Quizzes Flashcards
T/F
Having the cage in an area that does not allow the bird to get enough rest could result in aggressive or other undesirable behaviors
True
You are performing a gram stain on the feces of a zebra finch, what should you find in a normal, healthy zebra finch?
Very little gram positive bacteria
Which muscles determine the body condition in birds?
Pectoral muscles
Cuffed endotracheal tubes should not be used in avians due to…
Birds have complete tracheal rings
If an avian patient weighs 527 grams, how much blood can safely be pulled?
5 mL
The most common pediatric problem for avians is..
Crop stasis
Chronic (avian) egg layers can be treated by breaking the reproductive cycle with…
LIGHT CYCLE CHANGES
What is the most reliable way to administer antibiotics to a pet bird?
In the pectoral muscle
A bird’s water bowl should be…
Mounted on a wall of the cage or enclosure to keep it clean
When advising an owner on transporting his or her pet bird to the veterinary hospital, what is not good advice?
The cage should be thoroughly cleaned and new water provided to reduce stress to the bird
The male eclectus parrot is what color?
Green
Which oviduct and ovary are active in most birds?
Left
T/F
Dysecdysis is a clinical sign and not a disease in itself
True
The quarantine period for a wild-caught species should be a minimum of:
60 days
Injectable medications are given to reptiles in…
Cranial part of the body
Male sexual dimorphism in chelonians are generally seen as…
Elongated tail with the cloaca beyond the margin of the shell and a concave plastron
What zoonotic disease is carried by many reptiles?
Salmonellosis
A good way to prevent rostral damage is…
Create visual security in the enclosure
You are examining a pet iguana and want a sample of GI and urinary fluids. You realize that you can retrieve both samples from the…
Cloaca
What is true about barbering?
It is common in female mice
What is the most common site for venipuncture in chinchillas?
Jugular
What is true about chinchilla restraint?
They should never be scruffed
Which is not a rodent: prairie dog, guinea pig, hedgehog, or gerbil
Hedgehog
Mammary gland tumors are particularly common in…
Rats
Male chinchilla sex organs…
Their testicles are undescended, scrotum is absent, and their penis is S-shaped
Who can you pick up by the base of the tail?
Mice and rats
Do ferrets have sweat glands?
No
Trichobezoar is the medical term for a…
Hairball
Where geographically do sugar gliders come from originally?
Australia and New Zealand
Which female rodent is most likely to cannibalize their young when stressed?
Hamsters
Which teeth are absent in chinchillas?
Canines
How can you get monkeypox from a prairie dog?
Bodily fluids
Where geographically do chinchillas come from?
South America
What anatomy is used and most visible when a sugar glider is “flying”?
Petagium
How much blood can safetly be taken from a mouse?
0.14 mL
What is a sprite?
Spayed female ferret
Where is the best place to put an intraosseous catheter in a ferret?
Femur
What is the proper way to restrain a rabbit?
Like a football
What are two clinical signs of slobbers in chinchillas?
Too long of teeth, malocclusion, moist area around mouth
What a rabbit thumps its rear foot, what does this mean?
They are scared or about to get it on
In what animal can improper restraint likely cause a tail degloving injury?
Gerbil
Name two clinical signs associated with stress in sugar gliders
Alopecia, cannabilism, cropraphagia
Which digit is absent in the front feet of chinchillas?
Digit one
Skunks have a keen sense of…. but poor…
Hearing, sight
