export_canine id Flashcards
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Name 3 canine viruses
Parvovirus
Hepatitis (adenovirus 1 and 2)
Distemper virus
What virus casues hyperkeratosis?
Distemper
What cells does parvo target?
rapidly dividing cells?
6Why is parvo so fatal for puppies?
attacks dividing cardiac cells and sever dehydration
How long can parvo survive in the enviroment?
6mths
Why is the CAV-1 vaccine not used?
Causes blue eye, so use CAV-2 vacc instead
What are the 4 most common causes of kennel cough?
- bordatella bronchiseptica
- CAV-1
- Herpes
- Parainfluenza
What are the 4 most common causes of kennel cough?
- bordatella bronchiseptica
- CAV-1
- Herpes
- Parainfluenza
What virus likes the lower temperature of puppies?
Canine herpes, CHV-1
warm puppies up to inc chance of survival
What is the Tx for bordatella bonchiseptica?
non, should sort in 3weeks.
Name three causes of nasal mycosis?
aspergillis
yeast
dermatophytes
What surgery may result from aspergillus infection?
to remove ethmoturbinates if too damaged
What significance is rotavirus in dogs?
diar in puppies, pot fatal. OK in adults
Which canine calcivirus causes enteritis?
CCV-2
Which two clostridia cause paralysis
botulinum
tetani
What is borrelia?
lymes disease
What tx is for lepto?
bacteraemia - penicillin
normal - tetracycline
Why is penecillin useful in urine/kidney infections?
not metabolised, so can sit in bladder/kidney to act
What strain is canine influenza?
H3N8
What does lepto cause?
anaemia
diarr
icterus
renal failure
what tick spreads ehrlichia?
r. sanguineus
What does ehrlichia cause?
thrombocytopenia
BM suppression
often w/ babesha and leishmania
