Canine

Question 1

What tick is a vector for Borrelia burgdorferi?

Answer 1

Ixodes ticks (must be attached for more than 24 hours).

Question 2

“Hardpad Disease”

Answer 2

Canine Distemper

Question 3

Clinical signs and symptoms of Ehrlichia canis?

Answer 3

Fever, general lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and decreased platelets, stiffness, reluctance to walk, limb/scrotum edema, coughing or dyspnea.

Question 4

Gestation in dogs (days)

Answer 4

62-64 from ovulation, 58-72 days from breeding at an unknown stage of estrus

Question 5

What treats cognitive dysfunction syndrome?

Answer 5

Selegiline (a monoamine oxidase inhibitor)

Question 6

What is the difference between central diabetes insipidus and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus?

Answer 6

Nephrogenic DI - kidneys do not respond to ADH or vasopressin
treatment: low Na, low protein diet, unlimited water
Central DI - lack of ADH production or release

Question 7

Tiny oocysts size (38-51 micrometers in length)

Answer 7

Coccidiosis treatment with sulfonamethoxine (Albon)

Question 8

Psychogenic Polydipsia water deprivation test: USG?

Answer 8

Should be greater than 1.025