Rabbits Flashcards
1
Q
Facts
- teeth
- testes location
- droppings
A
- open rooted incisors and molar teeth
- testes in front of penis
- 2 types: fecal and cecotropes
2
Q
Meat life stages
A
babies –> fryers (8-12wk) -> rosters
3
Q
Diet
- ratio
A
70% hay: 25% pellet : 5% veggies
4
Q
common presenting problems
A
- anorexia
- resp
- head tilt
- trauma
5
Q
Vitals
- temp
- HR
- Resp
A
- 38.8-39.8
- 140-300
- 30-60
6
Q
Restraint methods
A
- towel burrito
- hold front sitting back against you
7
Q
Signs of pain
A
- arch back
- belly press
- orbital tightening
- ears down
- cheek flattening
- nostrils in slit
8
Q
What’s special about urine and xray?
A
- hypercalcium in urine –> more radio-opaque
9
Q
Recommended abc
A
- FQ, TMS, aminoglycosides, tetraccline
- avoid B-lactams and macrolides (kills gram +ve and anaerobic flora)
10
Q
Vessels can use-
- fluids
- blood collection
A
- lateral ear vein
- central ear a., saphenous, cephalic, jugular
11
Q
Common gen anesth proceedures
A
- spay/neuter
- dental
- mass removal
12
Q
When to do spay?
Type of uterus?
Something special about uterus?
A
- 6-8mo
- duplex
- deep vaginal vestibules
13
Q
When to castrate
A
- 12wko
14
Q
Facial/dental abscess
- pathogen
- tx
A
- Pasteurella, Staph
- drain, remove affected teeth, abx
15
Q
GI type
A
- large cecum
- sacculated prox colon
- thin walled stomach
- lymph tissue by ileocecal juction = sacculus rotundus