Rabbits Flashcards by Jen Grossman

What is the significance of the follwoing lagamorph genuses:
Lepus
Oryctolagus
Sylvilagus

Lepus = hares
Oryctolagus= domestic rabbit
Sylvilagus= cottontail

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True or false: The number of rabbits used in research has dramatically increased in the past 5 years.

False, slow/gradual decline

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What spontaneous neoplasm occurs in up to 80% of older rabbits?

Endometrial adenocarcinoma

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What is the dental formula for the rabbit?

I 2/1 C 0/0 P 3/2 M 3/3

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What is the common name for the second and rudimentary pair of incisiors in the rabbit?

Peg teeth

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Cecotrophs are high in what nutrients?

Water and B vitamins

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What is unique about the heart valves in rabbits?

R AV valve has 2 rather than 3 cusps

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Describe the pH of rabbit urine

Alkaline, ~8.2

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What components of rabbit urine cause it to be turbid?

High levels of calcium carbonate monohydrate and ammonium magnesium phosphate

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In regards to sexing rabbits what is the significance of the dewlap?

Dewlap only present on females

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Name that rabbit pathogen: Bacteria that causes a wide range of clinical manifestations including rhinitis, pneumonia, otits, and abscesses

Pasteurella multocida

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Name that rabbit pathogen: This G- bacteria may cause upper respiratory signs and rabbits can be carrier of this bacteria for guinea pigs, dogs, and pigs

Bordetella bronchiseptica

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Name that rabbit pathogen: This G- bacillus is the causative agent of Tyzzer’s disease

Clostridium piliforme

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Describe the clinical manifestations of Tyzzer’s disease

Profuse watery diarrhea often around weaning, high mortality

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Bacterial differentials for diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits with high mortality

Tyzzer’s, enterotoxemia (C. spiriforme), colibacilosis

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Bacterial differentials for diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits with low mortality

Lawsonia intracellularis, colibacilosis

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Name that rabbit pathogen: Cause high mortality diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits, causative agent of enterotoxemia

Clostridium spiriforme

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How do you diagnose enterotoxemia?

ID on fecal and isolation of iota toxin

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Name that rabbit pathogen: Bacteria responsible for colibacilosis

Escherichia coli

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Name that rabbit pathogen: Causative agent of proliferative enteropathy which results in low mortality diarrheal disease in weanling rabbits

Lawsonia intracellularis

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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: enrofloxacin

Good

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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: chloramohenicol

Good

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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: trimethoprim- sulfa

Good

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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic:Tetracycline

Good

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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Tylosin

Good

Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: parenteral penicillin

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Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Clindamycin

Bad

Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Lincomycin

Bad

Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Amoxicllin/Ampicillin

Bad

Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Cephalosporins

Bad

Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Erythromycin

Bad

Good antibiotic/bad antibiotic: Oral penicillin

Bad

Name that rabbit pathogen: This G+ bacteria that is normally found on skin can cause mastitis and conjunctivitis

Staphylococcus aureus

Recommended antimicrobial treatment for Staph infections in rabbits

Chloramphenicol, enrofloxacin, TMS

Name that rabbit pathogen: Causative agent of venereal spirochetosis (aka rabbit syphillus)

Treponema cuniculi

Is rabbit syphillus zoonotic?

Treatment for treponema in rabbits

Usually self-limiting, can treat with chloramphenicol or tetracycline

Name that rabbit pathogen: This bacteria is assocaited with moist dermatitis and is associated with "blue fur"

Pseudomona arugenosa

Name that rabbit pathogen: This G- bacteria can cause nonspecific signs and ataxia in rabbits and has zoonotic potential

Francisella tularensis (tularemia is the dz)

Name that rabbit pathogen: Vectror borne viral disease that is endemic in wild rabbits. Swellings are typically associated with the face and perianal regions (also name the dz)

Pox virus (Myxomatosis)

Name that rabbit pathogen: Causative agent of rabbit viral hemorrhagic disease

Calicivirus

How is rabbit calicivirus transmitted?

Fecal-oral and fomite transmission

Name that rabbit pathogen: Protozoal disease that affects the liver and causes cholestasis

Eimeria stiedae

Treatment for coccidiosis in rabbits

Sulfa drugs

Name that rabbit pathogen: Protozoal disease that causes diarrheal disease in young rabbits but is often subclinical

Eimeria spp.

Name that rabbit pathogen: microsporidian parasite that causes neurologic signs and has spores that are passed in the urine

Encephalitazoan cuniculi

Name two infectious differentials for "wry neck" in rabbits

Encephalitozoan cuniculi and Pasteurella multocida otitis media

Name that rabbit pathogen: This mite causes thick crusts on the pinna and is commonly known as the rabbit ear mite

Psoroptes cuniculi

Name that rabbit pathogen: This fur mite causes mild dermatitis and alopecia and is transmissible to dogs, cats, and people

Cheyletiella parasitovorax

Name that rabbit pathogen: This rabbit pinworm is usually clinically silent

Passalarus ambiguus

Name two arthropod parasites that can cause intense pruritis in rabbits

sarcoptes scabei and notoedres cati

Name that rabbit pathogen: This dermatophyte typically affects the legs, head, and feet; and is zoonotic

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Name 3 ways to prevent trichobezoar formation in rabbits

Keep them cool to prevent shedding Brush regularly Maintian gastric motility

Treatment for GI ileus in the rabbit

Metoclopramide Dietary fiber Fluids

Causes of ulcerative pododermatitis (aka sore hock)

Poor quality cage flooring Infrequent cage changing Thin furring of feet

Name that rabbit disease: This is congential cause of bupthalmia has an autosomal recessive inheritance

Congenital open-angle glaucoma

Name that rabbit disease: This congential musculoskeletal disease causes rabbits to be unable to adduct their limbs

Splay leg

What is the minimum cage height for rabbits?

16 inches in the Guide, 14 inches AWR

What temperature should rabbits be kept in?

16-22 C, 61-71 F

How can urine mineral and protein deposits on caging be reduced prior to cage washing?

Acid pre-wash

What percentage of a rabbit's diet should be fiber?

14-16%

Feeding large amounts of alfalfa hay can lead to what imbalance?

Hypercalcemia

Rabbits eat ____g of food per day

100-120 g

How much water do rabbits consume on a ml/kg/day basis?

50-150 ml/kg/day

What is important to remember about rabbit holding and restrain?

Proper back support, otherwise fractures and paralysis can result

Name two appropriate sites for venipuncture in the rabbit

Marginal ear vein, lateral saphenous vein

What are two appropriate sites for IM injections in the rabbit?

Quadriceps and epaxial muscles

What commonly used anesthetic can cause kidney damage in rabbits

Telazol, tiletamine at high doses has caused severe tubular necrosis

Should you use atropine or glycopyrrolate in rabbits, and why?

Atrpoine esterase in 30-50% of rabbits inactivates atropine, use glyco instead

True or false: Analgesia should only be given to rabbits that appear painful after surgery

Flase, very hard to ID pain in this species, treat paon aggressively

Rabbits Flashcards

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