Canine Diseases: Clinical Signs

Question 1

What disease has these clinical signs?

1. GI
2. Respiratory
3. Dermatologic
4. Neurologic

Answer 1

Distemper

Question 2

What disease has these GI symptoms?

1. Fever​
2. Anorexia​
3. Vomiting​
4. Diarrhea​

Answer 2

Distemper

Question 3

What disease has these Respiratory symptoms?

1. Serous ocular and nasal discharge​
2. Coughing​

Answer 3

Distemper

Question 4

What disease has these Dermatologic symptoms?

1. “Hard Pad”: hyperkeratotic foot pads.​
2. Hyperketatosis of nasal skin.​

Answer 4

Distemper

Question 5

What disease has these Neurologic symptoms?

1. Twitching​
2. “Chewing Gum” convulsions.​
3. Seizures​
4. Ataxia​

Answer 5

Distemper

Question 6

What disease has these symptoms?

1. Sore throat, coughing, pneumonia: virus affects tonsils and larynx first​
2. Kidney +/or Liver can be affected leading to failure: seizures, increased thirst, V +/or D​
3. Cornea may appear cloudy or bluish due to edema w/in the corneal cells : ‘Hepatitis Blue Eye”​
4. Death can be sudden, as soon as 24 hrs after initial signs​
5. Worse in patients less than 1 yr​

Answer 6

Hepatitis

Question 7

What disease has these symptoms?

1. Fever of 103-104​
2. Shivering and muscle tenderness​
3. Vomiting, dehydration, depression​
4. Kidney +/- liver failure​
5. Majority of cases are subclinical not resulting in organ failure​
6. Chronic cases will shed virus in urine for months or years​

Answer 7

Leptosirosis

Question 8

What disease has these clinical signs?

1. anorexia
2. depression
3. vomiting
4. diarrhea
5. watery and streaked with blood
6. CBC
7. low WBC
8. < 2,000/mL

Answer 8

Parvovirus

Question 9

What disease has these clinical signs?

1. harsh cough
2. mild fever
3. cough can be elicited on tracheal palpation

Answer 9

Infectious Tracheobronchitis

Kennel Cough