LATG Chapter 14: Common Health Problems
Ferrets
1. canine distemper 2. Aleutian Disease 3. Insulinomas 4. Aplastic anemia
What does SDAV affect?
lacrimal/tear gland and salivary gland
Mycoplasmosis
pathogen of the respiratory tract
What does EDIM cause?
watery, yellow stools around anus
Other Laboratory Rodents and Rabbit
1. LCMV 2. Tyzzer's disease 3. nasal dermatitis 4. bacterial pneumonia 5. pododermatitis 6. coccidiosis 7. pasteurellosis
Cats
1. LUTD 2. Otitis externa 3. feline respiratory disease
Mice and Rats
1. Mouse Hepatitis Virus 2. Mouse Parovirus 3. Epizootic Diarrhea of Infant Mice 4. Mouse Norovirus 5. Pinworms 6. Helicobacter 7. C. bovis 8. Mycoplasmosis 9. Rat respiratory disease 10. Idiopathic ulcerative dermatitis 11. Sialodacryoadenitis Virus
Mortality rate of Bacterial Pneumonia
100% of native population
Bacterial Pneumonia is caused by what?
Bordetella bronchiseptica and streptococcus pneumoniae
Is Mouse Parovirus a DNA or RNA virus?
DNA virus
LCMV
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
What is Pasteurellosis caused by?
Pasteurella multocida
Syphacia
Pinworm species for which the perianal tape test may be diagnostic
Rat Respiratory Disease is also called
Pneumocystis
Is Mouse Hepatitis Virus a DNA or RNA virus?
RNA
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
RNA virus that occurs in hamsters and wild mice
Types of Pinworms
Syphacia and Aspiculuris Tetraptera
Mouse Hepatitis Virus
What is a common contagious coronavirus disease of mice?
Corynebacterium Bovis
a bacteria that is the cause of scaly skin disease in nudes
What is rat respiratory disease?
a fungus that causes disease in the respiratory tract and inflammation of the lungs in 8-12 week old rats
Malignant hyperthermia
a metabolic disease of skeletal muscles
Signs of pasteurellosis in rabbits?
abscesses in organs
Is Mouse Parovirus clinical or subclinical?
always subclinical
Hematuria
blood in the the urine
How can Mouse Parovirus be eliminated?
by embryo rederivation
Helicobacter
causes intestinal inflammation rectal prolapse
Casusative agent of tyzzer's disease
clostridium piliforme
Coccidiosis
common protozoa in rabbits
Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV)
coronavirus in rats
What happens to fish with microsporidiosis
emaciation/spinal curvature
How can Mouse Hepatitis Virus be elminated?
embryo transfer rederivation
How is Helicobacter spread and tested?
fecal-oral route test sentinals
Feline LUTD
feline lower urinary tract disease
EDIM causes diarrhea in mouse pups at what age
first 2 weeks of life
What is microsporidiosis caused by
fungal parasite, pseudoloma neurophilia
Signs of LCMV
generally do not show clinical signs
What species is nasal dermatitis seen in?
gerbils
What happens to rats with the SDAV under anesthesia?
higher risk of dying
Who is most susceptible to LCMV?
human fetus
Is MNV subclinical or clinical?
immunodeficient mice show clinical signs subclinical in others
What strains of mice are mostly affected by Idiopathic Ulcerative Dermatitis
inbred strains C57BL/6 or C57BL/10
What triggers Malignant hyperthermia
inhaled anesthetics, stress, exercise
What is the cause for Idiopathic Ulcerative Dermatitis
it is unknown
What is used to test for Mouse Parovirus (MPV)?
lymph node tissue to detect presence because the virus can remain present in the animal's tissue as a latent infection
Tyzzer's Disease
mainly seen as a hamster disease
FLUTD
more commonly seen in male cats, cause they have a thinner urethra, cats that mainly eat dry food, and have little exercise
Microsporidiosis
most common disease of freshwater fish
Mouse Norovirus (MNV)
most widespread infection in US/Canada
Aspiculuris tetraptera
pinworm species for which a fecal float or necropsy may be used to diagnose
symptoms of coccidiosis
poor weight gain, sticky feces and profuse, watery, sometimes bloody diarrhea
How to avoid Pasteurellosis
purchase rabbits from pasteurella free colonies
who are asymptomatic carriers of bacterial pneumonia?
rabbits which can spread it to guinea pigs
What kind of virus is Epizootic Diarrhea of Infant Mice (EDIM)
rotavirus DNA virus
Symptoms of Mycoplasmosis
sniffling, respiratory distress, head tilt
What is nasal dermatitis also called?
sore nose
Uroliths
stones
Signs of Bacterial Pneumonia
subclinical until stressed. signs include dyspnea and nasal discharge
Symptoms of SDAV
swelling of the neck and reduced appetite
