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What is an important GIT syndrome in rabbits

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Gut stasis

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What is the pathogenesis of gut stasis in rabbits

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Related to other diseases - a symptom not a Dx

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What are some Sx of gut stasis in rabbits

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Anorexia, pain, slow gut motility, reduced faecal production, depression, lethargic, lack of gut sounds or excessively loud borborygmi, impactions felt on palpation

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What are the two most important initial Tx for gut stasis in rabbits

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Analgesia

Fluid support - interstitial fluid flows into the gut causing dehydration

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Why are rabbits with gut stasis not suitable candidates for a GA

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Electrolytes are not secreted / reabsorbed predictably = electrolyte derangement

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How can gut stasis be Dx on rads?

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Dilated loops of guts with fluid and gas

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Which blood test is linked to GI obstruction in rabbits?

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Blood glucose

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What blood glucose level is linked to GI obstruction and gut stasis in rabbits?

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Levels > 18mmol/l

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What are the DDX for gut stasis in rabbits (9)

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GI obstruction
Dysbiosis
Failure to ear caecotrophs
D+
Mucoid enteropathy 
Bloat
Caecal impaction
Parasites
Dysautonomia
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How do the Sx of GI obstruction differ with location in rabbits

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Higher the obstruction the more acute and severe the Sx

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11
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Which class of drugs is contra-indicated in rabbit GI obstruction

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Pro kinetics

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12
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Define dysbiosis

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A challenge to or alteration of the gut bacteria

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What 4 things is dysbiosis related to in rabbits

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AntiB use
Body temp
Changes in gut motility
Drastic alterations in diet

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What are the Sx of dysbiosis in rabbits

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Change in faecal consistency

Altered appetite

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15
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Which 5 AntiB should not be used in rabbits

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PLACE AntiB

Penicillins
Lincomycin
Aminoglycosides
Clindomycin
Erythromycin
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16
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What is failure to eat caecotrophs often misdiagnosed as in rabbits

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Diarrhoea

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How can Diarrhoea and failure to eat caecotrophs be differentiated in rabbits

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Rabbits not eating caecotrophs will still produce hard faecal pellets

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What are the three main causes of a rabbit failing to eat caecotrophs

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A change in taste of caecotrophs - diet change, meds, infection

A change in consistency of caecotrophs - more runny than usual due to infection or inflam

An inability to eat them - pain e.g. dental disease, OA, vestibular disease causing poor balance

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19
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What results from D+ in rabbits

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Gut motility disordered - atonic guts
Rapid fluid loss
Electrolyte imbalance

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What are the main causes of D+ in rabbits

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Coccidiosis
Tyzzers disease - clostridium pilliformis
Salmonella
Campylobacter

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What is mucoid enteropathy in rabbits

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D+ complex seen in juvenile rabbits related to low fibre diets

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What are the main Sx of mucoid enteropathy in rabbits

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Mucoid bloody D+

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23
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How does bloat appear in rabbits

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Gut loops filled with gas

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What is the pathogenesis of bloat in rabbits

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Bacteria produce gas in response to a change in microbiome or diet

Gastric dilation = functional obstruction of pyloric outflow

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25
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What is caecal impaction in rabbits linked to

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Abnormal function of fusus coli

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What are the Sx of caecal impaction in rabbits

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No caecotrophs produced = loss of BCS

Painful large doughy caecum on palpation

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27
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Why is coccidiosis mostly seen in rabbits prior to weaning?

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Adults immune post weaning

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What is coccidiosis associated with in rabbits

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Stress
Overstocking
Poor hygiene

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What type of disease can coccidiosis cause and what are the agents responsible

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6x enteric eimeria spp and 1x hepatic eimeria spp

Enteric = D+, stunted growth, weight loss, lethargy, death

Hepatic = subclinical, weight loss, stunted growth, ascites, jaundice, hepatomegaly

30
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Other than coccidiosis, what three other gut parasites affect rabbits

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Passalurus ambiguus - pinworm

Obeliscoides cuniculi - stomach worm

Trichostrongykus retortaeformis - intestinal worm

31
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Why is routine worming not indicated in pet rabbits?

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Pinworm = commensal
Stomach worm = not reported in pet rabbits
Intestinal worm = not seen in UK, seen in EU and Oz

32
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What is dysautonomia

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Dysfunction of the ANS

33
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What is another name for dysautonomia in rabbits

34
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What is the main risk factor for dysautonomia in rabbits

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Low fibre diet

35
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What are the main Sx of dysautonomia in rabbits

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Palpable large bowel impaction
Pain
Reduced GI function
Swallowing difficulties 
Urinary incontinence
36
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What is the cause of dysautonomia in rabbits

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Link to grass sickness in horses

Clostridium botulinum toxins

37
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What is the difference between pre and pro biotic

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Pre = complex molecules that promote the growth of good bacteria

Pro = forms of good bacteria given orally

38
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What a the Sx of dental disease in rabbits

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Anorexia
Drooling
Tooth grinding
Wet below chin / paws - hypersalivation
Change in dietary preferences
39
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What causes abscesses in rabbits

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Secondary to trauma or bite wounds
Post-surgery
Related to dental disease

40
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What is the best Tx for abscesses in rabbits

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Radical excision including removal of affected teeth

Plus long course of AntiB

41
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What is pododermatitis

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Dermatitis, ulcers and sores to the plantar surface of the feet

42
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What are the main causes of pododermatitis in rabbits

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No foot pads - furred plantar surfaces
Obesity
Soiled bedding
Wire floors

43
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What is the ear mite spp seen in rabbits

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Psoroptes cuniculi

44
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Which mite spp causes large white scales and is know as ‘walking dandruff’ in rabbits

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Cheyletiella parasitovorax

45
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What mite is know as the fur mite and is a commensal in rabbits

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Leporocarus gibbus

46
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Which flea spp can affect rabbits

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Ctenocephalides fells, canis

Spilopsyllus cuniculli

47
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How can flea infestation be Tx in rabbits

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Imidacloprid - Licensed

Fipronol toxicity

48
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Which ectoparasite Disease is most common is rabbits

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Myiasis - fly strike

49
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Which spp of fly causes fly strike in rabbits

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Lucila sericata

50
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What must occur to skin prior to fly strike

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It must be damaged

51
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How can fly strike be Tx and Px in rabbits

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Insecticidal
Ivermectin
Rearguard = cyromazine for Px

52
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What bacteria causes rabbit syphilis? How does it present? How is it Tx?

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Treponema cuniculli
Sexually transmitted genital lesions with auto inoculation leading to facial lesions, lips, eyelids

Tx = penicillin via injection

53
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What causes myxomatosis in rabbits and what are the forms of disease

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Poxvirus

Systemic - facial and genital oedema
Cutaneous

54
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How is myxomatosis transmitted

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Insect vectors

55
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Which two spp cause ringworm in rabbits

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Trichophyton metagrophytes

Microsporum canis

56
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What diseases does rabbit calici virus cause?

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Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease 1 and 2

57
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Contrast RHD1 and RHD2

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RHD1 = high mortality in rabbits, young immune until 6wks age, reservoir is European Brown Hare

RHD2 = related virus that causes disease in rabbits and hares, lower mortality

58
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What is the main resp Disease seen in rabbits

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‘Snuffles’

59
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What causes snuffles in rabbits

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Pasteurella multocida

60
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What is snuffles related to in rabbits

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Stress

Husbandry

61
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How is resp Disease best Dx in rabbits

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Deep nasal swab

62
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What can cause a head tilt in rabbits

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Consequence of prior resp infection that has tracked to the middle or inner ear

Secondary to encephalitozoon cuniculi infection

Peripheral or central nervous disease

63
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What is encephalitozoon caniculli and what does it cause in rabbits

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Micrsporidium oarasite

Neurological or Renal disease

Related to ‘Floppy Rabbit Syndrome’ and posterior paralysis

64
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Why is Renal Disease most commonly seen in older rabbits

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Age = reduced GFR, reduced Renal blood flow, reduced ability to maintain acid base and fluid homeostasis

65
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What is urine sludging in rabbits

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A thick paste of ca in the ventral bladder that is hard to void

66
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How does urine sludging occur in rabbits

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Ca uptake in rabbits is via GIT and related to dietary content alone
Usually excreted suspended in the urine
Lack of mobility = Ca in urine settles out into a thick sludge on the ventral bladder wall

67
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What are the main Sx seen with urine sludging in rabbits

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Haematuria

Urine scalding

68
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How is urine sludging Tx and Px

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Increase fluid intake

Alter diet - feed vegetation wet, reduced Ca pellets, increase water-rich foods e.g. cucumber

69
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What can be a complication of urine sludging in rabbits

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Urolithiasis

70
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What are the 6 main reproductive diseases seen in rabbits

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  1. Phantom pregnancy
  2. Abortion
  3. Uterine varices
  4. Uterine adenocarcinoma
  5. Mastitis
  6. Mammary neoplasia
71
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What disease can occur in rabbits after neutering that is similar to a disease more commonly seen in ferrets?

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Adrenal Disease

72
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What is the pathogenesis of adrenal disease in rabbits

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Neutering = LH and FSH remain at stimulatory levels in blood without gonads to act on = receptor formation on adrenal surface = bind to adrenal gland and stimulate production of active reproductive hormones

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