VTNE REVIEW

AVIAN & EXOTICS

• Ornithosis, common in pet birds, caused by Chlamydia psittaci
• Salmonella, common in poultry, passed via fecal oral route
• Avian influenza(Bird Flu), common in poultry, zoonotic
• Salmonella bacteria, 90% of reptiles harbor this bacteria

LABORATORY RABBITS

• Rabbits fed high fiber Timothy hay based, promote healthy digestive tract function.
• Trichobezoars are known as "Hairballs"
• Pasteurella multocida produces respiratory, neurologic, and dermal signs.
• Rabbit syphilis(Vent disease) caused by spirochete bacterium Treponema cuniculi

LABORATORY MICE/GUINEA PIGS

• Mammary tumors are common, and usually malignant
• Ulcerative dermatitis is a pruitic skin condition caused by mites
• Guinea pig develop symptoms associated with scury(vitamin C deficiency
• Strangles(cervical lymphadenitis) caused by submandibular abscesses

LABORATORY HAMSTERS/GERBILS

• Demodex mites can cause hair loss in hamsters
• Wet tail, also known as enteritis, can be fatal
• Gerbils are prone to epilepsy, can be treated with phenobarbital elixir

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