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59 Cards in this Set
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Species name |
Cavia porcellus |
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3 types of guinea pigs |
American/English Abyssinian Peruvian |
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American/English |
Short smooth coat |
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Abyssinian |
Medium whirly hair |
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Peruvian |
Long smooth coat |
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How many digits on front feet |
4 |
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How many digits on back feet |
3 |
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Life span |
5-7 years |
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Dental formula |
I 1/1 C 0/0 P 1/1 M 3/3 |
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How do you view PMs and Ms |
With a special instrument |
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When are females sexually mature |
6 weeks |
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When are males sexually mature |
10 weeks |
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Gestation |
68 days |
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What type of young |
Precocial |
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When should females deliver first litter |
By 6 months of age |
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Why do females need to have a little before 6 months of age |
Pubic symphysis mineralizes at 6 months |
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What are guinea pigs very prone to |
Hyperthermia Avoid temps over 80 degrees |
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What type of digestion do they have |
Hind gut fermentors |
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When should alfalfa be given |
Younger than 6 months |
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When should grass hay be given |
Older than 6 months |
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They lack an enzyme what does this do |
They lack the enzyme to synthesize asorbic acid from glucose |
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What causes them to have hard pus |
They lack neutrophils |
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What do guinea pigs require in their diet |
Supplemental vitamin C |
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Where do they get Vit C in their diet |
Dark leafy greens |
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Why should they avoid spinach and cabbage |
Due to oxalates |
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Is it easy to see illness in guinea pigs |
No they are a prey species and hide illness well |
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Why are temps inaccurate |
Due to large rectal pouch |
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What do older males have |
Grease gland on rump |
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Venipunture sites |
Cranial vena cava Femoral vein Jugular vein |
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What will happen if you try to do sub q fluids |
They have very tough skin and will bend needle |
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Best route for fluid therapy |
PO |
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CBC specialty |
Heterophils instead of neutrophils |
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Cell unique to guinea pigs |
Kurloff cell |
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Kurloff body |
Large lymphocyte that contains an inclusion Acts as lymphocyte |
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PH |
8-9 |
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How long should you fast for surgery |
30-60 min |
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What happens if they are in too much pain |
They will die |
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Can you intubate |
It is extremely difficult |
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Gases used |
Isoflurane or sevoflurane |
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When should they eat after surgery |
ASAP to maintain gastric stasis |
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How do they do under anesthesia |
They are hardy under it |
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Enterotoxemia |
Overgrowth of toxin producing bacteria in GI |
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Enterotoxemia bacteria name |
Clostridium difficile |
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When does enterotoxemia occur |
With stress Diet change Inappropriate antibiotics |
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Is Gl flora gram + or = |
Gram positive |
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Can you use antibiotics with G+ bacteria |
No |
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What medication should you avoid |
Penicillin Ampicillin Tetracycline Clindamycin |
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Signs of enterotoxemia |
Bloody diarrhea Dehydration Anorexia Death |
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Treatment for enterotoxemia |
High fiber diet Rapid fluid replacement Fecal slurry transfaunation GI protectant Vit C supplements |
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Prevention of enterotoxemia |
Use correct antibiotics |
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When is dystocia seen |
If bred after 6 months or large fetus |
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Signs of urinary calculi |
Straining Blood in urine Vocalizing when urinating |
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What is urinary calculi |
Calcium stones |
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Treatment for urinary calculi |
Surgery |
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What are guinea pigs carriers of |
Pneumonia (Bordatella) |
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Parasites |
Sarcoptic mange Lice |
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Cervical lymphadenitis and treatment |
Severe swelling of cervical lymph nodes Surgical excision and antibiotics |
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Scurvy |
Lack of vitamin causes defective collagen synthesis |
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Scurvy signs |
Lameness Hemorrhage Joint pain Poor coat Bruxism Dental disease |
