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Rabbits, Rodents and Ferrets

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• Ferrets are   carnivores  
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• Ferrets belong to family   mustelidae  
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• Vaccines ferrets need   Rabies (Imrab-3 killed), Distemper (Merial recombinant)  
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• Ferrets are _____ reactions   vaccine  
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• Ferrets are susceptible to ___, ___, ___ which can be treated similar to cats   fleas (C. felis), ear mites (Otodected cynotis), mange (demodectic and sarcoptic)  
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• Why are multiple unmatched transfusions safe in ferrets   no blood types  
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• Abdominal discomfort and nausea in ferrets are often seen clinically with   bruxism, pawing at the face, and drooling  
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• Ferrets are especially prone to this cause of pyloric obstruction   FB*  
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• Ferret gastritis caused by   helicobacter mustelae  
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• Proliferative bowel disease in ferrets is caused by   lawsonia intracellularis  
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• All causes of gastroenterits in ferrets   affect young ferrets, have similar CS (green diarrhea, anorexia, weight loss), require surgery and biopsy, have different tx  
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o Helicobacter tx   Triple abx (amoxicillin, metronidazole, pepto)  
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o IBD tx   prednisone  
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o Proliferative bowel dz tx   chloramphenicol  
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o Eosinophilic gastroenteritis tx   Prednisone + Ivermectin  
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• Epizootic catarrhal enteritis in ferrets is caused by   coronavirus of Ferret Infectious Peritonitis  
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• ECE in ferrets affects   adults  
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• Cardiopulmonary diseases in ferrets   valvular dz, HW, DCM and HCM  
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• Which cardiomyopathy is more common in ferrets   DCM  
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• Viral diseases of ferrets   influenza, canine distemper, Aleutian mink disease (Parvo)  
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• Ferret neoplasia   Lymphoma, benign MCT, benign sebaceous epitheliomas, Chordomas, GI adenocarcinoma  
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• What cause of hind limb atrophy, fever, and pain in ferrets may be elicited by a delayed post-vx reaction   disseminated idiopathic myofasciitis  
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• What are the major endocrine diseases in ferrets   hyperadernocorticism, insulinomas, ovarian remnants, hyperestroginism  
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• Hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets is NOT   Cushings*  
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• Dx and Tx of hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets   Dx: ultrasound of adrenas, Tx: Depo Lupron or surgery*  
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• Severity of hyperestrogenism in ferrets is associated with   severity of anemia  
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• Urogenital diseases of ferrets   urolithiasis, renal failure, hydronephrosis, cystitis, TCC  
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• Most common sx in ferrets   exploratory laparotomy  
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• Complications of adrenal sx in ferrets   life-threatening vena cava bleeding nd recurrence of adrenal disease  
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• Common ferret surgeries   explore, adrenal, prostatic cysts, pancreatic, FB removal, splenectomy, liver biopsy, cystotomy, PU, OHE, neuter, anal gland removal, salivary mucocele removal  
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• In ferret enterotomies, make incision _____ , close _____   longitudinally, transversely  
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• T/F, pancreatitis is common in ferrets   False  
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• Myomorpha =   rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils  
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• Hystricomorphia =   guinea pigs, chinchillas  
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• Sciurmorpha =   squirrels, prairie dogs  
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• Chromadacryorrhea =   red liquid tears (not blood) do to stress, rats  
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• Chemotherapeutics in rodents require a ___ mg/kg dosage than dogs =   higher  
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• Most important husbandry concern in rodents =   good ventilation  
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• With rodent blood collection, always use ___ =   heparin to prevent clotting*  
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• Very common respiratory disease of rodents treated with doxycycline =   Chronic Mycoplasma (Mycoplasma pulmonis)  
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• Common disease of rodents resulting in pneumonia and sudden death, treated with enro or chloramphenicol =   Pasteurella multocida  
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• A paramyxovirus of young rodents that causes respiratory distress =   Sendai virus  
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• Dental disease of rodents is usually resolved by =   clipping affected teeth  
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• Chronic progressive nephrosis is common in =   rats  
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• Renal amyloidosis is common in =   hamsters  
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• Chronic interstitial nephritis is common in =   gerbils  
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• GI problems in rodents =   antibiotic toxicity, AAE*, salmonella, tyzzer’s disease  
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• What cause tail necrosis in rodents =   low humidity and annular constriction  
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• How do you tx barbering & bite wounds in rodents =   remove dominant animals  
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• What causes pododermatitis in rodents =   rough flooring*  
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• What dermatophytes affect rodents =   Trichophyton* and Microsporum  
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• What external parasites affect rodents =   mites, lice  
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• Rabbits are   lagomorphs  
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• Rabbits have _ upper incisors   4*  
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• Rabbits secondary incisors are known as   peg teeth  
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• Rabbit teeth exhibit   continuous growth  
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• A concern with rabbit skin   very thin, easy to tear  
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• Rabbits are ____ fermenters and perform ____   hindgut, coprophagy  
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• Rabbit urine has a ___ pH   high (8-9)  
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• What vessel in the ear can you use for IV injections in rabbits   marginal (small)  
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• The rabbit repro tract is characterized by   bicornuate uterus and 2 cervices  
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• Preferred rabbit diet   high quality grass-hay, limit pellets  
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• What anesthetic drug has no effect in rabbits   atropine  
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• What preventative medication is deadly to rabbits   Fipronil *  
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• How should you never restrain a rabbit and why   scruffing it, may break back  
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• The most important rabbit disease   Pasteurellosis*  
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• Effects of pasteurellosis in rabbits   URI (snuffles), Otitis, pleuropneumonia, bacteremia, abcessess, pyometra  
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• Tx for pasteurellosis in rabbits   supportive, abs (enro, chloramphenicol, TMS)  
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• What may cause torticollis in rabbits   Otitis interna, microsporidiosis, baliscaris, toxoplasmosis, trauma, parasitic cysts)  
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• What causes microsporidiosis in rabbits   Encephalitozoon cuniculi*  
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• What viruses affect rabbits   rabies (rarely), herpes simplex 1, poxvirus (myxomatosis, rabbit fibroma, rabbitpox), papillomavirus, calicvirus  
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• Which rabbit viruses are reportable   myxomatosis, calicivirus  
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• “Trichobezoars” in rabbits may indicate   gastric stasis  
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• Diarrhea is an ____ in rabbits   emergency  
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• Causes of rabbit diarrhea   mucoid enteritis (young, diet related), infectious, abx associated dysbiosis  
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• What abx should you NEVER use in rabbits   clindamycin, lincomycin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, erythromycin*  
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• What UG dz affect rabbits   calculi (calcium carbonate), adenocarcinoma  
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• What parasites affect rabbits   cuterebra, fleas, psoroptes cuniculu (ear mites), cheyletiella parasitovorx (rabbit fur mite), noedres cati  
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• What is rabbit syphilis   treponema paraluiscuniculi, “venereal spirochetosis” (tx: penicillin)  
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• Respiratory distress in rats likely due to   mycoplasma*, cilia-associated respiratory bacillus (CAR), streptococcus pneumonia, corynebacterium  
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• Sialodacryoadenitis virus is   rat mumps, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, swelling  
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• Red d/c from eyes and nose of rats is often   chromodacryorrhea*  
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• Rat neoplasia most important   mammary gland fibroadenomas  
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• Viral disease of young mice that causes respiratory distress   sendai virus*  
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• 2 causes of diarrhea in mice   citrobacter freundii and coronavirus  
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• What UG problem causes self-mutilation in mice   urethral obstruction  
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• Mouse neoplasia (3)   mammary gland adenocarcinomas, hepatic carcinomas, lymphcytic leukemia  
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• Pet hamster species =   Syrian hamster  
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• Cause of pneumonia and acute death in hamsters =   Pasteurella multocida*  
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• Hamster virus that can cause human birth defects =   Lymphocytic choriomeningits (LCM)  
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• GI problems in hamsters =   Lawsonia intracellularis, AAE**  
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• Common kidney problem in hamsters =   amyloidosis*  
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• Cardiac problems in hamsters =   aterial thrombosis, cardiomyopathy  
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• Endocrine problem in hamsters =   Cushings  
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• Hamster neoplasia =   adrenal gland adenomas, LSA and trichoepitheliomas, SCC  
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• Pet gerbil species   Mongolian  
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• Cause of diarrhea in gerbils   Tyzzer’s disease (clostridium piliforme)*  
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• Treatment of Tyzzer’s disease   penicillin and tetracycline  
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• Cause of facial dermatitis in gerbils   Staph, chromodacryorrhea*  
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• Causes of swollen inflamed glands in gerbils   scent gland abscess or carcinoma  
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• T/F gerbils have epileptic-like seizures   TRUE  
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• How do you treat tail slip   amputation  
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• Gerbils get periodontal disease from   rat block diets  
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• Gerbil neoplasia   Ovarian granulosa tumors, SCC, melanoma, LSA  
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• GPs get ____ due to ____ deficiency   Scurvy, Vitamin C*  
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• Respiratory disease due to   bordetella, chlamdydia, allergies  
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• GI disease due to   clostridium, coronavirus, bloat  
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• UG disease   cystitis, uroliths  
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• Diseases associated with pregnancy   eclampsia, ketosis, dystocia  
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• GP mange   Trixacarus cavaie*  
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• What GP neoplasia is caused by a retrovirus   LSA  
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• Chinchillas can suffer from ___, especially in FL   heat stroke*  
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• Pneumonia in chinchillas can be caused by   klebsiella, strep  
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• Dermatophytosis of chinchillas due to   Trichophyton*, Microsporum  
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• Treat trichophyton with   itraconazole, lyme dip  
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• Paraphimosis   post-copulatory accumulation of fur around penis  
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• Most common etiology association with bite wound abscess in Chinchillas   Strep or Staph  
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• What is slobbers   genetic disease, CS: hypersalivation, tx: trim teeth  
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• GI problems of chinchillas   constipation, C. perfinges, protozoal enteritis  
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• 2 neuro issues in chinchillas   Listeria, visceral larval migrans (balisacaris)*  
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• A degu with PU/PD, cataract and weight loss, likely dx   Diabetes  
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• Degu that ADR, obesity, and diabetes may also have   hepatic lipidosis  
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• Wire cages and Staph aureas may cause ___ in degus   pododermatitis*  
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• Degu neoplasia   hepatocellular carcinomas, bronchioalveolar carcinomas  
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• Husbandy problems of prairie dogs   obesity, heart disease, pododermatitis, incisor malocclusion  
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• Diseases of prairie dogs   alopecia, plague (Yersinia pestis)*, odontomas, DCM*  
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• Biggest concern when making laparotomy incision   don’t hit cecum*  
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• Why are ovaries hard to find   lots of fat  
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• Rabbit anatomical differences in repro tract   long infundibulum, complex vasculature  
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• Where should you clamp the uterus   1. Each uterus separately (leave cervices), 2. Right below cervices (may have urinary back up), 3. Far below cervices (risk of ligating ureters)  
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• Biggest issue with castrations   separating peritoneum (directly over testicle) from skin  
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• Pyometra in rabbits often due to   pasteurella  
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• Pododermatitis needs   bandaging  
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• Tibial fractures can be treated   surgically (ortho) or by amputation  
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• Rat flea/rodent cycle disease that caused black death   plague (Yersinia pestis)*  
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• 3 types of typhus   Epidemic (Rickettsia prowazakii), Scrub (Orienta), Murine (Rickettsia typhi)  
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• Hemorrhagic diseases   S. American hemorrhagic fever, Korean hemorrhagic fever, Hantavirus (Bunyavirus)  
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• Rodents serve as amplifiers in these disease   RMSF, lyme, hepatits E (calici), arenaviruses (hemorrhagic dz)  
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• Food/water borne diseases   salmonella, yersinoisis, crpto, giardia  
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• Most zoonotic diseases are a concern with ___ rodents   PEST or WILD  
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• Baliscaris is NOT zoonotic, T/F   TRUE  
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• Rodent urine may cause this dz that causes renal failure   Lepto  
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• Rabbit disease causing liver/renal failure   Tularemia  
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• ___ may cause birth defects in humans   LCM*  
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• Rodent and ferret bites could cause   Rabies  
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• E. caniculi can cause ___   pneumonia  
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• What derm conditions are zoonotic   dermatophytosis, mites, bite/scratch wounds (pasteurella)  
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• What disease affects lab vets   allergies  
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• 2 pox viruses that are zoonotic   monkeypox and cowpox  
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• What disease are ferrets commonly used for human studies (therefore it’s zoonotic   Influenza*  
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• Sugar gliders are not ____, do not ____   rodents, trim their teeth*  
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• Husbandry problems of sugar gliders   metabolic bone dz, obesity, trauma, alopecia, self-mutilation  
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• Diseases of sugar gliders   salmonella, lymphoma, avian tuberculosis?  
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• What hedgehogs do we keep as pets   African  
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• What is important to know about male porcupines   they have a tubular penis (don’t confuse with testicle)  
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• Hedgehogs are   insectivores  
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• What strange behavior do hedgehogs exhibit   “anting”  
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• Common hedgehog husbandry problems   Met. Bone dz, trauma, obesity, overgrown nails  
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• What time of mange affects hedgehogs   caparina (chorioptic)  
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• What demyelinating paralysis affects hedgehogs   wobbly hedgehog syndrome  
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• Most common cause of epiphora in rabbits   Upper 2ndary premolar root problem  
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• What preferred analgesics are used in rabbits   Buprenorphine* and tramadol  
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• What is the most common cause of oral trauma in rabbits   dental spurs  
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• Incisor malocclusion in rabbits is caused by   inherited mandibular prognathism, fracture, secondary to cheek teeth overgrowth  
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• What is used as elevators in dental extractions of rabbits   18g needle  
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• Molar malocclusion in rabbits is caused by   low fiber diet, molar overgrowth, periodontal infection, malnutrition, geriatric  
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• What actual etiologies are responsible for dental dz in rabbits   anaerobes, strep  
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• Antibiotics are not effective without ___ in treating ____   surgery, oral abscesses  
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• What are the big differences btw rabbits and rodent teeth   rabbits have peg teeth, rodents have more angled teeth and a narrower dental arcade  
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• What species get caries other than primates   chinchillas  
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• What dental issues do chinchillas, GPs, and degus have   quidding, ptyalism, slobbers  
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• Prairie dogs suffer from   elodontomas*  
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• Mice/rats/etc only have continuously growing ___   incisors  
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• Mice/rats have ____ common dental disease than rabbits   less  
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• Hedgehogs and Sugar gliders are not ____ so don’t have ___ teeth   rodents, elodont*  
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