Digestive System

Question 1

General signs of dental abnormalities

Answer 1

Abnormal chewing, weight loss, poor coat (decreased shedding), whole grain in manure

Question 2

Pica

Answer 2

Desire to eat non-food

Question 3

capping

Answer 3

deciduous tooth cap sticks to permanent tooth as it erupts, disturbs alignment of top and bottom arcade

Question 4

treatment of capping

Answer 4

remove cap (flat head screwdriver)

Question 5

clinical signs of capping

Answer 5

quibbing

Question 6

double K-9 teeth

Answer 6

permanent canine tooth comes in next to deciduous one, remove deciduous tooth

Question 7

supernumerary teeth

Answer 7

split budding in the incisors, most often seen in cows

Question 8

treatment of supernumerary teeth

Answer 8

remove less developed tooth

Question 9

sharp edges/points

Answer 9

affects cheek teeth, sharp edges on the outer surface of the upper arcade and inner surface of lower arcade

Question 10

treatment of points

Answer 10

float teeth

Question 11

prevention of points

Answer 11

check and float teeth regularly

Question 12

shear mouth

Answer 12

version of sharp edges usually seen in sheep, no chewing surface left to teeth

Question 13

treatment of shear mouth

Answer 13

float teeth as much as possible, feed mushy food

Question 14

dental fistula

Answer 14

draining tooth abscess

occurs in horses, dogs and occasionally cows

Question 15

abscess

Answer 15

pocket of infection, walled off bacteria/pus

Question 16

treatment of dental fistula

Answer 16

removal of tooth or occasionally a root canal, antibiotics

Question 17

gingivitis

Answer 17

gum infection, often secondary to tartar buildup

common in dogs that are fed wet food

Question 18

clinical sings of gingivitis

Answer 18

red, swollen inflamed gums, bad breath

Question 19

treatment of gingivitis

Answer 19

clean teeth, antibiotics to eliminate infection

Question 20

prevention of gingivitis

Answer 20

routine cleaning, dry food, dental chews, manually clean teeth

Question 21

cleft palate

Answer 21

two sides of the palate do not join together medially during development in utero
varying severity, may be associated with cleft lip

Question 22

etiology of cleft palate

Answer 22

hereditary or incidental birth defect

Question 23

clinical signs of cleft palate

Answer 23

newborn animals inhales milk while trying to nurse leads to inhalation/aspiration pneumonia
may also have cleft lip

Question 24

treatment of cleft palate

Answer 24

surgery in humans, euthanasia in animals

Question 25

prevention of cleft palate

Answer 25

do not use animals with familial history of cleft palate for breeding stock

Question 26

choke

Answer 26

foreign body stuck in esophagus

Question 27

clinical signs of choke in ruminants

Answer 27

life threatening, bloat, severe bloat can block the aorta, drooling

Question 28

stomach gastritis/gastroenteritis

Answer 28

infection of the gastric mucosa or gastric and intestinal mucosa

Question 29

clinical signs of gastritis/gastroenteritis

Answer 29

vomiting, diarrhea as well in gastroenteritis

Question 30

etiology of gastritis in dogs and cats

Answer 30

garbage can gastroenteritis, consuming dead animals, infectious (parvo in dogs, feline panleukemia in cats)

Question 31

treatment of gastritis in dogs and cats

Answer 31

withhold food for 24 hours, give small amounts of water, few tbsps of bland baby food, peptobismol in dogs

Question 32

etiology of gastritis in ruminants

Answer 32

ingestion of too much grain or bad feed; pH of rumen drops

Question 33

prevention of gastritis/gastroenteritis

Answer 33

avoid abrupt changes in feed`