Final Exam Flashcards
(42 cards)
Banding techniques are assoc. with less ___pain but more ___ pain
less acute pain
more chronic pain
Which emasculator tool can be used to disrupt blood supply to testicles WITHOUT creating an open skin incision
Burdizzo emasculatome
The highest risk for tetanus is assoc. with which castration method?
Banding techniques
*except when used in 1-2d old calves
Which spp. has a higher incidence of inguinal herniation?
Pigs
In which spp. should tetanus prophylaxis ALWAYS be given for castration procedures
Goats and horses
Describe how Deslorelin works for chemical castration and in which spp. is it typically used?
it’s GnRH super agonist–> causes an LH surge which upregulates testosterone production–> T4 is so high, its receptors become downregulated
*Swine (boar)
Why should castration of camelids be delayed until after puberty?
have an increased risk of physeal fractures if done too early
What recommendation do you need to make the owner after you diagnose a bull with persistent frenulum
this is a heritable condition so you should NOT breed this bull for seed stock
*can use as terminal sire
Majority of preputial lacerations occur during? On which surface of the prepuce do they occur?
Breeding
ventral surface
The most likely sequela of preputial laceration in:
1) bos indicus
2) bos tarus
1) preputial prolapse
2) abscess (sheath swelling)
Your top differential if the prepucial swelling is:
1) unilateral
2) bilateral
1) retropreputial abscess
2) hematoma
In what location does the penis almost always rupture in cattle?
dorsal aspect of the distal bend of sigmoid flexure
What is a common physical exam finding that should make you suspect a penile hematoma/rupture
inability to palpate sigmoid flexure
Which type of inguinal hernia is a surgical emergency in cattle?
Acquired, direct
Most common side for acquired, indirect inguinal hernias to occur on (cattle)
LEFT
In cattle, acquired direct hernias are assoc. with? And why is it a surgical emergency?
trauma;
risk for incarcerated bowel is very high
Because congenital inguinal hernias are heritable, repair is accompanied by?
bilateral castration
Describe the difference between direct and indirect hernias in DOGS
indirect–abdominal contents pass through vaginal process
Direct–contents are in separate peritoneal outpouching and adjacent to vaginal process (not in it)
Which type of tranquilizers should be avoided in stallions?
phenothiazine derivatives (Ace)
Generalized swelling/cellulitis of equine penis is the major cause of which condition
Paraphimosis
Define phimosis
inability to protrude penis
Priapsim is defined as?
persistent erection–penis fails to detumesce
Most common intersex condition in equine males
male pseudohermaphrodite
A segmental posthetomy is best for lesions located where?
on prepucial fold
