11:Neonatology And Pediatrics

Question 1

1st priority in reviving neonates

Answer 1

Get them breathing

Question 2

How to ligate umbilicus

Answer 2

Tie w suture 1-2 cm from body wall

Question 3

How to make introduction of litter to foster mom

Answer 3

Use towel to transfer scents, do not attend to crying young

Question 4

When hand raising young, how often to feed in first 2 weeks of life

Answer 4

Every 1-2 hrs in first 2 wks of life

Question 5

If less than 3 days old young need milk containing

Answer 5

Colostrum

Question 6

Handmade milk contains

Answer 6

Evaporated milk, egg, corn syrup, (may contain gelatin)

Question 7

How dam stimulates elimination

Answer 7

Licking abdomen and perineum (area between anus and genitalia)

Question 8

White feces of neonate means

Answer 8

Too cold to digest

Question 9

Neonates should be kept at what temp

Answer 9

85F

Question 10

How long after birth dewclaw removal surgery and tail dock

Answer 10

2-5 days

Question 11

When the eyes open

Answer 11

10-14 days

Question 12

When acquire adult eye color

Answer 12

6-8 wks

Question 13

When external ear canals open

Answer 13

6-14 days

Question 14

When adult hearing developed

Answer 14

4 weeks

Question 15

Pinnae is erect in cats by how old

Answer 15

5 weeks

Question 16

Deciduous incisors erupt by what age

Remaining deciduous teeth by

Answer 16

4 wks

8wks

Question 17

Start feeding solid food at what age

Start w a mash until ab how long

Answer 17

4 weeks

5-6 weeks

Question 18

Continue nursing while weening until ab

Answer 18

6 wks, preferably 8

Question 19

Litter training begins naturally at ab what age

Answer 19

3-4 wks

Question 20

Failure of hard palate to fuse

Answer 20

Cleft palate

Question 21

Indications of a cleft palate

Answer 21

Milk bubbles from nose while nursing, gagging/coughing while nursing, failure to thrive

Question 22

Treatment for fading puppy/kitten syndrome

Answer 22

Keep warm, dry, hydrated, make sure getting enough milk

Question 23

Failure of abdominal wall to close in fetus.

Abdominal contents may protrude thro abd wall

Answer 23

Umbilical hernia

Question 24

What age testicle migrates into scrotum

Answer 24

6-8 wks normally

May be up to 4 months

Question 25

Cryptorchidism common in

Answer 25

Toy/miniature breed dogs

Persian cats

Question 26

Signs of roundworm

Answer 26

Round taught abdomen

Question 27

How to diagnose roundworm

Answer 27

Adult worms seen in vomit or stool, fecal floatation

Question 28

Treatment for roundworm

Answer 28

Oral vermiticide (worm killer)

Question 29

Hook worm most common in

Answer 29

Puppies

Question 30

Hookworm May result in

Answer 30

Severe anemia

Question 31

Hookworm treatment

Answer 31

Oral vermiticide

Question 32

Coccidiosis is caused by

Answer 32

Protozoan in intestinal tract

Question 33

Signs of coccidiosis

Answer 33

Diarrhea, dehydration, sometimes death if young

Question 34

Coccidiosis treatment

Answer 34

Oral antibiotic

Question 35

All primary teeth should be exfoliated by

Answer 35

6 months

Question 36

DA2PP or FVRCP when to vaccinate

Answer 36

1st at 6 weeks
Repeat every 3-4 wks until over 16 wks old
Repeat every 1-3 yrs

Question 37

When to vaccinate for rabies

Answer 37

1st at 12 wks to 3 months (no later than 4 in nys)
2nd a year later
Every 1-3 yrs after