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Rabbits
Ferrets
Guinea Pigs
Rats
Mice
100
What type of teeth do rabbits have?
Elodont
100
A ferret’s diet is most similar to that of a:
Cat
100
What is an essential vitamin for guinea pigs?
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
100
How many hours should a rat be fasted before an anesthetic procedure and why?
0. Do not vomit.
100
Name at least 3 microbiological classifications of mice.
Axenic, Gnotobiotic, SPF, conventional
200
Where can you collect blood from on a rabbit?
Lateral Ear Vein
200
You are a new RVT and are asked to restrain a ferret. What do you do and what do you expect to see?
Scruff. Yawn.
200
How many hours should a guinea pig be fasted before an anesthetic procedure?
6-8 hours
200
What is the most common form of euthanasia in rats?
CO2 chamber
200
This is the result of 20 generations of parent/offspring or brother/sister mating.
Inbred or strain.
300
Why do female rabbits have such a prominent dewlap versus a male rabbit?
Neonate bedding
300
What type of studies were ferrets use in? (list at least 2)
screening drug emesis potential, human influenza, canine distemper
300
What is significant about their small oral cavity?
Soft palate and tongue are continuous.
300
You have been asked to perform a necropsy on a rat with history of respiratory signs. Your findings include a cobblestone appearance to the lungs. What did this rat most likely have?
Mycoplasma pulmonis
300
Name 3 mouse diseases.
Mouse hepatitis virus, Internal parasites, Neoplasia, Sendai Virus
400
Your rabbit patient presents with high number of heterophils. What does that mean?
Infection
400
If a client cannot afford a whole regimen of preventive medicine, what two preventatives would you strongly advocate for?
Distemper and Heartworm
400
Your guinea pig presents with an abscess along the neck. What do you think is happening?
Cervical Lymphadenitis
400
List at least 5 signs of a sick rat.
Coat, BCS, eyes, diarrhea, dirty tail, odor, attitude, appetite, activity, body, belly, head, slow, stiff, arched, squeaking, sneezing, audible breathing, pale
400
You are a new RVT working at a research facility. You notice a mouse is presenting with flu-like symptoms coupled with increased respiratory effort. What do you do?
Isolate and move away from rest of colony. Maintain biosecurity by wearing proper protective equipment.
500
What critical human disease were rabbits used in research for?
Atherosclerosis
500
Which metabolic disorders can ferrets develop? (list 3)
recurrent insulinoma, Cushings, hypoglycemia
500
Which medications can we NOT give guinea pigs?
Penicillins, erythromycin, lincomycin
500
Your rat has just undergone an anesthetic procedure. What is the most important way you can assist your rat in recovery?
Heat support
500
What zoonotic parasite can we get from mice? (scientific name)
Hymenolepis nana