Canine Male Infectious Diseases Flashcards
Ovarian Remnant Syndrome:
A complication of what surgery?
More common in cats or dogs?
OHE
Cats
Diagnosis of Ovarian Remnant Syndrome:
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2.
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4.
- Cytology indicating proestrus/estrus
- U/S reveals soft tissue mass
- Hormones
- Administration of GnRH or hCG, than checking P4 1-2 weeks later
Ovarian Remnant Syndrome:
Hormone levels that would diagnose it?
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2.
- Estradiol > 20 pg/mL
2. P4 > 2 ng/mL in diestrus
Ovarian Remnant Syndrome:
Treatment:
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2.
- Exploratory laparotomy to remove ovary
2. Submit for histopath
Limitations of Different methods of Ovarian Remnant Syndrome diagnosis:
- Vaginal cytology?
- LH?
- Stimulation testing?
- useful only if animal presents during late proestrus or estrus
- A single high LH test will not confirm spay status. False positives can occur.
- costly and requires multiple blood tests
Spaychek - Preventia Diagnostics:
- Tests what hormone? Where is that hormone made?
- Anti-Mullerian hormones, produced by ovarian follicles
Vaginitis:
- Definition
small amount of purulent discharge in prepubertal bitch
Vaginitis:
Best treatment method?
Scientific neglect
Vaginitis:
Main clinical sign?
recessed vulva
Vaginitis in Puppy:
Treatment?
Estrogen therapy, and delay spay until 1st estrus
Vaginitis: Adult onset:
Primarily seen in what animals?
bitches spayed before their estrus cycle
Vaginitis: Adult onset:
DDx:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- skin disease (perivulvar dermatitis)
- Anatomic - inverted juvenile vulva
- Urinary tract infections
- Foreign bodies
- tumors
Treatment for Adult vaginitis: Hormonal?
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2.
3.
4. Treat for how long?
- DES to thicken vaginal epithelium and improve urinary incontinence
- Estrogen cream
- Premarin tablets (conjugated estrogens)
- Continue until > 70% anucleated superficial cells, than maintain 10 days past that
Treatment for Adult vaginitis: Surgery
- Method?
- benefit?
- Do it when?
- removal of excess skin folds around the vulva
- Allows freer voiding of urine
- only done when problem is serious
3 main infectious diseases of canine repro
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2.
3.
- Brucella canis
- Mycoplasma
- Canine Herpesvirus
Canine Brucellosis:
2 main clinical effects?
- Abortion due to placentitis
2. Orchitis/epididymitis
Canine Brucellosis:
Transmission methods?
MM contact or contact with organism
Canine Brucellosis:
Will find _____ in placenta and epidiymis
erythritol
Canine Brucellosis:
Diagnosis via:
- Absolute confirmation?
- Good screening test?
- To rule out false positives?
- Good specific test?
- Use ___ to differentiate from other issues.
- Culture ( may be painful)
- Rapid Slide Agglutination test
- Agar Gel immunodiffusion test
- Immunofluorescent antibody test
- U/S to differentiate from other issues
Canine Brucellosis:
You should test dog if testes are (shrunken/enlarged)?
enlarged
Canine Brucellosis:
Usually treat by ____ + _____
castration and antibiotics
Brucella Canis Rapid Slide Agglutination Test
Technique Steps:
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- 1 drop of control in one test circle and one drop of patient sample in the other.
- Add 1 drop of agglutination antigen and mix
- Gently rock card for 10-15 seconds.
- place on flat surface and observe for agglutination for no longer than 2 minutes
Interpretation of Brucella Rapid Slide Agglutination Test results:
- False negatives occur when:
- False positives occur for what two reasons?
- Early in disease process?
2. Lack of specificity of test, cross-reactivity with other antigens
Plan for Brucella canis if:
Positive results in routine screen?
AGID to rule out false positive
Plan for Brucella canis if:
positive with clinical signs?
Blood or discharge cultures
Plan for Brucella canis if:
negative on routine screen?
no other test needed
Plan for Brucella canis if:
negative with clinical signs?
3 monthly tests to rule out false negative
Ways to prevent Brucella canis:
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2.
3.
- test all new additions three times before introducing to population
- Test all breeding animals annually to biannually
- AI can decrease male exposure
Mycoplasma
Treatment?
Doxycycline 5-8 mg/kg po BID