How do you pronounce 'caecotrophes'?

AnnieElms · Aug 15, 2011

I thought it was pronounced: keek-o-troffs

But at the vet's the other day, I was trying to explain that a bun had left a few of her caecotrophes, and the nurse was looking at me weirdly, then she said, 'oh you mean caecotrophes (seek-o-troffs)!'

I say:
keek-o-troffs
&
keeks (caecs)

Is it meant to be:
seek-o-troffs
&
seeks

??

allie1904 · Aug 15, 2011

seek o trophs

GrahamL · Aug 15, 2011

allie1904 said:
seek o trophs

:thumb:

AnnieElms · Aug 15, 2011

allie1904 said:
seek o trophs

Thank you

That's what I get from not having many bunny-savvy friends, and from only reading about stuff online :lol::lol::roll:

Jenova · Aug 15, 2011

It's pronounced 'long squidgy poos that look like grapes that they eat'. :lol:

allie1904 · Aug 15, 2011

I did alevel biology and whilst learning about the intestines and digestives system many would pronounce caecum (seeek-uk) as cake-um...

AnnieElms · Aug 15, 2011

Jenova said:
It's pronounced 'long squidgy poos that look like grapes that they eat'. :lol:

:thumb: like it! I can cope with this a lot better :lol:

MichelleGsPets · Aug 15, 2011

Its said the way the vets say it

I usually just say 'night time droppings' as otherwise my family go mad at me saying I'm too posh haha

thumps_ · Aug 15, 2011

AnnieElms said:
I thought it was pronounced: keek-o-troffs

But at the vet's the other day, I was trying to explain that a bun had left a few of her caecotrophes, and the nurse was looking at me weirdly, then she said, 'oh you mean caecotrophes (seek-o-troffs)!'

I say:
keek-o-troffs
&
keeks (caecs)

Is it meant to be:
seek-o-troffs
&
seeks

??

:thumb: Yep And good for you for sticking with the English spelling CAE

It's bloomin confusing, cos when we learned Latin we used the hard K sound for C then when you get into vets & meds we use the soft S sound for C. :?

GrahamL · Aug 15, 2011

Jenova said:
It's pronounced 'long squidgy poos that look like grapes that they eat'. :lol:

You should edit that to be...

Long squidgy poos that look like grapes that they (should) eat. :lol:

AnnieElms · Aug 15, 2011

Thanks RU!

I'm not very good at this sometimes. I always know exactly what I mean, but all the words for the drugs and illnesses always come out wrong :lol:

Bordatella (which my bun has just had isolated) comes out as bortadella :lol:

My vet must think I am hilarious. I *think* he mostly gets what I mean though

scotlass · Aug 15, 2011

Oopsie, I say keek

Now that I've read this, I shall change to seek.

I stand corrected :lol:

Hugo's There · Aug 15, 2011

All bunnies have a "Harry Caecum"

funnybunnyabc · Aug 15, 2011

:shock:

I thought it was sees-o-trophes.

GrahamL · Aug 15, 2011

Hugo's There said:
All bunnies have a "Harry Caecum"

:lol:

I had to re-read that. I was sure it says 'hairy' :shock:

Georgeypudding · Aug 15, 2011

AnnieElms said:
Thanks RU!

I'm not very good at this sometimes. I always know exactly what I mean, but all the words for the drugs and illnesses always come out wrong :lol:

Bordatella (which my bun has just had isolated) comes out as bortadella :lol:

My vet must think I am hilarious. I *think* he mostly gets what I mean though

I've just realised I've always said Bortadella

AnnieElms · Aug 15, 2011

Georgeypudding said:
I've just realised I've always said Bortadella

I think bortadella sounds better than bordatella....

...as if a nasty pesky little infection can sound nice in any way :lol:

happysaz133 · Aug 15, 2011

I say 'sess-o-trophs'

yvette · Aug 15, 2011

I say "those Pooh things" then Ian the vet grins and says Seecotrophs!!
I adore my vet,if anybun doesnt know!!

chelle · Aug 15, 2011

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: I also got confused and always worried Id look stupid at the vets....but said it anyways...always a different way....but usually seekotrophs!:lol::lol::lol:

GrahamL said:
:lol:

I had to re-read that. I was sure it says 'hairy' :shock:

:shock::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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