OET SAMPLE TEST

ROLEPLAYER CARD NO. 4 VETERINARY SCIENCE

Veterinary Clinic

Your two-year-old male rabbit has recently become very aggressive. The rabbit
CLIENT attacks you whenever you reach into his cage to feed him. You want some advice.

• When asked, say your rabbit lunges at you as soon as you open the cage, and
he tries to bite you. This happens every time and you don’t know what to do.
You have two children and you’re worried the rabbit will hurt them.
• When asked, say the only thing is that your two young children do tease the
rabbit a bit; you wondered if this may have caused the rabbit to act this way. You
hope no long-term damage has been done to the rabbit.
• Say you don’t really know what the procedure is for desexing a rabbit.
• Say you’re concerned that desexing may be very painful for the rabbit.
• Say you’ll take some time to think about it before you book an appointment;
you’ll contact the vet when you’ve decided.

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OET SAMPLE TEST

CANDIDATE CARD NO. 4 VETERINARY SCIENCE

Veterinary Clinic

VET You see the owner of a two-year-old male rabbit. The rabbit has recently become
aggressive, attacking whenever his owner reaches into the cage.

• Find out about rabbit’s behaviour (aggression, biting, etc.).

• Explain possible reasons for rabbit’s aggression (defending his territory, response
to behaviour of children, etc.). Explore relevance of these to client.
• Reassure client about rabbit’s behaviour (e.g., aggression: common with sexual
maturity, etc.). Advise client to consider desexing rabbit (e.g., removal of
reproductive organs: stopping hormone production, etc.).
• Give details about desexing procedure (e.g., rabbit examined, anaesthetised,
testicles removed, dissolvable stitches used for wound, etc.).
• Reassure client about procedure (e.g., injection given for pain, rabbit made
comfortable, etc.). Outline benefits of desexing (e.g., longer and healthier life,
easier to manage/bond with, etc.). Establish client’s willingness to book an
appointment for desexing.

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