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why do they need good hearing?
they are a prey animal
what percentage of pet rabbits do not have upright ears?
80%
what function other than hearing to ears have?
heat loss
why is it so important that ears have this other function?
rabbits have no sweat glands and cannot pant
can ears be used for blood sampling or IV injection?
IV injection
which vein is used in the ear?
marginal ear vein
how do you sex rabbits?
put pressure on either side of the urogenital orifice
which gender has a circular orifice?
male
which gender has a slit orifice?
female
where are the eyes located?
side of head
where are their scent marking glands?
chin
what is unusal about their distal limbs?
no sweat glands
what are the problems associated with a small mouth appature?
hard to examine, hard to pant
why is it bad that they rarely vocalise?
hard to detect medium pain
which legs are particular powerful?
hind
which rabbits may break ther own leg?
osteoarthiritis, low sunlight, low exercise
type of kidney depends on _____
location
large kidneys are found in rabbits ______
from the desert
large kidneys have ______ and produce _________
large medullas, concentrated urine
small kidneys are found in _____
household rabbits
small kidneys have ______ and produce_________
small medullas, dilute urine
why may the urine be turbid?
due to high calcium content
why may the urine be red?
due to beetroot extract
crepuscular
active during dawn and dusk
in general, bigger rabbits are ____
more docile
what do rabbits need for calcium metabolism?
Ca, Vit D3 and sunlight
what controls calcium absorption?
proportion of calcium in diet
why isn't calcium absorption caused by PTH?
they come from area with acid (high Ca) soil
why do rabbits need high fibre diets?
to wear down teeth
why must you be careful handling rabbits?
digestive system is prone to bruising
what is the dental formula?
2033 / 1023
what are the second upper incisors called?
peg teeth
what is the function of the second upper incisors?
to rest the lower incisors on
why are the incisors so sharp?
they only have enamel on the front
what is the gap between the incisors and the premolars called?
diastamer
what root do the teeth cheek have?
open roots
how fast do the cheek teeth grow?
1-2mm per week
what symptoms may you see with a tooth infection?
eye infection
where does the tooth root grow into?
bulla in orbit - puts pressure on eye
what may occur is teeth are inadequatly worn?
deviation of cheek bone
what structure passes the root of the main incisor?
nasolacrimal duct
what may occur due to root elongation?
dacrocystitis due to partial occlusion of the duct
what structure connects the nasolacrimal duct to the eye?
punctum
how many openings does the nasolacrimal duct have in the eye?
one
how would you clear dacrocystitis?
canulate the nasolacrimal duct under anaesthetic, massage the pus out of the lacrimal sac
can rabbits breathe through their mouths?
with great difficulty
what structure persists into adulthood?
thymus
what is the comparative size of the thoracic cavity?
small
what is the comparative size of the lung capacity?
small
what is the comparative size of the heart?
small
what do large rabbits often develop?
heart disease
what is a rabbit hole called?
warren
how many cervical vertebrae do they have?
7
how many thoracic vertebrae do they have?
12 or 13
how many lumbar vertebrae do they have?
7
how many sacral vertebrae do they have?
4
how many caudal vertebrae do they have?
15 or 16
where are they from?
Iberian peninsula
why were they domesticated?
as food source
what is the order?
lagomorpha
what is the family?
leporidae
what is the species?
oryctolagus cuniculus
what is different about the femal reproductive system?
two cervices and no uterine body
describe the oviducts
long and coiled
why must you be careful in spays?
the broad ligament contains the middle uterine artery
describe the vagina
long and wide
describe the broad ligament
fat filled mesometrium
when would the testes be retracted?
during a fight
why can testes be retracted?
the inguinal ring is open
what paired sacs can you find on either side of the midline?
scrotal and inguinal
what is in scrotal sacs?
testes
what are the inguinal sacs for?
scent marking
what mating producure helps to ensure conception?
copulatory plug
why can you leave some of the epididymal fat pad during castration?
to fill in the hole
where can the blood sample be taken from?
jugular vein
what proportion of body weight is bones?
low
why is there a reputation of spinal or limb fractures?
osteodystrophy is common
what is a common site of spinal injury?
L6/7
how long does it take for rabbits to mate?
8 seconds
what type of ovulators are they?
seasonally polyoestrous induced ovulators
what type of placenta do they have?
haemochorial
how many times a day does the doe feed her kits?
1 or 2
how does the digestive system of the kits differ from that of the adult?
pH is about 4
why is the pH higher in kits?
to allow for caecal flora to establish itself
what is the average weight of a rabbit?
from 1.4kg (Netherland Dwarf) to 4kg (English Lop)