Rabbits Flashcards
What is a teeth difference in rabbits than other animals (not formula cause I dont think they will test this)?
Extra upper incisor (peg teeth)
Do teeth in rabbits grow their entire lives?
Yes
What is the balance between muscle and bone in rabbits?
Muscling stronger than bone - fracture own bone
What type of fermentors are rabbits?
Hindgut fermentors
(T/F) Rabbits have a large lung volume which is why they have a high activity.
False - they have small lung volume
Male/female rabbits are more territorial.
Females
What do male rabbits do during fighting?
Traumatic castration
What is the lifespan of rabbits?
6-15 years (lower if unspayed)
What is the range for gestation in rabbits?
29-35 days
(T/F) Rabbits are prone to heat stroke so you need weather proof shelter outdoors.
True
Rabbits are (high/low) volume and (high/low) extraction feeders.
High volume
Low extraction
(T/F) Rabbits are coprophagic and they contain high protein and low fiber.
True
How much fiber do rabbits require in their nutrition?
High fiber diet >18% fiber DM
Where does the excess calcium get excreted in a rabbit?
Urine
Absorb all calcium - excess will be excreted and there is no need for Vit D
What kind of diet is okay for growing kits (rabbits) only?
Alfalfa based food
What type of hay do adult rabbits get because of low calcium?
Timothy hay
Which locations would you use for rabbits to pull blood?
Lateral saphenous
Cephalic (but he likes this for IV catheters)
Jugular vein (needs sedation)
In rabbits ___ look like eosinophils.
Heterophils
What is the normal ratio of heterophils vs lymphocytes in a rabbit?
Ratio range - 3:7 - 5:5
More lymphs than het
If it is the reverse then there is an acute infection
What values would you see in blood work of a rabbit fighting an infection?
More hets than lymphs
Monocytosis
What type of crystals would you get in urine in rabbits?
Calcium crystals - CaCO3
What does an acidic pH in urine in rabbits mean?
Ketoacidosis - normally rabbit urine is alkaline
(T/F) In rabbit rads you will see bone cortices thicker than other species, poor GI detail due to gas, small chest and sludge in bladder.
False - Everything is true except the bone cortices are thinner
What is the main organism in snuffles in rabbits?
Pasturella mutocida
What is a predisposing factor of snuffles/pasteurellosis in rabbits?
Stress
Shipping/traveling, resp irritation, bordetella infection, others
(T/F) Snuffles in rabbits can start anywhere and spread anywhere within the rabbit.
True
What system does snuffles infect in rabbits that is the classic form?
Respiratory tract
If you see a rabbit with true dyspnea, can you help them out?
No - they are going to death
What are the three ways to diagnose Snuffles in rabbits?
Culture of abscess (jaw)*
Titers for P. multocida (but many have been exposed to it)
PCR of P. multocida
What is the treatment of snuffles in rabbits?
Not cure but control -
Prevent spread because disseminated cases are fatal
Enrofloxacin/orbofloxacin
Gentamicin/Amikacin
Nasal lacrimal flushing
Surgery - antibiotics do not replace surgery
How should you treat intact tract abscess of snuffles in rabbits?
Like neoplasia - remove without rupturing
What is the prognosis of snuffles in rabbits?
Poor
What is the organism that causes encephalitozoonosis in rabbits?
Encephalitazoon cuniculi - intracellular microsporidian protozoa
(T/F) Encephalitozoonosis in rabbits is not zoonotic.
False - it is
What two organs do the spores of encephalitozoonosis migrate to in rabbits?
Kidney and brain
What clinical signs will you see in acute encephalitozoonosis in rabbits?
Incontinence, tremors, torticollis*, paresis, convulsions/death
Nonspecific poor growth was mentioned but idk if its acute
What two diagnostic tests are used for encephalitozoonosis in rabbits? What is a disadvantage of them?
Serological antibody test IgM/IgG
- Exposure is common
PCR organism detection
- Organism might not be there but the inflammation is
What is the necropsy lesions you see in encephalitozoonosis in rabbits?
No CNS
1-3 mm multiple round/stellate pits in renal cortical surface
How do you prevent transmission of encephalitozoonosis in rabbits?
Prevent urine-oral contamination does to kits
What is the main complaint of a rabbit coming in to your clinic most of the time?
Anorexia
What are the two questions you should ask yourself if a rabbit comes in with anorexia?
Is the rabbit normal or sick?
Is the rabbit eating or not?
What are the 4 reasons why a rabbit has GI stasis?
Stress (most common), low fiber diet, inadequate water, pain
Hair is not documented
What diagnostics would you want to do for primary GI stasis in rabbits and what would you see?
No diarrhea, rabbit looks normal
Rads (lateral): increase gastric gas/distension will indicate a duodenal obstruction
If the rabbit has:
- Low body temp
- High body temp
- High blood glucose
- High or low PCV
What would you suspect?
- Low temp: GI obstruction/liver torsion
- High temp: Infection
- High glucose: obstruction/sepsis/DM
- Low PCV: liver torsion
- High PCV: severe dehydration
What is the motility enhancer that is compounded for rabbits?
Cisapride
What is the main treatment for GI stasis in rabbits apart from feeding it?
Rehydration
(T/F) GI stasis in rabbits has a good prognosis but has a high chance of recurrence
True
What is the difference between RHDV1 and RHDV2?
DV 1 - oryctologus cuniculus only, adults
DV 2 - multiple species, all ages, lower mortality
What signs would you see in rabbits with RHDV1/2?
Peracute death
“Bunny ebola” in acute cases (fever, pallor, hemorrhage from nose, hematuria, DIC and a lot more but he specified these)
What will happen in a subacute phase of RDHV1/2 in rabbits that got over it?
If survived then become jaundice and die because liver failure several days later
What disease in rabbits is reportable?
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus
(T/F) OHE in rabbits are different than cats in that fat is a major problem, they have weak ligaments that easily tear, ovaries are distant from oviarian ligament and each horn has a separate cervix.
True
