VTT Rabbits
respiration rate
30-60 breaths per minute
greater risk for anesthesia
easily stressed sensitive to drugs able to hold breath obligate breath through nose high metabolic rate fasting a few hours before AX aids in obtaining current weight
coccidiosis
eimeria stiedae
Tularemia
francisella tularensis referred to as rabbit fever
ears are highly vascular and serve as?
thermoregulatory organ
Snuffles
upper respiratory tract infection
rectal temperature
101.3 to 104
psuedopregnancy is
15 to 17 days
commercial rabbit feed
15% protein 10% fiber
heart rate
180-250 beats per minute
Uterus of the rabbit
2 cervixes 2 cervical orifices
how fast can a kit nurse
20% of body weight in minutes
blood collection size needle
25-27 gauge needle
gestation
29 to 35 days
rabbits do not get atropine because?
30-40% of rabbits have a natural atropine
humidity
30-70%
normal litter size
4 to 12 kits
Life span
5-8 years
temperature range
62-70 degrees
SPF
Specific pathogen free
Do they have footpads?
No
how often does nursing occur
a few minutes each day
crepuscular
active at twilight
common in urine
albuminuria proteinuria ammonium magnesium phosphate (struvite)
pododermatitis (bumblefoot)
bacterial invasion usually staph aureus painful
what do parturition
build nest plucks fur
tyzzers disease
caused by clostridium piliforme poor sanitation and overcrowding
prominent skin fold under the neck
dewlap
space in the mouth
diastema
psoroptes cuniculi
ear mite
identification
ear tags tattoos
what is the colon separated by
fusus coli
trichobezoars
hair ball
artherosclerosis(high cholesterol)
hardening of the arteries
torticulosis
head tilt
rabbit neutrophils are more properly termed
heterophils
ID performed
if given in the back lust lateral to the
Marginal ear vein location?
in the margin of the ear
does are ovulators of what kind?
induced ovulators
parturition in rabbits is called
kindling
altricial means?
kits are born blind hairless and deaf
uterine adenocarcinoma
leading of death in intact female rabbits
SQ perfomed
loose skin in the back neck
Can result from overgrown incisors
malocclusion
IV performed
marginal ear vein
Blood collection
marginal- local auricular-local jugular-sedate cephalic-large breeds cardiocentesis-if being euthanized
moist dermatitis caused by and referred to as?
moisture in the dewlap
New zealand white
most commonly bred (SPF)
cecotrophs
night feces; rabbits eat this poop
cheyletiella parasitovorax
nonburrowing fur mite with zoonotic potential walking dandruff
What species seasonally molt?
northern molt from brown to white
precocious
ready to move from birth
terminal portion of ileum consists of
sacculus rotundus
Is the heart smaller or larger then most animals?
smaller
Husbandry
stainless steel or plastic cages with mesh floors cages open in the front cleaned daily shredded paper
hypsodontic
teeth continually grow
consistency of urine
thick and creamy alkaline ph above 8.0
papaya or pineapple prevents
trichobezoars
myxomatosis
viral disease high mortality rate insect vectors conjunctivitis fever lethargy death no treatment
what does cecotrophs contain
water, electrolytes,
Can rabbits be easily trained to use the litter box?
yes
Do they have a high muscle to bone ratio?
yes
are the leg bones fused together?
yes
Do rabbits have hair all over?
yes, except the nose and scrotum
male rabbits
bucks