Flashcards in Whelping Deck (34):
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Within the ovary where the egg is released.
Follicle
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Replaces the follicle at the time of ovulation.
Corpus luteum
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Two hormones that stimulate ovulation.
LH, FSH
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Hormone secreted by the ovary.
Estrogen
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Hormone secreted by corpus luteum t ovulation to maintain a pregnancy.
Progesterone
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Four stages of estrus.
Anestrus, pro estrus, estrus, diestrus
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Signs of anestrus.
No vaginal discharge or vulva swelling, low progesterone
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Signs of pro estrus.
Blood discharge, male attraction, rising progesterone
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Signs of estrus.
Discharge, vulvular swelling, increase of progesterone
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When does conception occur?
First 4 days of estrus
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Signs of diestrus.
Refusal of breeding, some discharge
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How log is gestation?
63-65 days
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Signs of a pseudo pregnancy?
Nesting, enlarged mammary glands, mothering objects
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When does puberty occur?
5-9 months but later in large breeds
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What should we consider before breeding?
Genetically makeup, vaccinations, temperament, brucellosis test,
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Disease causing abortion and fetal loss.
Brucellosis
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When can we ultrasound to confirm pregnancy?
18 days before whelp
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What are no nos of breeding?
Don't breed after four years old, breed once yearly or every other heat cycle, ont breed first heat
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What are the stages of parturition?
Nesting, delivery/expel placenta, whelming
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What happens during the nesting stage?
Temperature drop, restlessness, milky vaginal discharge
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What happens during delivery stage?
Whelping, pushing, contractions, water breaks
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Reproductive egg
Ova
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What does the mother do after whelping?
Nurse pups, chew off umbilical cord, lick surrounding fluids and mucous
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What do we need to prepare for our whelping?
Nesting box, whelp box, puppy pads, bulb syringes, dopram, suture material, iodine, nail polish, towels, scale
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How do humans handle pups?
Manually suck out mucous, rub vigorously, cut and suture umbilical, stimulate bowels
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What are possible causes of dystocia?
Pelvis shape, stricture, dead fetus
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What are signs of dystocia?
More than two hours between pups, uneventful contractions, foul smelling discharge Or green discharge before first pup
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Milk fever.
Eclampsia
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What is milk fever?
Low calcium (blood) level due to milk going to fetus
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Inflammation of mammary glands?
Mastitis
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How long is feline gestation?
63-65 days
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At what point can we confirm feline pregnancy via ultrasound?
15 days before whelp
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How long after breeding do cats ovulate?
24 hours after breeding
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