Lab + Exotics VTNE Review

What is one way of promoting exercise in birds?

Minimum quarantine period for any new parrot entering an aviary or household is...

What common respiratory pathogen in parrots is zoonotic?

Rabbits need high amounts of fiber (hay) in their diet to prevent what common clinical sign?

How much blood can you safely draw from a sick 1,000g iguana?

All of the following agents are used for euthanasia except:

Which of the following clinical signs is one of the earliest indications of illness in avian species when seen?

A fecal gram stain shows large #'s of primarilly gram+ flora with few non-budding yeast. In what species is this normal?

Ferrets have GI transit times comparable to cats and should be fasted overnight/ 8-12h.

After securing a mouse by its tail, the head and body can be restrained by

Which of the following warm blooded species, bred exclusively for research, is regulated by the Animal Welfare Act?

What organs are affected by an active E. cuniculi infection?

You are sedating a guinea pig for US. What supplies should you have ready in an emergency?

An owner calls and tells you that their rabbit hasn't eaten in 1.5 days and defecating less. How do you advise them?

The sex of juvenile rodents is determined by:

How many people are needed to safely handle a 10' snake?

Offspring of which laboratory animal species are born fully furred and with open eyes?

The acronym “SOP” stands for:

What is the most important thing to do when performing a PE on a patient, especially a zoo/ exotic animal?

A macaw's BG during IVC placement is 250 mg/dL. How do you feel about this?

A diet rich in vitamin C must be provided to which species because they cannot synthesize their own?

When discussing husbandry with a small mammal owner, what is the substrate of choice?

What is the minimum MAP to maintain perfusion to the brain and kidneys?

An owner tells you they fasted their rodent for 12 hours before surgery. How do you feel about that?

A bird presented in a cage full of toys, perches, etc. How would you capture the bird if it's not hand tame?

Rabbits and rodents are difficult to achieve and maintain a protected airway during anesthesia.

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV) is a common zoonotic concern for all of the following species except:

Which of the following routes for euthanasia is required by law to be performed while the patient is under anesthesia?

One of the most important roles of veterinary technicians working in exotic animal medicine is:

To avoid damaging the protective slime of an amphibian patient, pick the animal up with ___________ nitrile gloves.

Your senior RVT tells you to grab ETT for an Amazon parrot. What type/ size would you ideally have out just in case?

How should chinchillas be restrained?

This organization regulates site visits, evaluation, and accreditation of institutions that have lab animal facilities.

Which of the following species used in biomedical research is seasonally polyestrous?

What specfic information is often the key to diagnosis? (And something to remind the doctor of :)

Animals that are free of absolutely all microorganisms and parasites are called:

Which of the following sites can be used for venipuncture in small rodents like mice and rats?

The term crepuscular refers to animal activity during which time(s) of day?

A common disease of juvenile hamsters is:

How many airsacs to parrots have? (Bonus: name them!)

Which species normally has two types of feces, day feces and night feces?

Birds and reptiles excrete...

Which of the following statements is true regarding husbandry and nutrition of reptiles and amphibians?

Which site is preferred for venipuncture in ferrets and other mustelids, especially if they are sedated/ anesthetized?

The appropriate use of analgesics in post-surgical animals would be a case of applying the principle of:

What are the different parts of the avian/ reptilian cloaca?

Into what bones in a parrot would you not want to place an intraosseous catheter?

How do you definitively identify a bird, herptile, or fish's sex?

How much blood can you safely draw from a healthy 80g cockatiel?

The Animal Welfare Act approved method of identification in research cats is:

What does BSL stand for?

The dr. asks you to give 2.5% dextrose IV to a hypoglycemic cockatoo. How much dextrose should be added to 60 mL LRS?

Which of the following bacterial diseases is most commonly implicated among reptilian zoonosis?

Which of these toys is not safe/ appropriate for a ferret to play with?

Which of the following statements is true with regards to chelonians?

Ferrets are very susceptible to which of the following?

The Animal Welfare Act is administered and enforced by the:

For a strain to be inbred, a minimum of how many generations of brother to sister or parent to offspring must occur?

All of the following agents are used for euthanasia except...

The gram stain process takes ~4 mins and consists of 4 steps and 3 diffferent stains.

Understanding the _____ of the patient is the greatest diagnostic tool in differentiating between normal health and dz.

The most common health problem encountered when shipping animals is:

Which type of heat is used to maintain an overall appropriate enclosure temperature?

What species have nucleated mature RBCs?

A male sulcata tortoise undergoes a phallectomy due to chronic prolapses. He will still be able to urinate normally.

A constant internal bacterial disease threat to rabbits called “snuffles” is caused by what bacteria?