Husbandry and preventative workshop

Question 1

What are the four roundworms of interest in small animals

Answer 1

Dirofilaria immitis
Toxocara canis
Toxocara catis
Toxascaris leonina

Question 2

what species does dirofilaria immitis affect

Answer 2

dogs

Question 3

What species does toxocara canis and catis affect

Answer 3

dogs and cats

Question 4

What species does toxoascaris leonina affect

Answer 4

dogs
cats
foxes

Question 5

What is the name of the heartworm that affects dogs

Answer 5

Angiostronglyus vasorum

Question 6

What is the name of the whipworm that affects dogs

Answer 6

Trichuris vulpis

Question 7

What three tapeworm species of interest are there in small animals

Answer 7

Diplyidium caninum
Taenia
Echinococcus granulosus

Question 8

What two lungworm species are of interest in small animals

Answer 8

Crenosoma vulpis
Aelurostronglyus abstrusus

Question 9

what sided heart failure do heartworms cause

Answer 9

right sided

Question 10

what system do roundworms impact

Answer 10

GI

Question 11

What four ticks are of interest

Answer 11

Dermacentor reticulatus
Rhicephalus sanguineus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes hexagonus

Question 12

What species does dermacentor reticulatus affect

Answer 12

Cows

Question 13

What is the cat flea

Answer 13

Ctenocephalides felis

Question 14

What is the dog flea

Answer 14

Ctenocephalides canis

Question 15

What are the three lice of interest

Answer 15

Trichodectes canis
Linognathus setosus
Felicola subrostratus

Question 16

What are the six mite species of interest

Answer 16

Notoedres cati
Demodex canis
Sarcoptes scabei
Cheyletiella
Otodectes cynotis
Neotrombicula autumnalis

Question 17

What species does neotrombicula autumnalis affect

Answer 17

rabbits

Question 18

What are the core vaccines in the dog

Answer 18

Parvovirus
Adenovirus
Canine distemper virus
Lepto (UK)

Question 19

What are the non-core vaccines in the dog

Answer 19

Rabies
Bordetella
Parainfluenza
Borrelia

Question 20

What makes up the kennel cough vaccine

Answer 20

Bordetella
Parainfluenza

Question 21

What are the available vaccinations in ferrets

Answer 21

Rabies
Distemper

Question 22

What are the core vaccines in the cat

Answer 22

Calicivirus
Parvovirus (panleukopenia)
Herpes

Question 23

What are the non-core vaccines in the cat

Answer 23

FeLV
Chlamydia
Rabies

Question 24

What are the vaccinations available for rabbits

Answer 24

RHD-1
RHD-2
Myxomatosis

Question 25

What is included in the ducat vaccination

Answer 25

Herpes Calci

Question 26

What infectious diseases make up cat flu

Answer 26

Herpes Calci

Question 27

How can an ectropion/entropion be managed in a young puppy

Answer 27

Lubrication drops If causing ulceration, give AB drops too You can tap the entropion until the animal is older and more stable for surgery

Question 28

If the puppy/kitten presents with dental issues but is eating and gaining weight, what should you do

Answer 28

Nothing but monitor

Question 29

If the puppy/kitten presents with dental issues but is not eating and gaining weight, what should you do

Answer 29

Intervene

Question 30

If the puppy/kitten presents with a heart murmur but is systemically well, what should you do

Answer 30

Listen again in 2-4 weeks time

Question 31

What endoparasite is responsible for: clinical signs uncommon but include vomiting, diarrhoea and coughing. Zoonotic risk causing ocular disease in humans?

Answer 31

roundworm Toxocara canis/catis

Question 32

What endoparasite is responsible for: V+/D+, dehydration and a pot belly?

Answer 32

roundworm

Question 33

What endoparasite is responsible for: exercise intolerance, dyspnoea, right-sided heart failure, death?

Answer 33

Heartworm Lungworm (dirofilaria)

Question 34

What endoparasite is responsible for: tenesmus, weight loss and large bowel diarrhoea?

Answer 34

roundworms

Question 35

What endoparasite is responsible for: can cause chronic cough and signs similar to feline asthma?

Answer 35

lungworms

Question 36

What endoparasite is responsible for: coughing, dyspnoea, spontaneous and uncontrolled bleeding?

Answer 36

lungworms

Question 37

What endoparasite is responsible for: dermatological signs including cutaneous erythema and papules?

Answer 37

Hookworm (Usinaria)

Question 38

What endoparasite is responsible for: scooting and passage of proglottids resembling grains of rice?

Answer 38

tapeworm

Question 39

What endoparasite is responsible for: clinical signs associated with anaemia?

Answer 39

Tapeworm

Question 40

What is the treatment for tapeworms?

Answer 40

Praziquantel

Question 41

If the animal comes in with fleas, what endoparasite should you also treat for?

Answer 41

Tapeworm

Question 42

What ectoparasite is responsible for: intensely pruritic zoonotic disease, typically lesions develop on the pinnae and elbows?

Answer 42

Sarcoptes

Question 43

What ectoparasite is responsible for: associated with walking dandruff in cats, dogs and rabbits?

Answer 43

Cheyletiella

Question 44

What ectoparasite is responsible for: seasonal disease, frequently manifests as digital dermatitis?

Answer 44

Harvest mites

Question 45

What ectoparasite is responsible for: some animals develop hypersensitivity due to allergens in the saliva?

Answer 45

Fleas

Question 46

What ectoparasite is responsible for: common cause of otitis externa in dogs and cats?

Answer 46

Otodectes cynotis

Question 47

What ectoparasite is responsible for: not always clinically significant, often carried by animals with long haircoats?

Answer 47

Lice

Question 48

What ectoparasite is responsible for: increasing prevalence in the UK, 3-host tick that transmits Babesia?

Answer 48

Dermancentor

Question 49

What ectoparasite is responsible for: transmits Borrelia burgdorferi to dogs and man?

Answer 49

Ixodes ticks

Question 50

What ectoparasite is responsible for: clinical disease seen in young and immunocompromised animals, diagnosis requires deep skin scrapings?

Answer 50

Demodex

Question 51

What ectoparasite is responsible for: rare in the UK, lesions often occur on the head?

Answer 51

Cat head mite

Question 52

What infectious disease is responsible for: cause of acute hepatitis in dogs with a high mortality rate?

Answer 52

Adenovirus

Question 53

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?

Answer 53

Myxomatosis

Question 54

What infectious disease is responsible for: cause of cat flu, commonly causes ocular lesions?

Answer 54

Feline herpes

Question 55

What infectious disease is responsible for: affects rapidly dividing cells resulting in profuse haemorrhagic diarrhoea?

Answer 55

Parvovirus

Question 56

What infectious disease is responsible for: commensal organism in respiratory tract of many animals, can cause disease including kennel cough in dogs?

Answer 56

Bordetella

Question 57

What infectious disease is responsible for: clinical signs can be seen in the skin, respiratory, neurological and gastrointestinal systems?

Answer 57

Distemper

Question 58

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?

Answer 58

RHDV

Question 59

What infectious disease is responsible for: cause of cat flu, commonly causes oral ulcerations?

Answer 59

Calicivirus

Question 60

What infectious disease is responsible for: virus replicates in lymphoid tissues and causes panleukopaenia in cats?

Answer 60

Feline parvovirus

Question 61

What infectious disease is responsible for: disease caused by helical bacteria, which survive in contaminated water sources?

Answer 61

Lepto

Question 62

How often is DHP given to the dog

Answer 62

every 3 years

Question 63

Is parasite control commonly done in rabbits

Answer 63

Not unless there is problems or at risk

Question 64

what is used to prevent fly strike

Answer 64

raer guard

Question 65

what fly starts fly strike

Answer 65

blowflies