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| Genus and species of the gerbil |
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| Genus and species of the Syrian/Golden hamster |
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| Genus and species of the Chinese hamster |
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| Genus and species of the Djungarian/dwarf hamster |
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| Genus and species of the guinea pig |
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| Genus and species of the chinchilla |
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| Gestation period of the hamster |
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| Gestation period of the guinea pig |
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| Gestation period of the chinchilla |
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| Which lab species have precocious young? |
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Guinea pig
Chinchilla
Hares |
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| Where are guinea pigs natively found? |
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| Andes (Western edge of South America) |
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| Why should guinea pigs be bred before 6 months? |
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| The pubic symphysis becomes inflexible at 6 months, and will cause dystocia if it occurs before first farrow |
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| How many guinea pigs are in a normal litter? |
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| Breeds of guinea pig, and appearance |
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American/English (shorthair)
Peruvian (longhair)
Abyssinian (rosettes) |
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Crepuscular (eat at dawn and dusk)
Coprophagia
Eat frequently |
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| How do you introduce change to a guinea pig? |
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| Early - they are neophobic, so anything they haven't seen/eaten before is scary |
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| Unique feature of guinea pig feet |
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| 4 front toes, 3 hind toes |
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| Female has Y-shaped anogenital opening |
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| Mononuclear lymphocyte with large intracytoplasmic inclusion. Possibly some kind of killer cell. |
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CaOx crystal normal
Opaque, creamy yellow color is normal |
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| Predominant leukocyte of guinea pigs |
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| What is unique about guinea pig neutrophils? |
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| Eosinophilic granules, resemble eos |
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| Other names for guinea pigs neutrophils |
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Pseudoeosinophils
Heterophils |
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| What is the Vitamin C supplementation dose for guinea pigs? |
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| Difficulties of keeping guinea pig enclosures clean |
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Waste large amounts of food
Will urinate, defecate, and sit in food bowls
Will blow into and jam sipper bottles, causing floods |
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| Which antibiotic do you NEVER give to guinea pigs? |
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| Penicillin (or pretty much any other) |
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| What is the preferred antibiotic for guinea pigs? |
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| Causes of respiratory disease/pneumonia in guinea pigs |
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| Bacteria that causes Tyzzer's disease |
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| Zoonotic diseases of guinea pigs |
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| CS of salmonella in guinea pigs |
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| Anorexia, lethargy, sudden death |
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| Correct medical name of "Lumps" |
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| What kind of bacteria causes Lumps? |
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| Which species cause dermatophytosis? |
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| Microsporum and Trichophyton |
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Scabby-scaly lesions
Alopecia |
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Unsteady gait
Gum hemorrhage
Emaciation
Mandibular deformity |
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| Hypsodontic teeth cause malocclusion in cheek teeth, which leads to drooling |
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| Constriction of the penis by accumulated fur |
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| Where is the guinea pig's grease gland? |
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| On its rump (normally a little scaly) |
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| Scientific name for bumblefoot |
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| Ulcerative pododermatitis |
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| Predisposing factors for bumblefoot |
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Obesity
Wire floor
Poor husbandry |
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| Preferred temperature of chinchillas |
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| Health issues of chinchillas |
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Fur slip
Slobbers
Malocclusion
Fur ring |
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| Do you scruff chinchillas? |
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| Never - can cause fur slip |
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| Uses of guinea pigs in biomedical research |
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Infectious bacterial diseases
Auditory research
Anaphylaxis
Microbiology |
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| Strain of guinea pig used in research |
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| Uses of chinchillas in research |
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| Auditory research (due to large tympanic bullae) |
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| Differences between hares and rabbits |
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| Hares don't burrow, are social animals, and are born precocious |
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| Genus and species of the domestic rabbit |
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| Which breed of rabbit is most used in research? |
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| Dawn and dusk (crepuscular) |
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Hunched pose
Constipation/diarrhea
Hairballs
Bruxism |
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| What is unique about rabbit teeth? |
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| What kind of ovulators are rabbits? |
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| How many litters per year could a pair of rabbits have? |
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| What are baby rabbits called? |
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| Name for rabbit parturition |
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| Where are rabbit's scent glands located? |
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| How much of a rabbit's body weight is skeleton? |
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| What is the second row of rabbit incisors called? |
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| 10x the size of the stomach |
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| Mucusy rabbit poops that they eat |
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| Where can you draw blood from a rabbit? |
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Marginal ear vein
Auricular artery
Cephalic
Lateral saphenous |
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| What is the predominant leukocyte in the rabbit? |
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| What percent of rabbit leukocytes are basophils? |
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| Unique features of rabbit urine |
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Calcium carbonate crystals normal
Very cloudy (dt crystals)
Porphyrin can be expressed in urine |
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| Difficulties with rabbit anesthesia |
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| Doesn't lose reflexes until dangerously deep |
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Male: Doughnut shaped opening (prepuce), eternal scrotum
Female: Pointed slit vulva, dewlap at neck |
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| What causes "snuffles" in rabbits? |
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| CS of pasteurella in rabbits |
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Wry neck
Abscesses
Nasal/ocular discharge
Sneezing |
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| Which rabbit disease is used as population control in UK and Australia? |
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| How is myxomatosis transmitted? |
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| Arthropods, direct contact, aerosol |
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| CS of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease |
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Neurological symptoms
Death by DIC |
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| What is the scientific name of rabbit fever? |
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Direct contact
Aerosol
Tick vector |
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| Zoonotic diseases of rabbits |
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| Human clinical signs of tularemia |
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| Flu-like symptoms with fever |
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| Which dermatophyte do lab rabbits tend to have? |
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| Whick dermatophyte do pet rabbits tend to have? |
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| Which genus of coccidia do rabbits get? |
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| Signs of coccidiosis in rabbits |
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| Types of enteric dz in rabbits |
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| Tyzzers, Salmonella, E. coli, coccidia |
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| Tx of trichobezoars in rabbits |
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Papain
Pineapple juice
Reglan
Laxatone |
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| When to suspect hairballs in a rabbit |
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Stops eating/drinking
No fecal output |
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| _______ is very important in treating anorectic bunnies |
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| Why is it important to treat anorectic rabbits ASAP? |
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| If they stop fermenting, they die quickly |
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| What is the proper name of "sore foot"? |
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| Ulcerative pododermatitis |
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| Pseudomonas infection secondary to moist dermatitis |
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| At what point on the spine is a rabbit likely to have a fracture? |
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| What causes "dancing rabbit" disease? |
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| How do you take a rabbit out of a cage? |
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| Butt-scoop into football hold |
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| How do you put a rabbit back into a cage? |
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