PQ 2022

Question 1

Who has the most concentrated urine?
a. Rat
b. Guinea pig
c. Gerbil
d. Chinchilla

Answer 1

c. Gerbil

Question 2

Where are scent glands located in the hamster?
a. Ventral on the midline
b. Dorsal
c. On both sides
d. None

Answer 2

c. On both sides

Question 3

How many scent glands does a rabbit have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Answer 3

c. 3

Question 4

Sludge is connected to which organ?
a. Stomach
b. Small intestine
c. Urinary bladder
d. Uterus

Answer 4

c. Urinary bladder

Question 5

Which of these have feather cysts?

Answer 5

a. Canary

Question 6

. Guinea pigs are considered to have…
a. small size, large body surface
b. small size, small surface area
c. Large size, large surface
d. Large size, small surface

Answer 6

a. small size, large body surface

Question 7

What drug can not be given PO to rabbits?
a. Amoxicillin
b. erythromycin
c. clindamycin
d. azithromycin

Answer 7

a. Amoxicillin

Question 8

How many teeth does a guinea pig have?
a. 20
b. 22
c. 24
d. None of the above

Answer 8

a. 20

rabbit 28, hamster 16

Question 9

What doesn’t cause respiratory symptoms?
a. Abdominal mass
b. Mechanical irritation
c. Encephalitozoonosis
d. Dental problem

Answer 9

c. Encephalitozoonosis

Question 10

What does Mycoplasma pulmonis cause in the rat?

Answer 10

CRD = chronic respiratory disease

Question 11

What causes mucoid enteritis?
a. Stress
b. Too low fibre
c. Iron insufficiency

Answer 11

a. Stress
b. Too low fibre

Question 12

What cannot cause an acquired dental disease?
a. Brachygnathia
b. Trauma
c. Metabolic bone disease

Answer 12

a. Brachygnathia → congenital

Question 13

Vitamin D deficiency
a. Calcium cannot be absorbed and calcium binding proteins will be inhibited
b. Bone issues
c. Phosphorous cannot be absorbed

Answer 13

a. Calcium cannot be absorbed and calcium binding proteins will be inhibited

Question 14

What do you do for overgrown incisors
a. Extraction
b. Grind down
c. Both
d. None

Answer 14

c. Both

Question 15

Which of these has a diaphragm?
a. Guinea pig
b. Corn snake
c. Tortoise Herman
d. Swan

Answer 15

a. Guinea pig

Question 16

How many eggs do day geckos lay at one time
a. Only 1
b. Always 2
c. 3-4
d. 5-7

Answer 16

b. Always 2

Question 17

Xylazine can cause what
a. Myocardial necrosis
b. Myocardial fibrosis
c. Does not affect the heart
d. Decreases GI motility

Answer 17

a. Myocardial necrosis in rabbits
b. Myocardial fibrosis in rabbits
d. Decreases GI motility

• respiratory depression

Question 18

Which drug causes apnoea
a. Propofol
b. Fentanyl
c. Ketamine
d. all 3

Answer 18

d. all 3

a. Propofol
b. Fentanyl (sometimes)
c. Ketamine

Question 19

Midazolam can be administered:
a. In combination
b. By itself
c. ?
d. All 3 (Can also be given to at risk patients).

Answer 19

a. In combination
b. By itself

Question 20

Which is zoonotic
a. Trichophyton mentagrophytes
b. Cheyletiella
c. francisella tularensis
d. psoroptes
e. All of the above

Answer 20

e. All of the above

Question 21

Which vein is used in rabbit
a. Marginal vein
b. Saphena
c. Cephalica
d. all 3

Answer 21

d. all 3

Question 22

Larger volume:

Answer 22

• Jugular and lateral saphenous vein

Question 23

which causes hypothermia during surgery
a. Heat pad
b. Warm table
c. Feet covered
d. Alcohol

Answer 23

d. Alcohol

Question 24

Rabbits are

Answer 24

a. Obligate nasal breathers

Question 25

How long do chinchillas live for?

Answer 25

a. 10-15 years (up to 22 years!)

Question 26

How long do guinea pigs live for?

Answer 26

5-7 years

Question 27

When is there symmetrical alopecia? a. Mites b. Ringworm c. None d. Both

Answer 27

c. None

Question 28

Which spp. should be fasted before surgery? a. Ferret b. Rabbit c. Hamster d. Guinea pig

Answer 28

a. Ferret

Question 29

Which have white molars? a. Guinea pig b. Rabbit c. Chinchilla d. Hamster

Answer 29

d. Hamster Omnivores are white, herbivores are yellow

Question 30

which are active at dusk and dawn?

Answer 30

Rabbit, guinea pig

Question 31

which are active at night

Answer 31

Rat, hamster, mouse, chinchilla

Question 32

What causes fur chewing? a. Iron insufficiency b. Too little fibre c. Stress

Answer 32

b. Too little fibre (in rabbits) c. Stress (in chinchillas)

Question 33

When do you use premedication in rabbits? a. When you use isoflurane after b. Painful surgery c. Risky patients d. Always

Answer 33

d. Always

Question 34

What can you not give in a bolus? a. Propofol b. Ketamine c. Fentanyl d. none

Answer 34

d. none

Question 35

Which do have continuous molar tooth growth?

Answer 35

Rabbit, hare, guineapig, chinchilla, degu,

Question 36

Which is not needed in fixing teeth? a. Mouth gag b. Foreign body forceps c. Light source d. Dental grind wheel

Answer 36

b. Foreign body forceps

Question 37

Which is needed for rabbit intubation (two question with different options): a. Endoscope b. Otoscope c. Blindly d. All of them

Answer 37

d. All of them - endoscope - otoscope - blind intubation - V-gel

Question 38

Which one is the easiest to intubation a. Ferret b. Rabbit c. Guinea pig d. Snake

Answer 38

d. Snake

Question 39

what happens when a gecko has no setae on their feet? a. Cannot swim b. Cannot grasp insect pray c. Cannot climb vertical glass d. None

Answer 39

c. Cannot climb vertical glass

Question 40

What is for the rabbit? a. Uterus duplex bicornis b. Uterus simplex bicornis c. Uterus duplex unicornis d. Uterus simplex unicornis

Answer 40

a. Uterus duplex bicornis

Question 41

Where is the sweat gland located in rabbit

Answer 41

they have no external sweat gland, can overheat and die

Question 42

Where is the sweat gland located in hamster

Answer 42

they have none!

Question 43

Which animal drops its tail? A. Leopard gecko B. Snakes C. Tortoise

Answer 43

A. Leopard gecko

Question 44

Easy to intubate a rabbit?

Answer 44

no

Question 45

Which species has continuous molar growth

Answer 45

Rabbits + obligate herbivore rodents (guinea pig, chinchilla, degu)

Question 46

Which species have incisors continuously growing?

Answer 46

rabbits, guinea pig, chinchilla, degu, rat

Question 47

Which species do NOT have continuous molar growth

Answer 47

mouse, rat, hedgehog

Question 48

What can you get from palpating a client? a. Body condition b. Dehydration c. Internal masses d. All of the above

Answer 48

d. All of the above

Question 49

How to treat entamoeba infection?

Answer 49

Metronidazole

Question 50

Which snake is the biggest?

Answer 50

Python

Question 51

What does knemidokoptes sp. cause?

Answer 51

Affecting beak & legs

Question 52

What is a buck? a. Male rabbit b. Female rabbit c. Male guinea pig d. Female guinea pig

Answer 52

a. Male rabbit

Question 53

What is a doe? a. Male rabbit b. Female rabbit c. Male guinea pig d. Female guinea pig

Answer 53

b. Female rabbit

Question 54

Where would you NOT put an IV catheter in rabbits? a. Marginal ear vein b. Vena cava cranialis c. Cephalic vein d. Saphenous vein

Answer 54

b. Vena cava cranialis

Question 55

Iv catheterisation: ferrets

Answer 55

- V. cephalic - V. jugularis

Question 56

Which castration technique is used - 2 questions, I think the species asked were mouse and rabbit and rat a. Closed b. Open c. Both can be used d. Depends on the size of the animals

Answer 56

Closed (always)

Question 57

When does the skin lose its elasticity in reptiles a. 2-3 % water loss b. 5-10 % water loss c. 15-20 % water loss d. Not relevant

Answer 57

b. 5-10 % water loss → I chose this because this is what we studied in every other subject

Question 58

A question about finding two darker (I think?), hairless areas on the flank of a hamster

Answer 58

answer should have been this is physiological as those are the scent gland

Question 59

When neutering a doe do we.. - Take out just the ovaries - Take out the uterus - Tie the fallopian tubes - Only take out the uterus when we see some pathological change

Answer 59

Take out the uterus???

Question 60

The reason we castrate rabbits - To prevent reproduction - To prevent some odour problems - To change behaviour - All three answers

Answer 60

- All three answers

Question 61

Body temperature of rabbits.. - Is important to monitor more and more when the patient is under anaesthesia for a long time - Is checked at every general check up examination - Doesn’t need to be checked

Answer 61

- Is checked at every general check up examination - Is important to monitor more and more when the patient is under anaesthesia for a long time

Question 62

Which statement is true for rabbits? - Only some rabbits have atropinase enzyme - Giving atropine will increase gut motility - Ketamine can not be given to rabbits

Answer 62

- Only some rabbits have atropinase enzyme

Question 63

How do we assist an intubation in rabbits? - With endoscope - With otoscope - We can use both - Hell no we don't need help!

Answer 63

- We can use both

Question 64

Which one is hard to intubate? - Guinea pig - Swan - Hermann tortoise - Snake

Answer 64

- Guinea pig Rabbits and rodent

Question 65

These are the real “herbivores” - Rabbit and guinea pig - Chinchilla and degu - Guinea pig and degu - Rabbit and chinchilla

Answer 65

- Rabbit and guinea pig

Question 66

Which species is crepuscular (dawn & dusk)

Answer 66

- rabbit & Guinea pig

Question 67

which are obligated herbivore rodents?

Answer 67

guineq pig, chinchilla, degu