Husbandry and preventative workshop Flashcards
What are the four roundworms of interest in small animals
Dirofilaria immitis
Toxocara canis
Toxocara catis
Toxascaris leonina
what species does dirofilaria immitis affect
dogs
What species does toxocara canis and catis affect
dogs and cats
What species does toxoascaris leonina affect
dogs
cats
foxes
What is the name of the heartworm that affects dogs
Angiostronglyus vasorum
What is the name of the whipworm that affects dogs
Trichuris vulpis
What three tapeworm species of interest are there in small animals
Diplyidium caninum
Taenia
Echinococcus granulosus
What two lungworm species are of interest in small animals
Crenosoma vulpis
Aelurostronglyus abstrusus
what sided heart failure do heartworms cause
right sided
what system do roundworms impact
GI
What four ticks are of interest
Dermacentor reticulatus
Rhicephalus sanguineus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes hexagonus
What species does dermacentor reticulatus affect
Cows
What is the cat flea
Ctenocephalides felis
What is the dog flea
Ctenocephalides canis
What are the three lice of interest
Trichodectes canis
Linognathus setosus
Felicola subrostratus
What are the six mite species of interest
Notoedres cati
Demodex canis
Sarcoptes scabei
Cheyletiella
Otodectes cynotis
Neotrombicula autumnalis
What species does neotrombicula autumnalis affect
rabbits
What are the core vaccines in the dog
Parvovirus
Adenovirus
Canine distemper virus
Lepto (UK)
What are the non-core vaccines in the dog
Rabies
Bordetella
Parainfluenza
Borrelia
What makes up the kennel cough vaccine
Bordetella
Parainfluenza
What are the available vaccinations in ferrets
Rabies
Distemper
What are the core vaccines in the cat
Calicivirus
Parvovirus (panleukopenia)
Herpes
What are the non-core vaccines in the cat
FeLV
Chlamydia
Rabies
What are the vaccinations available for rabbits
RHD-1
RHD-2
Myxomatosis
What is included in the ducat vaccination
Herpes
Calci
What infectious diseases make up cat flu
Herpes
Calci
How can an ectropion/entropion be managed in a young puppy
Lubrication drops
If causing ulceration, give AB drops too
You can tap the entropion until the animal is older and more stable for surgery
If the puppy/kitten presents with dental issues but is eating and gaining weight, what should you do
Nothing but monitor
If the puppy/kitten presents with dental issues but is not eating and gaining weight, what should you do
Intervene
If the puppy/kitten presents with a heart murmur but is systemically well, what should you do
Listen again in 2-4 weeks time
What endoparasite is responsible for: clinical signs uncommon but include vomiting, diarrhoea and coughing. Zoonotic risk causing ocular disease in humans?
roundworm
Toxocara canis/catis
What endoparasite is responsible for: V+/D+, dehydration and a pot belly?
roundworm
What endoparasite is responsible for: exercise intolerance, dyspnoea, right-sided heart failure, death?
Heartworm
Lungworm (dirofilaria)
What endoparasite is responsible for: tenesmus, weight loss and large bowel diarrhoea?
roundworms
What endoparasite is responsible for: can cause chronic cough and signs similar to feline asthma?
lungworms
What endoparasite is responsible for: coughing, dyspnoea, spontaneous and uncontrolled bleeding?
lungworms
What endoparasite is responsible for: dermatological signs including cutaneous erythema and papules?
Hookworm (Usinaria)
What endoparasite is responsible for: scooting and passage of proglottids resembling grains of rice?
tapeworm
What endoparasite is responsible for: clinical signs associated with anaemia?
Tapeworm
What is the treatment for tapeworms?
Praziquantel
If the animal comes in with fleas, what endoparasite should you also treat for?
Tapeworm
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
intensely pruritic zoonotic disease, typically lesions develop on the pinnae and elbows?
Sarcoptes
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
associated with walking dandruff in cats, dogs and rabbits?
Cheyletiella
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
seasonal disease, frequently manifests as digital dermatitis?
Harvest mites
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
some animals develop hypersensitivity due to allergens in the saliva?
Fleas
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
common cause of otitis externa in dogs and cats?
Otodectes cynotis
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
not always clinically significant, often carried by animals with long haircoats?
Lice
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
increasing prevalence in the UK, 3-host tick that transmits Babesia?
Dermancentor
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
transmits Borrelia burgdorferi to dogs and man?
Ixodes ticks
What ectoparasite is responsible for:
clinical disease seen in young and immunocompromised animals, diagnosis requires deep skin scrapings?
Demodex
What ectoparasite is responsible for: rare in the UK, lesions often occur on the head?
Cat head mite
What infectious disease is responsible for: cause of acute hepatitis in dogs with a high mortality rate?
Adenovirus
What infectious disease is responsible for: disease of rabbits transmitted by blood sucking insects. Poor prognosis with acute form, signs include ocular swelling and discharge?
Myxomatosis
What infectious disease is responsible for: cause of cat flu, commonly causes ocular lesions?
Feline herpes
What infectious disease is responsible for: affects rapidly dividing cells resulting in profuse haemorrhagic diarrhoea?
Parvovirus
What infectious disease is responsible for: commensal organism in respiratory tract of many animals, can cause disease including kennel cough in dogs?
Bordetella
What infectious disease is responsible for: clinical signs can be seen in the skin, respiratory, neurological and gastrointestinal systems?
Distemper
What infectious disease is responsible for: disease of rabbits caused by a calicivirus, clinical signs include sudden death and bleeding from the nose and mouth?
RHDV
What infectious disease is responsible for: cause of cat flu, commonly causes oral ulcerations?
Calicivirus
What infectious disease is responsible for: virus replicates in lymphoid tissues and causes panleukopaenia in cats?
Feline parvovirus
What infectious disease is responsible for: disease caused by helical bacteria, which survive in contaminated water sources?
Lepto
How often is DHP given to the dog
every 3 years
Is parasite control commonly done in rabbits
Not unless there is problems or at risk
what is used to prevent fly strike
raer guard
what fly starts fly strike
blowflies