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When should a pregnant mare be vaccinated with equine herpes virus 1?
At 5, 7, and 9 months of gestation
Depigmentation, erythema, and ulceration of the nasal planum of a Collie mix makes you suspicious of what condition?
Cutaneous lymphoma
Which direction does a muzzle deviation occur?
Opposite direction of the side of injury
Which cranial nerves are damaged when a young horse flips over backward?
CN VII and VIII
How do you treat a 8-week old kitten that has MC 2 and 4 fractures with 50% overlap with their respective fragment after being stepped on?
Spoon splint bandage, bandage changed q5d for 2wk total
What is Leishmania transmitted by?
Sand flies
What does zinc toxicity from penny ingestion cause?
Hemolysis
A 4-day old foal w/abdominal distension, depression, tachycardia, tachypnea, and frequent attempts at producing very little urine likely has _____
Uroperitoneum
A 23yo horse is most likely to have what type of valvular regurgitation?
Aortic regurgitation
4yo dairy cow w/decreased milk production, brisket edema, enlarged/dilated jugular veins, and a muffled heart w/some splashing sounds likely has _____
Traumatic reticulopericarditis
Abortion storms in mares that occur 4 months after foals developed and recovered from nasal discharge are likely caused by what virus?
Herpesvirus
How can you tell if there is pleural effusion on a radiograph?
Loss of detail to thorax and retraction of the lung lobes (probably can’t visualize the heart)
What is the first line therapy for lymphoma?
Prednisone
How do you diagnose PRRS?
PCR for virus
What flea medication is safe for dogs, cats, and rabbits?
Afoxalaner
What is the most appropriate treatment for panosteitis?
Carprofen
Radiographic presence of focal intramedullary densitites is indicative of what disease?
Panosteitis
What is the drug of choice for a Chlamydophilia felis infection?
Tetracyclines
What is the AVMA’s position on declawing domestic cats?
Declawed cats should be housed exclusively indoors
What type of anemia is present with a microcytic, hypochromic, non-regenerative anemia on CBC?
Iron deficiency
What reticulocyte count is considered non-regenerative anemia?
<60k/uL
Condition in horses where the guttural pouch becomes distended with air
Guttural pouch tympany
Characteristic non-painful, air-filled swelling of the parotid region on a horse
Guttural pouch tympany
How do you treat a guttural pouch tympany?
Fenestrating the membrane between the normal and affected pouch
Which fluids are NOT appropriate for a foal with uroperitoneum?
Potassium
