Quizzes

Question 1

T/F
Having the cage in an area that does not allow the bird to get enough rest could result in aggressive or other undesirable behaviors

Answer 1

True

Question 2

You are performing a gram stain on the feces of a zebra finch, what should you find in a normal, healthy zebra finch?

Answer 2

Very little gram positive bacteria

Question 3

Which muscles determine the body condition in birds?

Answer 3

Pectoral muscles

Question 4

Cuffed endotracheal tubes should not be used in avians due to…

Answer 4

Birds have complete tracheal rings

Question 5

If an avian patient weighs 527 grams, how much blood can safely be pulled?

Answer 5

5 mL

Question 6

The most common pediatric problem for avians is..

Answer 6

Crop stasis

Question 7

Chronic (avian) egg layers can be treated by breaking the reproductive cycle with…

Answer 7

LIGHT CYCLE CHANGES

Question 8

What is the most reliable way to administer antibiotics to a pet bird?

Answer 8

In the pectoral muscle

Question 9

A bird’s water bowl should be…

Answer 9

Mounted on a wall of the cage or enclosure to keep it clean

Question 10

When advising an owner on transporting his or her pet bird to the veterinary hospital, what is not good advice?

Answer 10

The cage should be thoroughly cleaned and new water provided to reduce stress to the bird

Question 11

The male eclectus parrot is what color?

Answer 11

Green

Question 12

Which oviduct and ovary are active in most birds?

Answer 12

Left

Question 13

T/F

Dysecdysis is a clinical sign and not a disease in itself

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The quarantine period for a wild-caught species should be a minimum of:

Answer 14

60 days

Question 15

Injectable medications are given to reptiles in…

Answer 15

Cranial part of the body

Question 16

Male sexual dimorphism in chelonians are generally seen as…

Answer 16

Elongated tail with the cloaca beyond the margin of the shell and a concave plastron

Question 17

What zoonotic disease is carried by many reptiles?

Answer 17

Salmonellosis

Question 18

A good way to prevent rostral damage is…

Answer 18

Create visual security in the enclosure

Question 19

You are examining a pet iguana and want a sample of GI and urinary fluids. You realize that you can retrieve both samples from the…

Answer 19

Cloaca

Question 20

What is true about barbering?

Answer 20

It is common in female mice

Question 21

What is the most common site for venipuncture in chinchillas?

Answer 21

Jugular

Question 22

What is true about chinchilla restraint?

Answer 22

They should never be scruffed

Question 23

Which is not a rodent: prairie dog, guinea pig, hedgehog, or gerbil

Answer 23

Hedgehog

Question 24

Mammary gland tumors are particularly common in…

Answer 24

Rats

Question 25

Male chinchilla sex organs...

Answer 25

Their testicles are undescended, scrotum is absent, and their penis is S-shaped

Question 26

Who can you pick up by the base of the tail?

Answer 26

Mice and rats

Question 27

Do ferrets have sweat glands?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

Trichobezoar is the medical term for a...

Answer 28

Hairball

Question 29

Where geographically do sugar gliders come from originally?

Answer 29

Australia and New Zealand

Question 30

Which female rodent is most likely to cannibalize their young when stressed?

Answer 30

Hamsters

Question 31

Which teeth are absent in chinchillas?

Answer 31

Canines

Question 32

How can you get monkeypox from a prairie dog?

Answer 32

Bodily fluids

Question 33

Where geographically do chinchillas come from?

Answer 33

South America

Question 34

What anatomy is used and most visible when a sugar glider is "flying"?

Answer 34

Petagium

Question 35

How much blood can safetly be taken from a mouse?

Answer 35

0.14 mL

Question 36

What is a sprite?

Answer 36

Spayed female ferret

Question 37

Where is the best place to put an intraosseous catheter in a ferret?

Answer 37

Femur

Question 38

What is the proper way to restrain a rabbit?

Answer 38

Like a football

Question 39

What are two clinical signs of slobbers in chinchillas?

Answer 39

Too long of teeth, malocclusion, moist area around mouth

Question 40

What a rabbit thumps its rear foot, what does this mean?

Answer 40

They are scared or about to get it on

Question 41

In what animal can improper restraint likely cause a tail degloving injury?

Answer 41

Gerbil

Question 42

Name two clinical signs associated with stress in sugar gliders

Answer 42

Alopecia, cannabilism, cropraphagia

Question 43

Which digit is absent in the front feet of chinchillas?

Answer 43

Digit one

Question 44

Skunks have a keen sense of.... but poor...

Answer 44

Hearing, sight