Study guide set 2: rabbits
Normal rabbit urine can turn orange/red due to a plant pigment known as
Porphyrin
How long is a rabbits GI transit time
4-5hrs
If mishandles a rabbit may kick and cause a spinal fracture that is usually present where
7th lumbar vertebrae
Offspring like those of rabbits that are born blind and hairless are called what
Altricial young
What bacterial disease do healthy rabbits carry and can transmit to other pets
Bordatella
How do rabbits breathe
By diaphragmatic contraction rather than expansion of the rib cage
Rabbits eliminate excess what in their urine
Calcium can get bladder sludge
What is it called when rabbits excrete and consume cecal contents
Cecotrophy pseudorumination
When what teeth overgrow doe we see sharp points and edges developing on the buccal aspect of the upper arcades and the lingual aspect of the lower arcades
Cheek teeth
Rabbit feces normally contains oblong yeast which can be mistaken for
Coccidia
Treponema paraluiscuniculi is the causative agent of
Rabbit syphilis
T/f : ovulation in rabbits is induced and there is no estrus cycle
T
What drug is toxic to rabbits
Fipronil (frontline)
Whats the name of the animals that have presence of a second small pair of incisors or peg teeth located behind the upper front incisiors
Lagomorphs rabbits have 6 incisors
What should always be available for a rabbits diet
Water and grass hay
When can a hairball accumulate in the stomach of a rabbit
When not enough fiber is given
What CS may be associated with otitis either due to pasteurella or infection of the CNS by encephalitozoon cuniculi
Head tilt (torticollis)
Rabbits have what the produce a waxy material with a strong odor
Paired inguinal scent glands
What bacteria is a common cause of snuffles
Pasteurella
What is a common term for a URI in rabbits
Snuffles
When rabbits get sore hock what infection is typical
Staph aureus
Why are rabbits prone to gastric tympany
They cant vomit or eructate
Sore hock is also known as
Ulcerative pododermatitis
Unswayed rabbits are prone to what neoplasia
Uterine adenocarcinoma
Whats the genus and species name of the European rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
What is a highly transmissible and fatal calicivirus that has recently been reported in the US and a new vaccine has been made
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV2)
Whats one reason we fast rabbits 2-4 hours before sx
Reduce the size of the stomach to improve respiration