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1
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What is the significance of the follwoing lagamorph genuses:
Lepus
Oryctolagus
Sylvilagus

A 
Lepus = hares
Oryctolagus= domestic rabbit
Sylvilagus= cottontail
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2
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True or false: The number of rabbits used in research has dramatically increased in the past 5 years.

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False, slow/gradual decline

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3
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What spontaneous neoplasm occurs in up to 80% of older rabbits?

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Endometrial adenocarcinoma

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4
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What is the dental formula for the rabbit?

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I 2/1 C 0/0 P 3/2 M 3/3

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5
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What is the common name for the second and rudimentary pair of incisiors in the rabbit?

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Peg teeth

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6
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Cecotrophs are high in what nutrients?

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Water and B vitamins

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7
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What is unique about the heart valves in rabbits?

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R AV valve has 2 rather than 3 cusps

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8
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Describe the pH of rabbit urine

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Alkaline, ~8.2

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9
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What components of rabbit urine cause it to be turbid?

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High levels of calcium carbonate monohydrate and ammonium magnesium phosphate

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10
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In regards to sexing rabbits what is the significance of the dewlap?

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Dewlap only present on females

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11
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Bacteria that causes a wide range of clinical manifestations including rhinitis, pneumonia, otits, and abscesses

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Pasteurella multocida

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Name that rabbit pathogen: This G- bacteria may cause upper respiratory signs and rabbits can be carrier of this bacteria for guinea pigs, dogs, and pigs

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Bordetella bronchiseptica

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Name that rabbit pathogen: This G- bacillus is the causative agent of Tyzzer’s disease

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Clostridium piliforme

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Describe the clinical manifestations of Tyzzer’s disease

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Profuse watery diarrhea often around weaning, high mortality

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15
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Bacterial differentials for diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits with high mortality

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Tyzzer’s, enterotoxemia (C. spiriforme), colibacilosis

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16
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Bacterial differentials for diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits with low mortality

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Lawsonia intracellularis, colibacilosis

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17
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Cause high mortality diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits, causative agent of enterotoxemia

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Clostridium spiriforme

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18
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How do you diagnose enterotoxemia?

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ID on fecal and isolation of iota toxin

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19
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Bacteria responsible for colibacilosis

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Escherichia coli

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20
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Causative agent of proliferative enteropathy which results in low mortality diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits

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Lawsonia intracellularis

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21
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: enrofloxacin

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Good

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22
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: chloramohenicol

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Good

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23
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: trimethoprim- sulfa

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Good

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24
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic:Tetracycline

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Good

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25
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Tylosin

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Good

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26
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: parenteral penicillin

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+/-

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27
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Clindamycin

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Bad

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28
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Lincomycin

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Bad

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29
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Amoxicllin/Ampicillin

30
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Cephalosporins

31
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Erythromycin

32
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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Oral penicillin

33
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Name that rabbit pathogen: This G+ bacteria that is normally found on skin can cause mastitis and conjunctivitis

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Staphylococcus aureus

34
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Recommended antimicrobial treatment for Staph infections in rabbits

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Chloramphenicol, enrofloxacin, TMS

35
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Causative agent of venereal spirochetosis (aka rabbit syphillus)

A

Treponema cuniculi

36
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Is rabbit syphillus zoonotic?

37
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Treatment for treponema in rabbits

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Usually self-limiting, can treat with chloramphenicol or tetracycline

38
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Name that rabbit pathogen: This bacteria is assocaited with moist dermatitis and is associated with “blue fur”

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Pseudomona arugenosa

39
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Name that rabbit pathogen: This G- bacteria can cause nonspecific signs and ataxia in rabbits and has zoonotic potential

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Francisella tularensis (tularemia is the dz)

40
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Vectror borne viral disease that is endemic in wild rabbits. Swellings are typically associated with the face and perianal regions (also name the dz)

A

Pox virus (Myxomatosis)

41
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Causative agent of rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease

A

Calicivirus

42
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How is rabbit calicivirus transmitted?

A

Fecal-oral and fomite transmission

43
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Protozoal disease that affects the liver and causes cholestasis

A

Eimeria stiedae

44
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Treatment for coccidiosis in rabbits

A

Sulfa drugs

45
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Name that rabbit pathogen: Protozoal disease that causes diarrheal disease in young rabbits but is often subclinical

A

Eimeria spp.

46
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Name that rabbit pathogen: microsporidian parasite that causes neurologic signs and has spores that are passed in the urine

A

Encephalitazoan cuniculi

47
Q

Name two infectious differentials for “wry neck” in rabbits

A

Encephalitozoan cuniculi and Pasteurella multocida otitis media

48
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Name that rabbit pathogen: This mite causes thick crusts on the pinna and is commonly known as the rabbit ear mite

A

Psoroptes cuniculi

49
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Name that rabbit pathogen: This fur mite causes mild dermatitis and alopecia and is transmissible to dogs, cats, and people

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Cheyletiella parasitovorax

50
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Name that rabbit pathogen: This rabbit pinworm is usually clinically silent

A

Passalarus ambiguus

51
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Name two arthropod parasites that can cause intense pruritis in rabbits

A

sarcoptes scabei and notoedres cati

52
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Name that rabbit pathogen: This dermatophyte typically affects the legs, head, and feet; and is zoonotic

A

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

53
Q

Name 3 ways to prevent trichobezoar formation in rabbits

A

Keep them cool to prevent shedding
Brush regularly
Maintian gastric motility

54
Q

Treatment for GI ileus in the rabbit

A

Metoclopramide
Dietary fiber
Fluids

55
Q

Causes of ulcerative pododermatitis (aka sore hock)

A

Poor quality cage flooring
Infrequent cage changing
Thin furring of feet

56
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Name that rabbit disease: This is congential cause of bupthalmia has an autosomal recessive inheritance

A

Congenital open-angle glaucoma

57
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Name that rabbit disease: This congential musculoskeletal disease causes rabbits to be unable to adduct their limbs

58
Q

What is the minimum cage height for rabbits?

A

16 inches in the Guide, 14 inches AWR

59
Q

What temperature should rabbits be kept in?

A

16-22 C, 61-71 F

60
Q

How can urine mineral and protein deposits on caging be reduced prior to cage washing?

A

Acid pre-wash

61
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What percentage of a rabbit’s diet should be fiber?

62
Q

Feeding large amounts of alfalfa hay can lead to what imbalance?

A

Hypercalcemia

63
Q

Rabbits eat ____g of food per day

64
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How much water do rabbits consume on a ml/kg/day basis?

A

50-150 ml/kg/day

65
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What is important to remember about rabbit holding and restrain?

A

Proper back support, otherwise fractures and paralysis can result

66
Q

Name two appropriate sites for venipuncture in the rabbit

A

Marginal ear vein, lateral saphenous vein

67
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What are two appropriate sites for IM injections in the rabbit?

A

Quadriceps and epaxial muscles

68
Q

What commonly used anesthetic can cause kidney damage in rabbits

A

Telazol, tiletamine at high doses has caused severe tubular necrosis

69
Q

Should you use atropine or glycopyrrolate in rabbits, and why?

A

Atrpoine esterase in 30-50% of rabbits inactivates atropine, use glyco instead

70
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True or false: Analgesia should only be given to rabbits that appear painful after surgery

A

Flase, very hard to ID pain in this species, treat paon aggressively

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