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Question 1

A dog cannot place food or water to the back of its mouth.

Where is the issue?

Answer 1

Oropharynx.

Question 2

A cat has an acute onset of regurgitation.

What is the best diagnostic test?

Answer 2

X ray the cervical area and the thorax.

Question 3

An animal has PLE due to lymphangiectsa.

What is the best thing they can do?

Answer 3

Give a low fat diet.

Question 4

A cat has oesophagitis and acute vomiting.

What is the first test you want to do?

Answer 4

X ray the cervical area and the thorax.

Question 5

Why do you do radiographs in a vomiting case?

Answer 5

To rule out a surgical case from a medical case.

Question 6

A pug is being treated for acute pancreatitis.

It seemed to get better on day 4.

It had azotemia, oliguria and some other signs.

What is the worst prognostic indicator?

Answer 6

Azotemia and oliguria.

Question 7

What is the best way to diagnose acute pancreatitis?

Answer 7

Abdominal ultrasound.

Question 8

A dog had a foreign body removed from the oesophagus.

What is the best way to prevent stricture formation?

Answer 8

Frequent small meals and a PPI.

Question 9

A dog comes in with diarrhoea and you think it is caused by fungi.

What is the best diagnostic test you can do and get results back quickly?

Answer 9

Rectal scrape.

Question 10

An owner brings a cat in to you.

They think it has small cell lymphoma or IBD.

They do not have money for a biopsy.

What test can you do?

Answer 10

Start it on prednisone.

Question 11

An owner came in as their cat has had diarrhoea for 3 days.

They want you to take biopsies as they are convinced it is IBD.

What do you tell them?

Answer 11

It cannot be IBD as IBD is chronic.

IBD must have been occurring for over 3 weeks.

Question 12

How do you test for food responsive enteritis?

Answer 12

Hydrolysed protein diet trial.

Question 13

An owner comes in with their dog.

She says every morning it has vomited yellow foam, but no bile since it was a puppy.

What do you tell them to do?

Answer 13

Feed a small meal before bed.

Question 14

You suspect a dog has IBD.

You gave it probiotics, food and antibiotics and there has been no response.

What can you try now?

Answer 14

Prednisone.

Question 15

What are 2 blood tests that can help you diagnose exocrine pancreas insufficiency?

Answer 15

Vitamin B12 .

TLI.

Question 16

Is it easier to find B12 in dogs or cats?

Answer 16

Cats.

Question 17

What must be done before we take a TLI sample?

Answer 17

Fasting.

Question 18

You have been treating a cat for pancreatitis but it doesn’t want to eat.

What can you do?

Answer 18

Give it nutrition via an E tube or a NE tube.

Question 19

You are treating a cat with chronic diarrhoea.

You have been using antibiotics but they have not been working.

What should you try next?

Answer 19

Ronidazole.

Question 20

What would you give to a cat with megacolon issues?

Answer 20

High fibre in the diet.

Question 21

A male cat comes in with constipation/tenesmus.

What is the first thing you should rule out?

Answer 21

Urethral obstruction.

Question 22

A dog has anal sac neoplasia.

What should you monitor?

Answer 22

Calcium.

Question 23

Can you give prokinetics to help treat parvo?

Answer 23

Yes.

Question 24

What is given to reduce the risk of intussuseption in parvo cases?

Answer 24

Metoclopramide.

Question 25

What is indicative of an endoscopic biopsy?

Answer 25

Dogs with low albumin, ascites and suspected lymphangiectasia.

Question 26

What is an indication for an emergency exploratory celiotomy?

Answer 26

Air showing the peritoneal lining.

Question 27

A cat had a foreign body removed 3 days ago via surgery. It has fever, ascites and the fluid in the abdomen has a high neutrophil count. What do you do next?

Answer 27

Exploratory celiotomy.

Question 28

A cat has sepsis, hypoglycaemia and a high temperature. What do you do next?

Answer 28

Broad spectrum antibiotics and IV dextrose to stabilise the cat before surgery.

Question 29

A cat is hypersalivating. What is the 1st question you ask?

Answer 29

Is it vaccinated against rabies.

Question 30

A dog presents with dysphagia. What is wrong with its tongue?

Answer 30

Denervation.

Question 31

A cat presents with profuse bleeding from the mouth and the owner thinks she is vomiting blood. The TPR is normal and there are fleas on the ventrum. On oral exam you see an ulcer on the soft palate. What is it?

Answer 31

Eosinophilic granuloma complex.

Question 32

What differs sepsis from SIRS?

Answer 32

Sepsis is the presence of bacteria and inflammation. SIRS is inflammation.

Question 33

What parameters determine SIRS?

Answer 33

Temp. HR. RR. WBC count.

Question 34

A cat has sepsis what do you do first?

Answer 34

Give broad spectrum antibiotics and dextrose to stabilise before surgery.

Question 35

A cat has just got out of surgery and is showing signs of sepsis. What is the next step?

Answer 35

Celiotomy.

Question 36

A 6 year old Sheltie presents for icterus, abdominal pain, and lethargy that began this morning. On physical exam, he is QAR, elevated HR, Temp is WNL, Respiratory Rate is WNL. It is hypersalivating, has cranial abdominal pain, icteric sclera and mucous membranes. He throws up in the exam room. Urinalysis shows dark-brown urine. On CBC/CHEM, both ALP and ALT are elevated but ALP is more elevated. Is this patient’s disease Cholestatic or Hepatic?

Answer 36

Cholestatic as ALP is higher than ALT.

Question 37

What is the worst prognostic indicator for liver disease?

Answer 37

Ascites.

Question 38

What is the best prognostic indicator for liver disease?

Answer 38

Cholestatic.

Question 39

Billy a 6 year old golden retriever comes into your clinic with complaints of not eating, and drooling a lot. The owner noted that there seems to be something stuck in his mouth. On physical exam you note that there is a good size dome shaped mass that is black in colour at the mucocutaneous junction. What should you do next?

Answer 39

Perform a biopsy to diagnose malignant melanoma and then stage the melanoma using regional lymph nodes and thoracic radiographs to determine course of action.

Question 40

Where do you give the FeLV shot?

Answer 40

Left hindlimb.

Question 41

What is the 1-2-3 Rule?

Answer 41

If it is still growing 1 month after the vaccine. If it is twice the size. If it persists for over 3 months after the vaccination.

Question 42

What are the common vaccines that cause vaccine induced sarcomas in cats?

Answer 42

Rabies and FeLV.

Question 43

What is the most common breed that gets meningitis arteritis?

Answer 43

Beagles.

Question 44

In an osteosarcoma what liver enzyme should you measure for prognosis?

Answer 44

ALP.

Question 45

Cutaneous HSA?

Answer 45

UV light exposure.

Question 46

What rule do you follow for an osteosarcoma?

Answer 46

The 90/10 rule.

Question 47

For what chemo drug should you monitor ALT?

Answer 47

Lomustine.

Question 48

An old dog has hemachezia and melena. What does it have?

Answer 48

Gastrinoma.

Question 49

You are performing U/S, bloodwork and radiographs. What is this called?

Answer 49

Staging.

Question 50

What are 3 common locations for hemangiosarcoma?

Answer 50

Heart, spleen, subcutaneous tissues.

Question 51

What cats are most likely to be affected by feline lymphoma?

Answer 51

Young cats with FeLV associated disease.

Question 52

What is the most common location site for MCT in cats?

Answer 52

Cutaneous.