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1
Q

Two reasons why rodents & rabbits are prone to heat stress

A

don’t sweat

cannot pant

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2
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When a client is bringing in their rodent to be seen, what should you remind them of before the visit?

A

to bring the cage and NOT to clean it prior to visit

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3
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Why are pelleted diets preferred over seed-based ones?

A

so they cannot selectively pick out just what they want and become nutritionally deficient

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4
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What is the normal temperature range for

1) mouse
2) rat

A

1) 98-101

2) 99.5-100.6

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5
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When handling rodents it’s important to stabilize which area?

Rodents should never be picked up by?

A

the base of the tail

their tails–>tail slip!

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6
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In most rodents, males are aggressive. In which type of rodent can females be aggressive?

A

Female hamsters

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7
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What is the medical purpose for gavage needles in rodent medicine?

A

to administer oral medications

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8
Q

One route of injection for rodents in IP. Where should this be done in:

1) mice/rats
2) gerbils

A

1) lower left quadrant

2) lower right quadrant

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9
Q

How can porphyrin be differentiated from blood? From which gland is it produced?

A

with wood’s lamp–it will fluoresce

produced from Harderian gland when stressed

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10
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In which type of rodents is mammary tissue found all over the body (including along the back)?

A

Mice/rats

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11
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The most common health problem affecting mice/rats?

A

respiratory disease

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12
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In which rodents do we have to worry about ammonia build-up in the cage?

A

mice/rats & hamsters

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13
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Which bedding type is not appropriate for most rodent species? Why?

A

cedar shavings

elevates liver enzymes and causes hypersensitivity

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14
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Describe barbering in mice

A

when the dominant mouse nibbles on the fur/whiskers of the subordinates (doesn’t leave wounds or lesions)

**dominant mouse is only one with all fur

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15
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Most common tumor in

1) mice
2) rats

A

1) adenocarcinoma

2) fibroadenoma

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16
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A rat presents with a greasy hair coat and pruritus. You are suspicious of fur mites. Should you skin scrape?

A

No–they are non-burrowing

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17
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Most prevalent (common) organism causing pneumonia in mice/rats?

A

Mycoplasma pulmonis

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18
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Name 3 adaptations gerbils have for surviving in arid environments

A

1) don’t sweat
2) produce v. concentrated urine
3) have large adrenal glands

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19
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Because gerbils are predisposed to _____ extra care should be taken when handling to avoid stress

A

seizures

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20
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Sore nose (nasal dermatitis) in gerbils is assoc. with what cause?

A

elevations in humidity

*causes increased secretions from Harderian gland–> irritates skin

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21
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Gerbils are very susceptible to which disease affecting the GI tract?
What is the causative organism?

A

Tyzzer’s disease

Clostridium piliforme

22
Q

Which rodent spp. is most susceptible to dybiosis?

A

Hamsters

23
Q

Name 3 antibiotics that are contrainidicated for use in rodents

A

streptomycin
Dihydrostreptomycin
Procaine

24
Q

When assessing anesthetic depth in rodents, which reflexes will remain present?

A

palpebral and jaw tone

25
Q

The molars of hamsters are ____ rooted; which predisposes them to formation of?

A

closed rooted

dental carries

26
Q

Which rodent spp. has a moveable mandibular symphysis?

A

hamster

27
Q

T/F: when handling hamsters, even with proper restraint, their eyes may bulge

A

True

28
Q

Hamster urine contains a high concentration of ______, giving it a milky, white color

A

Calcium carbonate

29
Q

Causative agent of proliferative ileitis in hamsters?

A

Lawsonia intracellularis

30
Q

Which disease of hamsters is zoonotic to humans (hint: shed in urine)

A

LCM (lymphocytic choriomeningitis)

31
Q

In which rodent spp. should injectable anesthetics be avoided?

A

Gerbils

32
Q

How does the dental formula of rabbits differ from rodents? (2)

A

they have 2 upper incisors and premolars (3U and 2L)

33
Q

Which type of rabbit had young born WITH fur and eyes open

A

wild hares

34
Q

Though rabbits are good with most other spp. which rodent spp. should they NOT be housed with and why?

A

Guinea pigs

risk for transferring Bordetella

35
Q

When performing an enucleation in this species, care must be taken to avoid excessive hemorrhage assoc. with the extensive venous plexus

A

Rabbits

36
Q

What physical characteristics of a rabbit make them prone to lumbar fractures

A

minimal skeletal mass combined with large muscle mass

37
Q

A unique feature of the female rabbit’s repro tract? Surgical implications?

A

“Duplex uterus”–has two cervices and no uterine body

*have to incise into each horn when doing C-section

38
Q

The most important part of a rabbit’s diet is making sure it has plenty of…

A

FIBER!

39
Q

T/F: all forms of penicillin are safe for rabbits

A

FALSE–injectable only!

40
Q

An important anesthetic consideration for rabbits is the fact that many of them produce _____

A

atropinesterase (faster metabolism of atropine)

41
Q

The most common tumor of rabbits assoc. with decreased fertility and vaginal bleeding

A

uterine adenocarcinoma

42
Q

A young rabbits presents for being unable to hop. On exam you notice the rabbit is unable to abduct the right rear limb; what is your top ddx?

A

splay leg

*autosomal recessive

43
Q

Most common location for vertebral dislocation in rabbits

A

L7

44
Q

An ingesta-filled stomach on radiographs in a rabbit that hasn’t been eating would lead you to suspect?

A

trichobezoar

45
Q

What two characteristics of rabbit urine are a risk factor for development of uroliths?

A

excess dietary Ca

alkaline urine pH

46
Q

A rabbit presents to you with anorexia and watery diarrhea. You perform a gram stain of a fecal smear and helically coiled, semi-circular rods. What’s your diagnosis? Causative organism that you just IDed?

A

Enterotoxemia

Clostridium spiroforme

47
Q

Mucous in the feces of young, newly weaned rabbits it most consistent with which GI disease?

A

Mucoid enteritis

48
Q

T/F: E. coli is part of the normal GI flora in the rabbit colon

A

FALSE!

49
Q

Injectable penicillin is the indicated treatment for which disease in rabbits?

A

Rabbit syphilis (Treponematosis)

50
Q

T/F: is a rabbit dam develops mastitis, her kits must be removed and placed with another rabbit to foster

A

FALSE–must remove kits but don’t foster them (can spread infection)

51
Q

Which infectious disease of rabbits is both zoonotic and reportable (though uncommon in domestic rabbits)

A

Tularemia

52
Q

Which type of flea preventative should not be used in rabbits

A

Fipronil (Frontline)

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