pt 10 (hamster)

Question 1

why are hamster cheek pouches used in tumor slides

Answer 1

foreign cells aren’t destroyed because there is no lymphatic drainage pathway

Question 2

what behavior do hamsters have that makes them suitable for certain kinds of research

Answer 2

• females more aggressive
• hibernate
• large amounts of calcium carbonate

Question 3

3 strains of hamsters

Answer 3

• syrian or golden
• Chinese
• european

Question 4

genus name of the Syrian hamster

Answer 4

mesocricetus auratus

Question 5

estrus, gestation, weaning, altricious or precocious

Answer 5

estrus: 4 days
gestation: 16 days
weaning: 21 days
altricious

Question 6

what does white, stringy discharge coming from vulva mean

Answer 6

they were bred

Question 7

T/F after breeding, you should leave the pair alone so the male can help raise the pups

Answer 7

false; female will attack the male

Question 8

a day after breeding you take the male out of his cage and you see a lump on his hip - is it more likely to be a tumor or abscess

Answer 8

abscess

Question 9

is it a good idea to show new born babies to people away from their parents

Answer 9

no; female will kill young if disturbed

Question 10

what are the signs that a hamster has a cheek pouch abscess other than swelling? treatment?

Answer 10

• anorexia
• surgical draining

Question 11

medical name for wet tail and what it’s caused by

Answer 11

• ileitis
• fecal-oral transmission

Question 12

prognosis for wet tail

Answer 12

poor; culling may be desirable

Question 13

treatment for wet tail

Answer 13

• antibiotics
• fluids
• heat

Question 14

what predisposes rodents to rectal prolapse and how is it treated

Answer 14

secondary to diarrhea; sedate, replace with lubed thermometer, purse string suture for 7 days, local anesthetic rectally

Question 15

2 infectious GI diseases hamsters have in common with mice and rats

Answer 15

salmonellosis
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