pansystemic

Question 1

What is feline panleukemia ?

Answer 1

Aka feline parvo

Question 3

How is feline panleukemia transmitted

Answer 3

Direct contact or contaminated environment

Question 4

Who is most at risk for feline panleukemia

Answer 4

Young, unvaccinated cats
Feral cats

Question 5

What are the clinical signs for feline panleukemia

Answer 5

Fever, depression, anorexia
V/d
Dehydration
Spontaneous abortion

Question 6

How do you diagnose feline panleukemia

Answer 6

CBC + snap test
Serum antibody titer

Question 7

How do you treat feline panleukemia?

Answer 7

Aggressive supportive therapy

Question 8

What is FIP?

Answer 8

Feline infectious peritonitis

Question 9

What are the two forms of FIP?

Answer 9

Wet form: pleurual effusion
Dry form: fever of unknown origin, ocular lesions, neurologic

Question 10

What is the treatment for FIP

Answer 10

Virtually every cat confirmed with die from disease
Supportive care: steroids & antibiotics. abdominocentesis

Question 11

What is FelV

Answer 11

Feline leukemia

Question 12

How is FelV transmitted?

Answer 12

Saliva, urine, tears, milk
Transplacental or transmammary

Question 13

What are the clinical signs of felv

Answer 13

Fever, anorexia, anemia, weight loss, v/d
Secondary infections, renal disease, neurologic signs
Spontaneous abortion

Question 14

What is the treatment for felv

Answer 14

No cure, only supportive care
Appetite stimulants, broad spectrum antibiotics, antiviral drugs

Question 15

What is FIV?

Answer 15

Feline immunodeficiency virus
Highly species specific, only grows in feline derived cells

Question 16

How is FIV transmitted?

Answer 16

Fighting & bite wounds
Little to no sexual transmission
No human health hazard

Question 17

What are clinical signs of FIV

Answer 17

Hx or recurrent bouts of illness
Gingivitis, stomatitis, pale MM
Chronic, nonresponsive skin or ear infections
Ocular disease
V/D or chronic fever

Question 18

How do you diagnose FIV

Answer 18

Clinical hx
ELISA test (not reliable in kittens <6mo)

Question 19

How do you treat FIV

Answer 19

Keep effected cats indoors, isolate affected cats
Fomite transmission unlikely
No cure, only supportive care
Antiviral drugs

Question 20

How do you prevent FIV

Answer 20

Keep cat indoors
No vaccine

Question 21

What is toxoplasmosis?

Answer 21

Caused by toxoplasma gondii
Intracellular parasite

Question 22

How is toxoplasmosis transmitted?

Answer 22

Eating contaminated meat from intermediate host
Fecal-oral route
Transplacental

Question 23

What are clinical signs of toxoplasmosis?

Answer 23

Anorexia, weight loss
Fever, lethargy
V/D
Icterus, resp distress
Sudden death

Question 24

How do you diagnose toxoplasmosis?

Answer 24

Chest rads
CBC/chem + ELISA or titers

Question 25

How do you treat toxoplasmosis?

Answer 25

Antibiotics 2-3 weeks

Question 26

What is rabies?

Answer 26

Viral-induced neurologic disease in warm blooded animals

Question 27

Who are the major hosts of rabies in the USA

Answer 27

Racoons, bats, skunks, foxes, coyotes

Question 28

How is rabies transmitted?

Answer 28

Saliva of infected animal entering through bite wounds Open wound or MM

Question 29

What are the 3 stages of rabies?

Answer 29

Prodromal stage Excititive stage (furious) Paralytic stage

Question 30

How do you diagnose rabies?

Answer 30

Vaccine history Postmortem exam of brain tissue

Question 31

What can you do if a vaccinated pet is exposed to rabies?

Answer 31

Revaccinate & observe for 90days

Question 32

How is canine distemper transmitted?

Answer 32

Aerolized body secretions

Question 33

What are clinical signs of canine distemper?

Answer 33

Fever, anorexia, dehydration, V/D, cough, mucourulent discharge, muscle twitching, ataxia, foot pad and nose hyperkeratosis

Question 34

How do you treat canine distemper?

Answer 34

Supportive: antibiotics, fluids, nutrition support

Question 35

How do you diagnose canine distemper

Answer 35

PE and HX serology

Question 36

How is canine parvovirus transmitted?

Answer 36

fecal-oral

Question 37

What are hospital considerations of parvovirus

Answer 37

Parvo until proven otherwise Isolation of all cases & PPE

Question 38

Clinical signs of canine parvovirus

Answer 38

Depression, lethargy, anorexia Vomiting & bloody diarrhea Dehydration Fever

Question 39

How do you diagnose parvovirus

Answer 39

Fecal ELISA test Serology CBC/CHEM

Question 40

How do you treat parvovirus

Answer 40

Supportive: fluids +/- electrolytes & +/- dextrose Antiemetics Nutrition

Question 41

How often is canine distemper fatal?

Answer 41

90%