Canine Health Flashcards
(32 cards)
Two major areas of canine health
Prevention
Treating diseases
Prevention
Biosecurity
Sanitation
Nutrition
Parasite prevention
Dental Care
Vaccination
Biosecurity
similar to other animals
already covered
Sanitation
Equipment
- bowls, brushes, …
- easily cleaned
Kennels
- wire or concrete floors, is poss
- easily cleaned
- outdoor yards (exercise areas) can be a concern
Disinfectants
- organic matter can be a problem
Fomite - inanimate item that can transmit disease
Vector - living organism that transmit disease
Canine nutrition:
- what is important?
- thoughts on most commercial diets?
- what’s a big problem?
- important: good quality feed
- most commercial diets are ACCEPTABLE
- big problem: OBESITY (precursor to many ailments, resist urge to overfeed)
Pups Nutrition: have what and don’t have what?
– should have colostrum (in first 24-48 hours) -> contains maternal antibodies
* Passive immunity
* Titers will be important for vaccination strategy
– Don’t give calcium supplements (esp. to large
breed pups)
Dental Care
- Good to brush dog’s teeth
- Some dental toys available, too
Vaccination is ____ immunity
active
(NB: passive ex is
collosum)
Which type of immunity last longer in an animal?
Active
Vaccination (only for pups)
- DHLP-P, rabies multiple times
- often vaccinate pups multiple times (ex: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 weeks)
DHLP stands for what?
- Distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus
Why vaccinate pups so often?
- Collusium will decrease
- OPTIMAL TIME OF VACCINES VARY FROM PUPS
TH: Can maternal antibodies some problems?
Yes; top row of titter chart interfere with vaccination
Draw the Pup titer versus age graph
From weeks 4-16+ :
Up to 1:32 -> unsafe
Up to 1:64 -> safe, effective vaccines
Up to min and max: safe but ineffective vaccines (so protected that vaccines don’t work)
Best to vaccinate when acc to Dr. Kean?
Weeks 8, 12, 16.
Week 8 has best strength booster
Puppy shots
- ≠ vaccinations
- not overly common
- may be given to: pups with special risk (may not gotten colossum) or highly stressed pups
- contains immunoglobulins (antiserum)
- NOT active immunity
Puppy shots given to who?
- pups with special risk
- pups with high stress
Viral diseases: Distemper
- annual booster vaccinations (doesn’t have to be every year)
Viral: hepatitus
- affects liver
affects young and old dogs - need vaccination
Viral: parvovirus
- symptoms: fever, bloody diarrhea, dehydration
- highly contagious
Viral: coronavirus
- similar to paravirus
- less damaging to intestine
Viral: rabies
- transmitted by saliva
- zoonosis
- more in another lecture
Viral: para-influenza
- part of kennel cough
- often combined with bacteria
- symptoms: dry coughs, bouts of cough often with gags, excercise or excitement can bring on coughing
- Vaccination: may be intranasal, produces better local immunity
Why is Para-influenza called “kennel” cough ?
- greater exposure in group kennels
- greater stress in group kennels
