1: Introduction and Hospitalisation

Question 1

What should you keep herbivores away from when hospitalised?

Answer 1

Predators

Question 2

What can you do to reduce stress in herbivores?

Answer 2

Take in bonded companion

Question 3

Which way should you place a rabbit in a cage?

Answer 3

Backwards

Question 4

What can happen if you don’t support a guinea pig’s rump when handling?

Answer 4

Diaphragm is thin so can tear

Question 5

How thick should food be for assisted feeding in herbivores?

Answer 5

Thick porridge

Question 6

How do you feed herbivores to avoid inhalation pneumonia?

Answer 6

Slowly through diastema

Question 7

Which species need extra vitamin C?

Answer 7

Cavies and chinchillas

Question 8

Which vein is best for injecting a rabbit?

Answer 8

Lateral ear vein

Question 9

How long does EMLA cream take to work on a rabbit ear?

Answer 9

40 mins

Question 10

What’s the problem with using jugular and cephalic veins in rabbits?

Answer 10

Need lots of restaint

Question 11

What is a good vein for blood sampling in rabbits?

Answer 11

Lateral saphenous

Question 12

Which vein can you use in cavies and chinchillias?

Answer 12

Jugular

Question 13

What should you not pick up hamsters by?

Answer 13

The scruff

Question 14

What can you use to feed small rodents?

Answer 14

Baby food, or an ominovore support diet

Question 15

Which vein should you use for rat blood sampling?

Answer 15

Lateral tail vein and 35g-27g needle

Question 16

How can you keep a ferrets jaw shut?

Answer 16

Pick up over shoudler with thumb under jaw

Question 17

Where can you blood sample in a ferret?

Answer 17

Jugular or saphenous

Question 18

How should you house a bird?

Answer 18

In its own cage, high up, partially covered

Question 19

What should you give birds at night?

Answer 19

A night light to prevent “night fright”

Question 20

How close should you house birds to each other?

Answer 20

Must isolate to prevent disease transmission

Question 21

What should you feed a hospitalised bird?

Answer 21

Its usual diet - neophobic

Question 22

How often should you weight a hospitalised bird?

Answer 22

Twice a day as lose weight quickly

Question 23

What must you do if a bird doesn’t eat?

Answer 23

Support feed

Question 24

What can happen to birds if stressed through handling?

Answer 24

Hyperventilate

Question 25

What is the best way to support feed a bird?

Answer 25

Metal tubes

Question 26

Where does the oesophagus run in a bird?

Answer 26

Right hand side

Question 27

Where do you blood sample a bird?

Answer 27

Ulnar or metatarsal, or right jugular

Question 28

What is often increased after handling in birds?

Answer 28

CK

Question 29

How can you encourgae a tortoise to eat?

Answer 29

More likely to eat if light

Question 30

How often should you bathe a tortoise?

Answer 30

Twice a day

Question 31

What must you never do with a tortoise on a table?

Answer 31

Leave it unattended

Question 32

Where do you pick up a liazrd?

Answer 32

Around the shoulders - not the tail to avoid autotomy

Question 33

How can you stop a lizard thrashing its tail?

Answer 33

Fold a cloth

Question 34

How many people do you need to handle a snake?

Answer 34

One person per metre of snake

Question 35

Why should you not pick up a snake by the head?

Answer 35

Single occipital condyle which is easy to dislocate

Question 36

What can happen if you hold a snake too tightly?

Answer 36

Can get autolysis

Question 37

What diet should you use for carnivore reptiles?

Answer 37

A diet for obligate carnivores

Question 38

How long should a feeding tube be in tortoises?

Answer 38

Gular notch to abdominal hinge

Question 39

How many occipital condyles do tortoises have?

Answer 39

SIngle

Question 40

How do you get past the powerful cardiac sphincter of the tortoise?

Answer 40

Twist the tube