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