Dog Infectious Dz Review

Question 1

What is the most common bacterial infection in dogs?

Answer 1

Lepto

Question 2

Which bacteria prefers higher pH urine and warmer temps?

Answer 2

Lepto

Question 3

How long is the incubation period of Lepto?

Answer 3

3-7d

Question 4

Causes acute lung and kidney injury and chronic liver injury

Answer 4

Lepto

Question 5

What is the most common mode of transmission for Lepto?

Answer 5

Contaminated stagnant water, soil, food

Question 6

Working/hunting dogs are at higher risk of getting which disease?

Answer 6

Lepto

Question 7

Which disease has so many clinical signs that it’s a ddx for most infections in a dog?

Answer 7

Lepto

Question 8

How will Lepto affect CBC/chem?

Answer 8

Decr PLTs, anemia
Incr PT/PTT
Disproportional incr. in ALP

Question 9

What type of casts will you see in the urine of a Lepto infected dog?

Answer 9

Granular casts

Question 10

How do you treat sick Lepto cases?

Answer 10

Amoxacilin + doxy for 2wk

Question 11

How do you treat a stable Lepto case?

Answer 11

Doxy for 2wk

Question 12

How does giving abx help a Lepto case?

Answer 12

Shortens duration of shedding

Question 13

How long does a non-core Lepto vaccine protect a dog?

Answer 13

12 months

Question 14

What bacteria affects immune-compromised or splenectomised dogs exclusively?

Answer 14

Mycoplasma

Question 15

What tick transmits Mycoplasma to dogs?

Answer 15

R. sanguineus

Question 16

How do you treat a Mycoplasma infection

Answer 16

Doxy or Fluoroquinolones

Question 17

This is an RNA virus with and LPS envelope that is very susceptible to the environment

Answer 17

Distemper

Question 18

How is distemper virus transmitted?

Answer 18

URT secretions

Question 19

Where does distemper virus replicate?

Answer 19

Macrophages

Question 20

How long after infection does distemper virus spread to CNS tissue?

Answer 20

8-9d post-infection

Question 21

What % of distemper-infected dogs recover spontaneously?

Answer 21

25-75%

Question 22

What virus causes pyrexia and both T- and B-cell lymphopenia?

Answer 22

Distemper

Question 23

What virus causes KCS, hyperkeratosis (hard pad dz), diarrhea, and neuro signs?

Answer 23

Distemper

Question 24

Why do neuro signs assoc. w/distemper not appear until 1-3wk after recovering from systemic illness?

Answer 24

Demyelination takes time

Question 25

What dogs are most at risk for distemper virus?

Answer 25

Unvaccinated 3-6mo puppies

Question 26

What type of lung pattern will you see with distemper virus?

Answer 26

Interstitial (alveolar if 2* infxn)

Question 27

Intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in erythrocytes can be seen in early disease of this virus

Answer 27

Distemper

Question 28

What will you see on a CSF tap of a distemper virus dog?

Answer 28

Increased protein (inflammatory)

Question 29

How do you treat distemper and what is the prognosis?

Answer 29

Supportive amox/doxy, dexmethasone, seizure meds | Px is poor

Question 30

Which canine virus is highly resistant to the environment?

Answer 30

Adenovirus 2

Question 31

Small, non-enveloped DNA virus that requires rapidly dividing cells for replication

Answer 31

Parvo

Question 32

Highly contagious and often fatal virus of dogs

Answer 32

Parvo

Question 33

What age of dogs are predisposed to parvo?

Answer 33

6wk-6mo

Question 34

What body systems are affected by parvovirus?

Answer 34

GI and BM

Question 35

What virus causes hemorrhagic enteritis and severe leukopenia?

Answer 35

Parvovirus

Question 36

When can you provide antiemetics to a parvo puppy?

Answer 36

>8wk

Question 37

How do you tx parvo?

Answer 37

Fluids, food, gastric protectants