Rodent
The name for a female guinea pig:
A sow
The name for a male rabbit:
A buck.
Site for IM injection in avian patients:
Pectoral muscle.
Tool to monitor reptilian heart beat:
Most gas exchange in fish takes place in:
The gills.
The most commonly used vessel for blood collection in the chinchilla:
The jugular.
Ferrets are annually vaccinated for these diseases:
Rabies and canine distemper.
The amount of blood safely drawn from an avian patient at one time:
10% of blood volume or less.
Most common blood draw site in larger lizards such as iguanas:
Caudal tail vein.
Diets high in protein can cause:
Gout.
The most common source of alopecia/dermatitis in the pet mouse:
Fur mites.
This animal has a duplex uterus and two cervices:
The rabbit.
Anatomical part behind vocalization in the bird:
Syrinx.
Tool preferred to perform oral examinations in snakes:
Plastic spatula.
What is not a potential complication of IV catheterization?
Hematoma formation.
Type of bedding NOT suitable for chinchillas:
Pine shavings.
The ribs between which to best auscultate the heart in ferrets:
6th and 8th ribs.
Percentage of blood out of total body weight in birds:
10%.
Percentage of blood out of total body weight in reptiles:
5-8%.
DOUBLE POINTS
What is a causative agent of Tyzzer's disease?
Clostridium pillaforme.
What is most likely when a hamster presents with diarrhea, matting around the tail, lethargy, and a hunched abdomen:
Wet tail.
The proper diet for a ferret ideally:
(Percentages)
30-40% protein and 15-30% fat.
A figure-8 bandage immobilizes these bones:
Ulna, radius, metacarpal.
About 25% down the length of the body from the nares.
DOUBLE POINTS
What causes upper respiratory signs such as sinusitis, rhinitis, tearing, sniffling, snorting?
Pasteurella multocida.