Lect 5

Question 1

When is the recommended time to diagnose pregnancy and which modality is best?

Answer 1

Ultrasound at 30 days post ovulation

Question 2

When is palpation diagnosis of pregnancy most reliable?

Answer 2

25 - 40 days gestation (vesicles)

Then not until days 50 to birth you can feel fetuses

Question 3

When can palpation feel the same as a pyometra?

Answer 3

from day 40 until term

Question 4

If you have a pregnant bitch that has blood work and shows a normocytic, normochromic anemia, what does this mean?

Answer 4

Normal physiological change

Question 5

What is the ideal BCS for breeding a bitch?

Answer 5

Slightly underweight or at ideal and gaining weight

Question 6

T/F you should provide calcium supplementation to pregnant bitches during pregnancy?

Answer 6

False!! Don’t mess with calcium

Question 7

How long into pregnancy should you start feeding increased energy dense food?

Answer 7

after 6 weeks gestation

So at week 7 you can start switching her to puppy food.

Question 8

What is an a Class A drug for pregnancy?

Answer 8

Studies of drugs that have proven safety in species during pregnancy

Question 9

Example of some Abx and anesthetics in class A?

Answer 9

Abx: Amoxicillin, Cephalosporin, Clavulonic acid, Clindamycin
Anesthetic: Lidocaine, Naloxone

Question 10

What is best practice with drug use for bitches during pregnancy?

Answer 10

No drugs if at all possible.