Exam 1

Question 1

What are the 3 R’s of responsible animal use?

Answer 1

Reducing the number used

Refining techniques

Replacement of animals w/ alternatives

Question 2

How often does IACUC perform inspections?

Answer 2

Every 6 months

Question 3

Organization responsible for all apsects of animal use, education, health, and compliance with all laws and regulations

Answer 3

IACUC

(Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)

Question 4

Organization authorized by law to enforce the AWA; requires facilities to keep accurate records.

Answer 4

USDA

Question 5

An agency of the USDA responsible for inspections of facilities, must occur annually

Answer 5

APHIS

(Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service)

Question 6

An agency of the USDA, has authority to enforce penalties for violations of the AWA

Answer 6

REAC

Regulatory Enforcement and Animal Care

Question 7

Primary reference on animal care and use. Created under ILAR (Institute for Lab Animal Research)

Answer 7

“The Guide”

(The Guide for Care and Use of Labratory Animals)

Question 8

Cat food at what protein percent can be fed to ferrets?

Answer 8

At least 30%

Question 9

What type of estrus cycle do ferrets have?

Answer 9

Seasonally polyestrus/induced ovulators

Question 10

What is responsible for the strong scent in ferrets?

Answer 10

Sebaceous glands at the base of the hair follicle

Question 11

True or false

Descenting ferrets is not necessary, they can just be sterilized to control the strong odor

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Why are ferrets prone to heat stress?

Answer 12

No sweat glands

Question 13

How much do ferrets sleep?

Answer 13

15-20 hours a day

Question 14

Ferrets need food with fat content of 18-20%, what can be used for supplemental fat?

Answer 14

Linotone

Question 15

True or false

Ferrets need high carbohydrates and high fiber

Answer 15

FALSE

They need LOW carb/fiber diets

Question 16

How often can ferrets be bathed?

Answer 16

No more than once a month

Question 17

What is the most common disease and cause of death in old ferrets?

Answer 17

Neoplasia

Question 18

If a ferret presents with anorexia what should be suspected?

Answer 18

GI obstruction

Question 19

If a ferret presents with depression/moribund, what should be suspected?

Answer 19

Hypoglycemia

Question 20

What infectious diseases are ferrets susceptible to?

Answer 20

Human Influenza

Rabies

Canine Distemper

Question 21

True or False

A ferret will recover influenza on his own within 5-10 days

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or False

A nonvaccinated ferret will not survive K9 distemper

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Intestinal parasites are common to ferrets except _______

Answer 23

Coccidia

Question 24

Ferrets should be vaccinated for canine distemper with 1 ml at what ages?

Answer 24

8, 11, 14 weeks with an annual booster

Question 25

True or False Ferrets are susceptible to Feline Panleukopenia Virus

Answer 25

False

Question 26

What vein is preferred for ferret blood draws?

Answer 26

Cranial vena cava

Question 27

What is the most serious bacterial disease in ferrets? Also the causitive agent for proliferative bowel disease

Answer 27

Desulfovibrio (Campylobacter-like)

Question 28

Most common guinea pig breed, smooth, short hair.

Answer 28

English Guinea Pig

Question 29

Breed of Guinea pig with long, fine hair

Answer 29

Peruvian guinea pig

Question 30

Breed of guinea pig with short, coarse hair that grows in whorls

Answer 30

Abyssinian

Question 31

What is the most common bacterial disease of guinea pigs?

Answer 31

Pneumonia

Question 32

What disease are guinea pigs susceptible to if they are housed close to rabbits?

Answer 32

Bordetella Bronchiseptica pneumonia

Question 33

Neurological signs in a guinea pigs such as head tilt due to inner and middle ear infections can be associated with what?

Answer 33

Pneumonia

Question 34

"Lumps", enlargement/abscessation of head and neck lymph nodes, pleuritis, myocarditis, and otitis are associated with what disease in guinea pigs?

Answer 34

Cervical Lymphadenitis

Question 35

What antibiotic is toxic to guinea pigs and can never be used?

Answer 35

Streptomycin

Question 36

Guinea pigs are particularly sensitive to antibiotics that target gram + or gram - ?

Answer 36

Gram + Penicillin, erythromycin, lincomycin, bacitracin

Question 37

What three antibiotics cause less problems in guinea pigs?

Answer 37

Sulfas, chloramphenicol, tetracycline

Question 38

Diets low in Mg and K can lead to calcium deposits causing what disease in guinea pigs?

Answer 38

Metastatic mineralization

Question 39

What disease can occur in guinea pigs if they have a deficiency in vitamin E and/or selenium?

Answer 39

Muscular dystrophy

Question 40

Disease in guinea pigs caused by vitamin C deficiency and causing bleeding from the gums, inappetance, swollen and painful joints and ribs

Answer 40

Scurvy

Question 41

In order to avoid dystocia complications, when must guinea pigs be bred?

Answer 41

Before 6 months old

Question 42

Disease in guinea pigs that often occurs in stressed, fasted, overweight guinea pig sows in first or second pregnancy in the last 2 weeks of gestation

Answer 42

Pregnancy Toxemia

Question 43

True or False Guinea pigs recquire sedation for blood draws

Answer 43

True

Question 44

True or False Guinea pigs are born fully haired with eyes open and are ready to eat solid food within a few hours after birth

Answer 44

True

Question 45

True or False Due to guinea pigs size, smaller gauge needles are necessary

Answer 45

FALSE Larger due to tough skin

Question 46

True or False Parasitic infection rarely causes disease unless guinea pigs are stressed

Answer 46

True

Question 47

True or false It only requires one person to administer an IM injection to a ferret

Answer 47

False At least 2

Question 48

What are the most common neoplasms of ferrets?

Answer 48

Adrenocorticol tumors, insulinoma, malignant lymphoma

Question 49

What species breed as monogamous pairs can be left together for life?

Answer 49

Gerbils

Question 50

True or False Hamster food should be placed directly on the cage floor

Answer 50

True

Question 51

Hamsters have costovertebral glands and gerbils have ventral sebaceous glands used for what?

Answer 51

Territory marking and mating behavior

Question 52

What two compartments are hamsters stomachs split into?

Answer 52

Non-glandulary forestomach Glandular hindstomach

Question 53

Hamster housing needs to be at least ___ inches high

Answer 53

Six

Question 54

What is the temperature and humidity needed for hamsters?

Answer 54

65-70 degrees 50-60% humidity

Question 55

Hamsters need at least \_\_% crude protein

Answer 55

16%

Question 56

What is the most common disease in hamsters?

Answer 56

Sudden diarrhea ie. Proliferative ileitis (Wet tail)

Question 57

Ventral disease transmitted from hamsters to humans, acquired from the wild rodent population.

Answer 57

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

Question 58

Most common cause of death in aged hamsters?

Answer 58

Amyloidosis

Question 59

What antibiotis should never be used in hamsters?

Answer 59

Streptomycin/dihydrostreptomycin

Question 60

What antibiotics can be used in rodents?

Answer 60

Tetracycline

Question 61

What meds can be given to hamsters for anesthesia?

Answer 61

Ketamine, Pentobarbital, Thiamylal Isoflurane

Question 62

Disease common in gerbils associated with Staph but related to stress, common in juveniles

Answer 62

Nasal Dermatitis