Canine Flashcards
At what age do puppies ideally receive their first vaccines?
6-8 weeks old
How far apart should booster vaccines be?
3-4 weeks apart
How old must a puppy be to receive their first rabies vaccine?
12-16 weeks old
What is Bordetella?
What symptoms should you look out for?
Bordetella is a contagious respiratory illness often picked up in boarding facilities, shelters, grooming centers, and dog parks. Easily treatable if caught early.
What to watch for: a dry hacking cough, fever, lethargy, runny nose, not eating.
What is Distemper?
What symptoms should you look out for?
A highly contagious disease that affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems of dogs. Incurable, we can only offer supportive care. Often fatal.
What to watch for: Fever, Nasal discharge, Eye discharge, Lethargy, Sneezing, Coughing, Difficulty breathing, Vomiting, Diarrhea
What is Parvo?
What symptoms should you look out for?
Distemper is a highly contagious virus that attacks the white blood cells and gastrointestinal tract of dogs. Most common in puppies. Very expensive to treat and often fatal.
What to watch for: young dog(<3yrs), unvaccinated, vomiting, diarrhea (sometimes with blood), not eating, lethargic.
What is Rabies?
What symptoms should you look out for?
Rabies is a virus that can cause animals and humans to develop encephalitis (infection in the brain). Rabies is always fatal, and it is zoonotic so it can be passed from animals to humans. The rabies vaccine is required by law for cats and dogs in Arizona.
What to watch for: recent bite wound or interaction with a wild animal, difficulty swallowing, excessive drooling or foaming at the mouth, fever/lethargy, sudden aggression or agitation, tremors or seizures.
What does the DHPP vaccine protect against?
Distemper, Hepatitis/Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus
What is Leptospirosis?
What symptoms should you look out for?
Leptospirosis is a bacterial blood infection that can often be fatal. It can be contracted through contact with the urine of an infected animal such as a mouse/rat, skunk, deer, fox, dog, or cat. It is zoonotic, meaning us humans are at risk of getting it from our pets.
What to watch for: Spends time near bodies of water, lethargy, inappetence, painful muscles and joints, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain, jaundice
How often do we require a heartworm test?
What if the dog has been on prevention?
We require a heartworm test once yearly.
The FDA requires that a veterinarian must confirm that the dog is heartworm-negative before the dog can have heartworm prevention. Nothing is 100% effective, and giving HWP to a heartworm-positive dog could cause harm. Our doctors have decided that once yearly is the most reasonable frequency.
When do dogs usually go into heat for the first time?
The first heat cycle can start anywhere from 6-24 months old.
How long does a dogs heat cycle last?
Dogs typically go into heat 1-2 times per year. The actual heat (when they are fertile and often bleeding) can last 2-4 weeks.
What age should a dog be spayed/neutered?
Trick Question!
This answer depends on the size/breed of dog, the lifestyle of the owner, and whether the dog has any conditions. This question can be answered by the patient’s doctor.
How many teeth do dogs have?
42
