Triage and Emergency care of Exotic and Avian Patients

Which scenario show the correct order of triage (from most critical to least critical)?

Lame rabbit with closed fractured leg, collapsed ferret, lump on rat’s flank

Open mouth breathing rabbit, bleeding blood feather on cockatiel, scratching mouse

Fish on its side, Bearded dragon with tail rot, Rabbit with gut stasis

Scratching mouse, Fluffed up budgie, vomiting ferret

Which statement is correct?

Murine respiratory disease is normal in rats and mice

Prey species are more likely to show signs of disease

A rabbit that is open mouth breathing should be attended to immediately

Triage is not applicable to exotic and avian patients.

Triage is

a coat pattern seen in guinea pigs

an assessment of a patient to determine the urgency for treatment.

only performed by Veterinarians

a French term for lunch break

Which of these clinical signs in a rabbit would be considered the most urgent

Vaccination reaction on the back of the neck

Limping on leg for the last week

Change in eating habit but still eating and passing faeces

Alert and open mouth breathing

Which statement is incorrect

Rabbits, Guinea pigs and rodents are considered Prey species

Ferrets are obligated carnivores so need to be fed a kitten kibble or cat food such as Hills A/D

Rabbits have a good ability to thermoregulate (cool down) through panting

Prey species should be ideally hospitalised in a quiet but well monitored area of the clinic

Which of the following clinical signs would be considered most urgent?

Actively bleeding fractured leg on a bird

Rabbit with open mouth breathing

Collapsed ferret

All of the above

Which of the following is not required in the set up of a hospital cage for a rabbit?

Bedding such as a towel

Food and Water

Litter tray

All of the above may be used

True or False: Triage is the preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required.

True

False

True or False: A rabbit in GI stasis is not classed as an emergency

True

False

Which statement is correct?

Ferrets are prey species

Trauma is one of the common reasons for reptile emergencies

Most birds mask signs of disease

All of the above are correct

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Triage and Emergency care of Exotic and Avian Patients