9: Integument

Question 1

Define integument

Answer 1

Structures which serve to cover and protect the body

Question 2

Examples of integument structure

Answer 2

Skin, hair coat, wool, feathers, scales, nails, hooves, horns, antlers, beak

Question 3

Difference between antlers and horns

Answer 3

Antlers are shed, horns are not

Question 4

Climate fleas prefer

Answer 4

Warm, humid

Question 5

Signs of a flea infestation on an animal

Answer 5

Pruritus 
Chewing 
Severely worn incisors 
Alopecia in lumbar region 
Scabs 
Flea dirt

Question 6

Flea dirt contains

Answer 6

Eggs, larvae, flea feces

Question 7

Flea larvae eat what

Answer 7

Adult flea feces

Question 8

When do flea eggs hatch (under what conditions)

Answer 8

16days -1 yr depending on activity in environment. Eggs go dormant

Question 9

FAD

Answer 9

Flea allergy dermatitis

Severe pruritus and inflammation due to flea bite allergies

Question 10

Commonly seen in cases of FAD (signs)

Answer 10

Erythema and alopecia esp in lumbar region

Question 11

Way to diagnose fleas

Answer 11

Flea comb

Question 12

Where to comb w a flea comb

Answer 12

Lumbar region, cheeks, neck

Teeth of comb should contact skin

Question 13

Fleas commonly lead to (what other parasite)

Answer 13

Tapeworms

Question 14

Feces is often shaped like

Answer 14

A comma

Question 15

Most flea collars do not work and contain harmful chemicals, except what brand

Answer 15

Seresto by Bayer

Question 16

How long seresto lasts, price range

Answer 16

Expensive (40-60$) lasts 6-8months

Question 17

What are the hazardous chemicals contained in many cheap flea products (collars and over the counter meds)

Answer 17

Organophosphates like pyrethrin or permethrin

Question 18

Areas of animal where fleas are found most

Answer 18

Lumbar region, head and neck, belly

Question 19

Diseases transmitted by ticks

Answer 19

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Lyme disease
Ehrlichiosis

Question 20

Advantage and frontline
What they are and treat
What animals they can be used on

Answer 20

Topical medicine, used on both dogs and cats, treats fleas only

Question 21

Advantix

What kind of medicine, what it treats, what animals it can be used on

Answer 21

Topical medicine, treats fleas and ticks, dogs only

Question 22

Frontline plus, what kind of medicine, what it treats, what animals it can be used on

Answer 22

Topical medicine, flea and tick, both dogs and cats

Question 23

Where to apply topical medicine on cats and dogs

Answer 23

Cats- nape of neck

Dogs- nape of neck and along back

Question 24

Example of bad over the counter flea treatment brand

Answer 24

Hartz

Question 25

Too many over the counter flea treatments used at once can cause

Answer 25

Organophosphate poisoning, seizures

Question 26

What happens if a removed ticks head stays in

Answer 26

A little local irritation.

Question 27

Ticks spread diseases through

Answer 27

Their saliva (they regurgitate before they let go

Question 28

Signs of mange mites

Answer 28

Flaking and hair loss on palpebrae (around eyes) and pinnae, patchy alopecia or hair thinning

Question 29

How to diagnose mange mites

Answer 29

Skin scraping | Scrape skin w blade until it bleeds, spread debris on mineral oil slide

Question 30

Sarcoptic Mange causes ____ in what animals

Answer 30

Severe pruritis in dogs only

Question 31

Demodectic mange, seen mostly in _____. Is it itchy?

Answer 31

Dogs, common in pit bulls and puppies. Not itchy usually

Question 32

What mange parasite; we and dogs have them normally

Answer 32

Demodectic mange

Question 33

What causes the overgrowth of demodectic mange

Answer 33

Immune system problems

Question 34

What parasite? May appear as dandruff, May adhere to skin (esp in pubic region), very pruritic

Answer 34

Lice

Question 35

Can live be transmitted from an animal to a person

Answer 35

No, lice are species specific

Question 36

1 lice is called a

Answer 36

Louse

Question 37

Lice eggs are layed where

Answer 37

On hair shafts

Question 38

Lice can be treated with

Answer 38

Frontline

Question 39

What kind of parasite? | Fly larvae that hatch on hair and burrow in skin

Answer 39

Cuterebra

Question 40

Cuterebra is common in

Answer 40

Cats, cattle, and many small mammals. In cats they are usually along jaw line, in neck, or around pinnae

Question 41

The area around a cuterebra hole may be

Answer 41

Severely inflamed or draining pus

Question 42

``` What kind of parasite? Crusty lesions frequently on pinnae paws and face Hair loss High potential for human infection A fungus ```

Answer 42

Ringworm (dermatophytosis)

Question 43

Ringworm common in

Answer 43

Cats and large animals. Infects dogs as well

Question 44

Is ringworm pruritic or life threatening?

Answer 44

No

Question 45

Shelter cats w ringworm are usually

Answer 45

Euthanized

Question 46

Ringworm can be diagnosed with

Answer 46

A woods lamp (UV light) | DTM ( dermatophyte test medium) or In Tray DM kit

Question 47

Drawbacks of using a woods lamp to diagnose ringworm

Answer 47

Dander may also glow | Does not pick up all types of ringworm

Question 48

How a DTM/ In Tray DM kit works

Answer 48

Pluck hairs surrounding legion, place in media, leave cap open 1/4 turn to allow air in, observe in 10 days. Pink=positive

Question 49

Lipomas

Answer 49

Fatty tumors | Usually benign

Question 50

Lipomas common in

Answer 50

Older dogs

Question 51

Abscesses are common in | Usually a result of

Answer 51

Small animals Bite wounds Most common in tomcats