02B - Rabbit

The cute one,
of course

What is your favourite rabbit breed?

Poll

Which of the following rabbit breed(s) is/are your favourite?

• Flemish Giant

• Lop

• Lionhead

• Dutch

• Netherland Dwarf

Slides 19-21

Quick Review!

Multiple Choice

Should you offer your hand to a rabbit to sniff?

• Yes!

• No!

Multiple Choice

What can happen if a rabbit kicks vigorously when being picked up?

• Deep scratches to handler and/or spinal cord injury to rabbit

• Rabbit will launch off person and become airborne

• Rabbit will start dancing and become too cool for school

• Other technicians will be in awe of your rabbit handling skills

Categorize

Options (11)

Stroking rabbit's face

Approach slowly

Use a soft voice

Not tickling their nose

Providing a non-slip mat

Picking rabbit up by ears

Using a predator-like grasp around neck

Offering hand for them to sniff

Allowing rabbit to kick violently

Using a towel wrap

Placing hand under abdomen, allowing legs to dangle

Organize these options into the right categories

Good Rabbit Interaction

Bad Rabbit Interaction

Slides 32-36

Quick Review!

Multiple Choice

Why might a rabbit's weight fluctuate greatly?

• As a result of excessive carrot consumption

• Because rabbits are secretly shape-shifters

• May have a large volume of GI contents

• Due to changes in the Earth's magnetic field

Multiple Choice

What muscles do we use for intramuscular injections in rabbits?

• Sartorius and latissimus dorsi
• Biceps femoris and deltoid
• Quadriceps femoris and epaxial

• Gastrocnemius and pectoralis major

Multiple Choice

In rabbits, what is the space between the incisors and premolars called?

• Premolar space

• Diastema

• Microdontia

• Lagomorphus

Multiple Choice

What are two acceptable antibiotics for rabbits?

• Cephalosporin and Metronidazole

• Doxycycline and erythromycin
• Enrofloxacin and Trimethoprim Sulfa

• Gentamicin and tetracycline

Open Ended

Why are antibiotics potentially dangerous in rabbits?

Slides 49-52

Quick Review!

Multiple Choice

Why is atropine generally not used in rabbits?

• Atropine causes rabbits to become hyperactive

• Some rabbit have an enzyme that hydrolyzes atropine

• Rabbits are allergic to atropine
• Rabbits have a natural aversion to atropine's taste

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common medication used as a premedication for rabbits?

• Hydromorphone

• Nitrous oxide

• Dexamathasone

• Midazolam

Open Ended

Why do we generally not fast rabbits more than 3-6 hours?

Poll

Which blood collection site(s) would you prefer to collect from?

• Jugular

• Marginal ear vein

• Cephalic

• Lateral saphenous

• Cardiac

​Common Diseases

Slides 75-81

Final Review!

Multiple Choice

What is the term for severe head tilt in rabbits?

• Tortilla

• Torticollis
• Neck kink
• Skull tilt

Drag and Drop

The fungal infection that causes torticollis is ​​

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The bacterial infection that causes torticollis is ​

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Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Pasteurellosis

Match

Match the following

• Torticollis caused by fungal infection

• "Vent disease"

  STD

• AKA Rabbit Fever

  spread through ticks

• Mucus-covered gelatinous feces

• Eimeria

  May be asymptomatic

E. cuniculi

Syphilis

Tularemia

Enterotoxemia

Coccidiosis

• E. cuniculi

• Syphilis

• Tularemia

• Enterotoxemia

• Coccidiosis

Multiple Choice

Presence of mucus-covered gelatinous feces is a sign of what disease in rabbits?

• Trichobezoar

• Encephalitozoon Pasteurelloni

• Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

• Enterotoxaemia and mucoid enteropathy

Open Ended

What chronic respiratory infection is caused by the bacteria Pasteurella multocida? Many rabbits harbor the organism but are asymptomatic…

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Slobbers is a bacterial infection of skin that is always ​ ​

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dry

shaded

open

moist

syphillic

Draw

Draw a rabbit.