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109 Cards in this Set
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What vaccination is commonly available for rabbits?
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Rabbit haemorrhagic disease |
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Pick one of the following animals which should be starved prior to anesthesia? |
Ferret |
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In a bird, what is the anatomical structure called the syrinx? |
tracheal bifurcation into bronchi |
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what chelating agent can be used for lead poisoning in swan? |
Calcium Edetate disodium |
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Ophionyssus natricis is a black and shiny blood sucking mite that can be found on what species? |
Snake |
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A common cause of alopecia in hamsters is |
hyperadrenocorticism |
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which of these rodents is not sexed by an genital distance? (Rat, gerbil, chinchilla, guinea pig, mouse?) |
guinea pig |
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what is the incidence of adenocarcinoma in rabbit? |
50-80% |
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maintenance rate for reptile fluids |
30ml/kg/day |
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client presents their yellow crested cockatoo with watery droppings, this could be due to what? |
polyuria |
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a cockatiel with ocular discharge and yellow-green urates. what is the most likely diagnosis? |
chlamydophila |
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in preparation for hibernation, tortoises should be starved for how long? |
21-28 days |
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recommended length of time to treat bird with chlamoydophila psittici is? |
6 weeks (42 days) |
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why would you examine rabbit and rodents urine with woods lamp? |
Porphyrins fluoresce in the light. |
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What of these will not lead to high plasma uric acid level in tortoise? (dehydration, liver disease, renal disease, high protein diet, gout) |
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what is the recommended technique for sexing snakes? |
probing hemipenes |
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dental formula for adult rabbit? |
2/1 0/0 3/2 3/3 |
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four year old ferret presents with general weakness, lethargy, and posterior paralysis. which one of the following is most likely? |
insulinoma |
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how can monomorphic birds be sexed? |
DNA testing |
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daily water intake for rabbit? |
50-100ml/kg |
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which opioid is most suitable for use in birds? |
butorphanol (kappa receptors) |
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what is life expectancy of green iguana? |
6-20 |
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A client phones out of hours because he cannot rouse his daughters syrian hamster and thinks it may be dead, what is your response? |
they can hibernate, try warming him up a bit :) |
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mild to severe crusting of the pinna of a rabbit may be seen due to |
psoroptes cuniculi |
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which of the following is a common infectious agent causing respiratory disease in pet rats? |
mycoplasma pulmonis |
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What does IBD in snakes stand for? |
inclusion body disease |
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grey parrot presents with pale mm's and yellow green rates. what diagnostic test would you perform to determine the likely cause? |
chlamydophila PCR |
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How would you encourage a parrot to eat pelleted commercial parrot diet? |
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which animal requires a dust bath? |
chinchilla |
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intraosseous catheter placement in birds is usually performed using which ONE of the following sites? |
proximal tibiotarsus |
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a suitable injectable anaesthetic regime for a rabbit undergoing ovariohysterectomy would be: |
fentanyl/fluanisone + midasolam |
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which is NOT a suitable route for fluid therapy in birds? (intravenous, intraosseous, subcutaneous, nebulization, intracoelomic) |
intracoelomic |
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which rodent should not be picked up by the tail? |
gerbil |
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a 500g rat requires buprenorphine (0.3mg/ml) analgesia post surgery. The dose rate is 0.03mg/kg SC. please calculate how much should be given |
.05ml |
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how long is the duration of butorphanol in rabbits? |
2-4hrs |
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which of the following is a zoonosis affecting the skin that can be contracted from handling hedgehogs? |
trichophyton erinacei |
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how many chambers in chelonion heart |
3 |
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what vaccine is commercially available for rabbits? |
myxomatotsis |
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which of these species have highest metabolic rate? (snake, fish, budgerigar, farret, mouse) |
Budgerigar |
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maximum amount of blood that can be safely taken from a bird. |
10ml/kg (max is 1% bodyweight) |
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dehydrated bird would have what blood parameters? |
Uric acid, total protein, and PCV |
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which of these birds is a passerine? (harris hawk, mallard duck, african grey parrot, herring gull, canary) |
canary |
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which antibiotic would be suitable for a mixed aerobic and anaerobic infection in a snake? |
ceftazidine |
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which common rabbit disease is potentially zoonotic? |
E cuniculi |
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what is the most common fracture site in raptors? |
tibiotarsus |
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what species must be bred early to reduce risk of dystocia? |
guinea pigs |
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what pathology is associated with overdose of fenbendazole in birds? |
? |
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What is the recommended technique for sexing snakes
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Probing hemipenes |
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In order to preserve the vitamin C content in commerical Guinea Pig food, the diet should be kept
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In the dark
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Intraossesous catheter placement in birds can be down in this anatomical site:
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Proximal tibiotarsus
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A 6 week old Syrian hamster presents with foul-smelling watery diarrhoea and palpably thickened intestine. What is the most common aetiological agent?
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Lawsonia intracellularis
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What is the most common agent causing respiratory disease in Guinea Pigs
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Bordetella bronchiseptica
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What is the dental formula for myomorphs
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1/1 0/0 0/0 3/3 |
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what is the dental formula for histricomorphs? |
1/1 0/0 1/1 3/3 |
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rectal temperature of rabbit? |
38-39 |
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easiest way to sex a bearded dragon? |
femoral pores |
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a dyspnoeic harris hawk with open beak breathing is brought into the clinic, what do you do next? |
place in oxygen riched cage |
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Which of these has the highest metabolic rate:
Mouse Fish Budgeriar Ferret Snake |
Budgerigar
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An all seed diet in parrots is deficient in which two elemets?
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Vitamin A and Calcium
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Which of these has the highest metabolic rate:
Mouse Fish Budgeriar Ferret Snake |
Budgerigar
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An all seed diet in parrots is deficient in which two elemets?
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Vitamin A and Calcium
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Which of the following is not suitable to treat Mycolasma pulmonis in a rat? |
Cephalexin |
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In which species of snakes is Hypovitaminosis B1 seen? |
Garter snake
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What is the maximum amount of blood (% blood volume) that can be taken from a sick bird and from what anatomical location? |
0.5% of blood volume from right jugular vein |
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which of these is not zoonotic? (balantidium coli, salmonella typhimurium, mycoplasma testudines, mycobacterium marinum, encephalitozoon cuniculi) |
mycoplasma testudinis |
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Which of these is a passarine? |
canary
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What causes blunting of choanal and dermal papillae in parrots?
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Psittacine beak and feather disease
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What is the commonest cause of dental disease in adult rabbits
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Lack of fibre (hay) in the diet
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Which of these parasites is not commonly seen in lizards? |
Ascarids
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What would be the first feed you give to an emaciated raptor that escaped for a few days? |
Day old chicks with castings removed, in the cage
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What anatomical site is recommended for obtaining a blood sample from an obese rabbit doe? |
Lateral saphenous vein
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Which vitamin are guinea pigs prone to being deficient in? |
Vitamin C
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What is the recommended amatomical site to enter via endoscopy to determine gender of parrot? |
left abdomen
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Which species must be bred early to reduce the risk of dystocia? |
guinea pig
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Which mite is common in ferrets? |
Otodectes cyanotis
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which neoplastic condition is commonly seen in the ferret |
insulinoma |
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which would be the most useful diagnostic procedure for evaluating liver disease in a bird? |
acoelioscopic examination |
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which drug should not be used to reverse fentanyl? |
morphine |
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ocular discharges in rabbit are most frequently due to |
dacrocystitis |
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lawsonia intracellularis infection is common in what rodent? |
hamsters |
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diet recommendation for guinea pig? |
70% hay minimum, 25% leafy greens, small amount of concentrates and fruits 5%, and it C supplementation |
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What is a suitable injectable anaethetic regime for performing an OVH in a rabbit?
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fentanyl/fluanisone + midazolam
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What is the appropriate timing to administer the myxomatosis and RHD in rabbits using the combi vaccine and when do you re-administer?
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at 5 weeks of age, annual vaccine |
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Which of these neoplastic conditions are commonly seen in ferrets?
squamous carcinoma mammary adenocarcino Cushings disease uterine adenocarcinma |
insulinoma
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What is the dental formula for an adult lagomorph?
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2/1 0/0 3/2 3/3
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What is the dental formula for an adult lagomorph?
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2/1 0/0 3/2 3/3
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What is a zoonosis condition that can be contracted from the skin of hedge hogs
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Trichophyton erinaciae
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What is the best way to diagnose chlamydophia?
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Chlamydophila PCR
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A cockatiel presents with yellow-green urates and ocular discharge. What is the likely aetiology |
Chlamydophila H |
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Which species requires a dustbath? |
Chihchilla
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life expectancy in rabbit? |
6-13 years |
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suitable oral medication for rabbits? |
enrofloxacin |
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adult ferret dental formula |
3/3 1/1 3/3 1/2 |
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what technique to anesthetize leopard gecko? |
isoflurane gas chamber |
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treatment for chalmydophila in parrots specifically targets what? |
extracellular elementary bodies |
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What vaccine should be administered to a ferret?
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canine distemper
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Which of these should be starved prior to general anaesthesia?
mouse chinchilla rat rabbit ferret |
ferret for 4-6 hours prior
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Which of these should be starved prior to general anaesthesia?
mouse chinchilla rat rabbit ferret |
ferret for 4-6 hours prior
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In a dehydrated parrot, what blood parameters would be elevated?
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uric acid, PCV, TP
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What would be the first feed you give to an emaciated raptor that escaped for a few days
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sugar based luqid diet in proventriculus via feeding tube
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When castrating hystricomorphs, do you want to do an open or closed technique?
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Closed technique to prevent herniation
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What is the maintenance fluid rate (ml/kg/da) for a reptile?
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30 ml/kg/day
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What is the most common site of fracture in raptors?
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Tibiotarsus
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What is the most common site of fracture in raptors?
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Tibiotarsus
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What 2 blood parameters would you analyze to identify renal disease in a tortoise?
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uric acid and phosphorus
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What is the most common site of fracture in raptors?
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Tibiotarsus
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What 2 blood parameters would you analyze to identify renal disease in a tortoise?
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uric acid and phosphorus
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Which of the following species of chelonian does not naturally hibernate?
horsfield tortoise box turtle hermans tortose spur thighed tortoise leopard tortoise |
Leopard tortoise
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A Hermans tortoise presented with oxyurids. What would you treat it with?
fenbendazole ivermectin enrofloxacin metronidazole sulphonamide |
fenbendazole
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