A client brings a Agouti into the clinic for reduce appetite.  Immediately, you tell the veterinarian that you have no idea what type of animal that is. You’re informed that Agouti’s are hystricomorphic rodents from South America and they possess hypsodont teeth.  Based on your knowledge of other rodents, taxonomy, and natural history use your critical thinking skills to draw conclusions about this species:  What type of diet do you think this animal would have?  What could be an potential underlying cause of the inappetance that you should consider during your history and/or preliminary physical exam?  What “typical” species seen frequently as pets do you think they could be closely related to?

The rabbit spinal cord terminates within the lumbar spine. 

Which statement regarding trichobezoars is correct. 

The most important vitamin contained in “night-feces” which must be replaced in the GIT of rabbits and guinea pigs is __________. 

Identify where the renal pyramids are located.

DNA, a nucleic acid, has what function in a biological system?

CJ was born early on March 12, 2023.      CJ’s due date was June 5th, 2023.   CJ was evaluated by occupational therapy on July 23rd, 2024.  What is CJ’s corrected age?

If a neutron is added to the nucleus of an atom, a different element is formed.

Sodium and Chlorine create a covalent bond to form table salt (NaCl).

The building blocks of nucleic acids are nucleotides.