Guinea Pigs Flashcards
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Scientific name of Guinea Pigs
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Cavia Porcellus
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Guinea Pigs are native to which mountains?
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Andes
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3 reasons Guinea Pigs are used in research
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- Tuberculosis
- Anaphylaxis
- Nutrition studies
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Life span
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5-7 years
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Temperature
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99-103.1
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Respiration rate
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70-130 RPM
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Heart Rate
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230-300 BPM
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Gestation period
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63-68 days
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Average litter size
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2-5 pups/piglets
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Pups are AKA
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piglets
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4 varieties of guinea pigs
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- Shorthair (English)
- Abyssinians
- Silky
- Peruvian
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Which variety of guinea pigs has chronic bed head? What are their curls called?
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Abyssinians
whirls/rosettes
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When a guinea pig hears an unexpected sound, they tend to
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freeze
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When a guinea pig sees unexpected movements, they tend to
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stampede
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Guinea Pigs are active during the day, so they are considered
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diurnal
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To recycle vitamin B, they perform
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coprophagy
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Guinea pigs are afraid of new things so they are considered
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neophobic
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To restrain a guinea pig they should be
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scooped out of the cage and scruffed around the shoulders and back while supporting their rear
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Lack mammary glands
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Males
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Guinea pigs’ teeth do not ______ as they get older
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yellow
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You must breed female guinea pigs before
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6 months of age
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This makes up 65% of their abdomen
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Cecum
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How many pairs of teats do guinea pigs have?
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one
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2(I-1/1, C-0/0, P-1/1, M-3/3)
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dental formula
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They lack L-gluconolactone oxidase enyzyme, which is required to make
Vitamin C
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If female guinea pigs are not bred before 6 months of age, this can occur
dystocia
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These occur in Heterophils and more often in females
Kurloff bodies
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Males are known as
boars
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Females are known as
sows
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Partuition is known as
farrowing
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The estrous cycle lasts
15-17 days
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Breeding age
2-3 months
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Breeding is successful when a
copulatory plug is found
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This stays closed at all times, except estrous
Vaginal Closure Membrane
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Sows do not build ________ for young because they are born precocious
nests
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Delivery of pups should take
1/2 an hour, with 5 minutes between pups
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Weaning age
3 weeks
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Having these in a guinea pig's cage could cause liver failure and respiratory illness
cedar shavings
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Room temperature
18-26 degrees celsius
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Guinea pig food is good for how long?
90 days
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You should not feed guinea pigs
rabbit food
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To supplement their diets, you can give them fruits and veggies high in
vitamin C
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A guinea pig's diet should be high in
protein and fiber
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Max dose for PO
20 ml/kg
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Max dose for SQ
20 ml/kg
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Max dose for IM
0.3 ml per site
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Where should and IM injection be given?
gluteals
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Max dose for IP
20 ml/kg
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Max dose for IV
5 ml/kg as a bolus
| 20 ml/kg/day as an infusion
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Not a common route of injection
IP
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IV injections should be given
in the saphenous vein
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When giving an injection or taking a blood draw, it is advised that a guinea pig should be
anesthetized or sedated
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This type of cage separates urine and feces from bedding
Metabolic cage
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Venipuncture sites
jugular and saphenous
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Most accessible sites for venipuncture, but small
Lateral saphenous and cephalic
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What size needle should you use for venipuncture?
25-27 gauge
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Site of venipuncture used to collect larger samples
jugular
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Site of venipuncture that can result in the most traumatic bleeding
Cranial Vena Cava
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Site of venipuncture that is used for terminal blood draws
Cardiac
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If a guinea pig accepts being captured and restrained, it is a sign of
pain/illness
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C/S of this disease: color change in teeth and gums, and enlarged, painful, swollen joints
Can be treated with a daily dose of Vitamin C
Scurvy
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Iatrogenic
Caused by commonly used antibiotics that kill intestinal microflora
Treated with probiotics
Antibiotic-associated enterotoxemia
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You should avoid giving these 4 antibiotics
1. Penicillins
2. Lincomycin
3. Clindamycin
4. Erythromycin
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4 less harmful antibiotics for guinea pigs
1. Baytril
2. Sulfonamides
3. Chloramphenicol
4. Tetracycline
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Caused by Streptococcus zooepidemicus and sometimes Streptobacillus moniliformis
C/S: swollen lumps on neck
Treated with surgical lancing to drain fluid and systemic antibiotics
Cervical Lymphadenitis (Lumps)
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Caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica and Streptococcus pneumoniae
Treated with fluids and antibiotics
AKA kennel cough
Bordetella
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Euthanasia is recommended
Caused by S. typhiamurium and S. enteriditis
C/S is sudden death
Diagnosed by blood culture or culture of spleen
Wash hands and food before feeding
Salmonella
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C/S of this include: swelling of feet, lameness, and reluctance to move
Obese guinea pigs are more prone
Caused by neglect or poor housing
Bacterial pododermatitis
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Bacterial Pododermatitis is AKA
Bumblefoot
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Dominant pig will chew on coats of others
Typically on rear limbs and hind quarters
Caused by overcrowding and boredom
Separation is the only treatment
Barbering
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A burrowing/sarcoptic mange mite that causes pruritis, self-inflicted wounds, wild running, crusting, hair loss, and scabbing
Dx: skin scrape
Trixacarus cavie
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Fur mite that infects guinea pigs that causes few clinical signs
Chirodiscoides cavie
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2 Biting lice that causes occassional alopecia and mild pruritis
Gilricola porcelli
| Gyropus ovalis
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Avoiding fluctuations in temperature is the best way to prevent
heat stroke
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Guinea pigs tolerate what kind of climates?
cooler
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Guinea pigs are more prone to this because all of their teeth are hypsodontic
Malocclusions
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A hereditary condition that causes excessive drooling
| Treated by periodically trimming or filing teeth
Malocclusions AKA slobbers
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GP should be fasted for how long before anesthesia?
2-4 hrs
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Usually used for anesthesia
Atropine
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Most common ER and critical care problem
dystocia
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To determine sex, Females have a
Y shaped genitalia
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To determine sex, Males have a
Straight slit
