Reptile 5

Question 1

who commonly gets pneumonia

Answer 1

snakes

Question 2

signs of pneumonia

Answer 2

open mouth breathing
mucus in mouth
star gazing

Question 3

how to dx pneumonia

Answer 3

tracheal wash

Question 4

chelonians that get pneumonia are often immunosuppressed due to

Answer 4

hypovitaminosis a

Question 5

signs of pneumonia in terapins

Answer 5

tipped to one hand side in water

Question 6

pneumonia is usually an extension of

Answer 6

URTD (herpes, mycoplasma) or stomatitis

Question 7

if you see sudden onset pneumonia signs in lizards, think

Answer 7

obstruction, not penumonia

*pneumonia is uncommon in lizards

Question 8

tx for pneumonia

Answer 8

AB (based on culture)
nebulize w F10
analgesia

Question 9

reproductive dx can be related to

Answer 9

MBD
obesity
abdominal mass

Question 10

if a reptile hasn’t laid this year, how do you distinguish follicular stasis signs c.f. husbandry issue (just no box to lay)

Answer 10

lethargy
mallaise
hyporexia
open mouth breathing

Question 11

how to dx follicular stasis

Answer 11

see rounded structures in abdomen on xray, may need US

Question 12

tx for follicular stasis

Answer 12

spay

Question 13

post-ovulatory egg stasis AKA

Answer 13

dystocia

Question 14

exposure to males is beneficial for cycling for which reptiles?

Answer 14

lizards and snakes

Question 15

tx of dystocia

Answer 15

correct husbandry
lubricate
meloxicam
Ca gluconate, oxytocin

Question 16

issues w male hemipenes

Answer 16

smegma plug (analgesia, lubricate, hydrate)

Question 17

fatty liver is common in which reptiles

Answer 17

chelonia and lizards

Question 18

signs of hepatic lipidosis

Answer 18

anorexia
reduced feces output
green urates
weakness
ascites

Question 19

tx for hepatic lipidosis

Answer 19

supportive
liver support (SAMe, milk thistle)
spay (hormone cycling)

Question 20

what hematology value do we use for renal dx

Answer 20

uric acid

Question 21

tx for renal dx

Answer 21

allopurinol
fluids

Question 22

kidney appearance snake

Answer 22

long and nodulated

*in pelvic region for lizards

Question 23

paramyxovirus in snakes has 3 presentations. what are they

Answer 23

resp
neuro
sudden death

Question 24

tx for paramyxovirus

Answer 24

none. quarantine

Question 25

Inclusion Body Disease (arenavirus) in snakes. Signs?

Answer 25

neuro: star gazing, lose righting reflex.
wasting
fatal

Question 26

virus for Bearded Dragons

Answer 26

Adenovirus

Question 27

signs of adenovirus

Answer 27

fatal wasting in young, neuro [tremors] in older

Question 28

septicaemia signs

Answer 28

discoloration (black or flushed) of scales

Question 29

septicaemia is common in which reptiles

Answer 29

snakes (viruses w long incubation periods –> immunosuppression)