating and can cause pododermatitis) and wood shavings (too rough)
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Which bedding can cause pododermatitis in small rodents?
Cedar shavings
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Why should you never handle a small rodents young?
Mom will eat them :(
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Are small rodents nocturnal or diurnal?
Nocturnal
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What type of stomach do small rodents have
monogastric
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What diet do small rodents have?
Omnivores. Fresh pellets daily better than seed mix. Small fresh food (carrots, apple, greens)
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Why should small rodents not have plastic bowls?
Will chew on it
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What are the common diseases of small rodents?
Acariasis, barbering, mechanical abrasions, mange, neoplasia, malocclusion, uterine cancer, moist dermatitis, wet tail, tyzzers disease, chronic respiratory disease, sialodacryoadenitis
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What is barbering in small rodents?
chewing on each other's hair. Most common in female mice, but can be seen in breeding pairs.
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What endoparasites do small rodents most commonly get?
Pinworms and tapeworms
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Signs of malocclusion in small rodents
Weight loss, drooling, oral trauma
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What causes moist dermatitis in small rodents?
Exposed to wet environments.
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What causes "wet tail" in hamsters?
Hamsters with diarrhea. Causes bacterial infection. Caused by improper diet or stress
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What is Tyzzer's disease?
Caused by clostridium (C.Diff) . Hepatoenteric infectious disease. Fatal in hamsters and gerbils. Rats and mice can overcome. Stress is major factor. Exposure in infected bedding
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What bacteria causes Tyzzer's disease?
Clostridium
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Which rodents prefer to live alone?
Male rodents, hamsters
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Which rodents are social and like to be housed together?
rats
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Which rodents are cannibalistic
Mice and hamsters
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How do you restrain hamsters
Scruff a lot more than you think
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Which rodents can you lift by the base of the tail?
Rats and mice
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How do you know if you scruffed a hamster enough?
Smile
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How do you sex small rodents
Compare anogenital distance. Distance from anus to genital papilla greater in males.
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Where can you give medications in small rodents
IV, IM, IP
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Where can you give IV injection in small rodents?
Tail vein
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Where can you give an IM injection in small rodents?
quadriceps
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Where can you give IP injections in small rodents?
Rats - left quadrant Rest - right quadrant
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Why can't you inject in the right quadrant in rats
Cecum
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Where can you give SQ injections in small rodents
Skin tent behind neck
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Where can you collect blood in small rodents?
Tail vein (except hamsters). Saphenous & venous sinus
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What sex is this rat? Label the parts
Male - distance is greater 1: urethra 2: anus
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What sex is this rat? Label the parts
Female - distance is less 1: urethra 2: anus

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