Week 6: Small Mammals Part 2

Question 0

What is a hazard when dealing with chinchillas husbandry

Answer 0

Water bowls

Question 1

In chinchillas, slobbers refers to……

Answer 1

Clinical signs seen when malocclusion is present

Question 2

What is precocial

Answer 2

Born in an advanced state and able to feed itself almost immediately

Question 3

Chinchillas GI tract is similar to what animal

Answer 3

Horses

Question 4

Do chinchillas have the ability to vomit

Answer 4

No

Question 5

What can help prevent hair balls in chinchillas

Answer 5

Dietary fiber

Question 6

Chinchillas can have a heat stroke when….

Answer 6

Temp is > 80

High humidity

Question 7

What is the proper way to restrain a chinchilla

Answer 7

Hold back end with one hand and the chest and forelimbs with the other

NEVER SCRUFF

Question 8

What are the three types of guinea pigs

Answer 8

American/ English

Abyssinian

Peruvian

Question 9

What is neophobic

Answer 9

Fear of anything new

Question 10

What vitamin can guinea pigs not synthesize

Answer 10

Vitamin C

Question 11

What is scurvy

Answer 11

Musculoskeletal disease caused by vitamin C deficiency

Question 12

What are some signs of scurvy

Answer 12

Lethargy
Anorexia
Arthralgia
Uncharacteristic biting
Diarrhea

Question 13

How would you treat scurvy

Answer 13

Supplementation of vitamin C and supportive care

Question 14

What are the respiratory diseases guinea pigs are prone to

Answer 14

Bordetella bronchiseptica

Streptococcus pneumonia

Question 15

Streptobacillus and streptococcus can cause lymph nodes to become inflamed /abscessed. What is this condition called

Answer 15

Cervical lymphadenitis

Question 16

What is pododermatitis

Answer 16

Chronic inflammation of the food pad

Question 17

What are some zoonotic diseases that Guinean pigs can carry

Answer 17

Salmonellosis
Sarcoptic mange
Ringworm
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM)

Question 18

Explain method 1 and method 2 for restraint of a guinea pig

Answer 18

Method 1
One hand supports the thorax and the other supports the hind limbs

Method 2
Similar but the fines pig is held in a cradle fashion

Question 19

What order is a hedge hog

Answer 19

Insectivora

Question 20

What are hedge hog teeth specialized for

Answer 20

Killing insects

Question 21

What are some causes of lameness in hedge hogs

Answer 21

Over grown nails
Fracture/trauma
Neoplasia
Wobbling hedge hog syndrome

Question 22

What is the family of skunks

And who are they related to

Answer 22

Mastilidea

Ferrets

Question 23

Pet skunks are usually deserted at what age

Answer 23

2-4 weeks

Question 24

Obesity in pet skunks can lead to .....

Answer 24

Cardiomyopathy | Dermatitis

Question 25

What is Amyloidosis

Answer 25

Build up of insoluble proteins in multiple organs

Question 26

What are some zoonotic diseases of skunks

Answer 26

Baylisascaris columnaris (roundworm) Rabies

Question 27

How do you restrain a skunk

Answer 27

Similar to cats but no scruffing

Question 28

Sugar gliders have petagium, what is this anatomical structure

Answer 28

Membranous structure that assist with gliding or flight

Question 29

As an owner of a sugar glider what should you have for nutrition

Answer 29

Commercial food and nectar

Question 30

Sugar gliders can develop a condition called nutritional osteodystrophy. What is this and how can it be prevented?

Answer 30

It is a hind limb paresis that can lead to paralysis. Prevented by adequate food containing/supplemented with calcium and vitamin D3

Question 31

How do you restrain a sugar glider

Answer 31

Hold head between thumb and middle finger and use index finger to restrain the top do the head Body rests in palm of hand

Question 32

What is a safe % of blood to be drawn from a sugar glider

Answer 32

1% of animals body weight

Question 33

Prairie dogs are diurnal. What is diurnal

Answer 33

Activity mainly during the day

Question 34

What are some zoonotic diseases of prairie dogs

Answer 34

Yersinia psuedotuberculosis - scarlet like fever Yersinia pestis - bacteria Baylisascaris procyonidea - roundworm Monkey pox