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Intro To Vet Tech Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Black, brown, and sometimes grey striped color pattern on a cat is called what?

A

Tabby

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Multicolored cat

  • orange
  • black
  • white
  • brown
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Tortoiseshell

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White, orange, black color pattern on a cat is called what?

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Calico

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What is a small white mark on the horses forehead called?

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Star

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What is a small white mark on a horses nose called?

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Snip

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What is a thin white stripe down a horses face called?

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Stripe

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What is a thick white stripe down the horses face called?

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Blaze

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What is it called when a horse has a white face?

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Bald

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What is a thin white stripe on the horses muzzle called?

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Lip

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What is is called when a horse’s muzzle is all white?

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Muzzle

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What is the color pattern of a horse that has a black body and black mane and tail?

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Black

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A horse color pattern where the horse has a brown body and black mane and tail

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Bay

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A horse color pattern where both the body and mane and tail that is red in color

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Chestnut

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A horse color pattern when the horse’s body and main and tail are a light brownish red color

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Sorrel

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A horse color pattern where a horse’s body, mane, and tail are all white

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White

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A horse color pattern where the horse’s body is grey and white and so is the mane and tail

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Grey

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A horse color pattern where the horse’s body is a light tan or cream color and the mane and tail are a white-cream color

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Palomino

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18
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White marking on a horse’s leg that goes all the way up to the stifle

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Stocking

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White mark on the horse’s leg that goes up just past the fetlock

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Sock

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White mark on the horse’s leg that goes just under the horse’s fetlock

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Pastern

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White mark on the horse’s leg that goes around the coronet band

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Coronet

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Cattle

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A group of cows, bulls, or steers

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Bull

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Uncastrated male cow

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Steer

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Castrated male cow

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Cow

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Mature female cow

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Calf

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Young male or female cow under a year of age

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Bull calf

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Young uncastrated male cow

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Heifer

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Female cow that has not had a calf

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Calving

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A cow giving birth

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Freshening

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When a cow begins to produce milk after calving

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Fresh Cow

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A cow that has calved and has milk

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Dry Cow

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A cow not producing milk

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33
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Veal Calf

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A young calf under three months old

Only fed milk or grain

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34
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Polled

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A cow born with no horns

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Beef Cattle

A

Blocky, heavily muscled, meat producers

Raised in large, open pasture

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36
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Beef Cattle Breeds

A

Hereford
Angus
Shorthorn
Charolais

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Dairy Cattle Breeds

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Holstein
Jersey
Ayrshire
Brown Swiss

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38
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Stallion/Stud

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Uncastrated adult male horse

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39
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Gelding/Stag

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A castrated male horse

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40
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Mare

A

A female horse

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41
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Sire

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The male parent of a horse

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42
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Dam

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The female parent of a horse

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43
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Colt

A

Male foal/young horse

Less than 4 years old

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44
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Filly

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Female foal/young horse

Less than 4 years old

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45
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Foal

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A young male or female horse less than a year old

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46
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Male Donkey

A

Jack

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47
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Female Donkey

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Jenny

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48
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Mule

A

Mare and a jack

Female horse and male donkey

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49
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Hinny

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Stallion and a Jenny

Male horse and female donkey

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50
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Race horses

A

Thoroughbred

Standardbred

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51
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Draft horses

A

Clydesdale
Belgian
Percheron
Shire

52
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Ponies

A

Shetland

Welsh

53
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Ram

A

Uncastrated Male sheep

54
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Wether

A

Castrated male sheep

55
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Ewe

A

Female sheep

56
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Lamb

A

Young sheep
Under a year old
Male and female

57
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Lambing

A

Ewes giving birth

58
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2 uses for sheep

A

Wool production

Meat production

59
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Buck/Billy

A

Intact male goat

60
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Wether

A

Castrated male goat

61
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Doe/Nanny

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Female goat

62
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Kid

A

Young goat under 1 year old

63
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Kidding

A

A goat giving birth

64
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Freshening

A

A goat who produces milk after kidding

65
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4 main uses for goats

A

Milk production

Meat

Wool or fibers

Pets

66
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Porcine

67
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Boar

A

Uncastrated male pig

68
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Barrow

A

Castrated male pig

69
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Sow

A

Mature female pig

Has given birth

70
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Gilt

A

Young female pig

Has not given birth

71
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Piglet

72
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Farrowing

A

A pig giving birth

73
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Litter

A

Many piglets born at the same time to the same mother

10-20 at a time

74
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Top Producers of Pigs

A

World: china

US: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana

75
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Stud

A

Intact male dog

76
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Bitch

A

Intact female dog

77
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Pups

A

Young dogs

78
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Whelping

A

Dog giving birth

79
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Litter

A

A group of pups born at the same time to the same mom

80
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Tom

A

Intact male cat

81
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Queen

A

Intact female cat

82
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Kitten

A

Young cat
Up to a year old
Before puberty

83
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Queening

A

Giving birth to kittens

84
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Litter (cat)

A

Kittens born at the same time to the same mom

85
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General sanitation procedures

A

Clean and disinfect daily

  • floors
  • counters
  • tables
86
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Sanitation

A

Any cleansing measure intended to prevent disease or promote health

87
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Sanitary procedures in exam room

A

Clean and disinfect

  • table
  • equipment
  • wash hands
  • floor
88
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Sanitary procedures in Wards

A
  • don’t hospitalized animals infected with a contagious disease
  • animals need to have vaccinations
  • separate ill patients from healthy ones
  • good ventilation
  • Use isolation if needed

Clean and disinfect

  • cages
  • hands
89
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Sanitary procedures and isolation ward

A
  • no thru traffic
  • separate ventilation system
  • care for these animals last
  • alternate dogs and cats
  • one person takes care of iso
  • gloves and coveralls
  • wash hands
90
Q

Rabies Virus

A
  • fatal
  • maintained in different animal reservoirs
  • vaccine can prevent rabies
91
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Animals that carry rabies

A 
Bats 
Skunk 
Fox 
Raccoon
Coyote
92
Q

What state does not have rabies?

93
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Rabies in Washington

A
  • 5-8% of bats have rabies
94
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When was the last rabid dog reported?

95
Q

A horse was diagnosed with rabies where and when?

A

Benton county

1992

96
Q

A llama diagnosed with rabies when are where?

A

King county

1994

97
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Rabid cat reported when and where

A

Walla Walla

2002

98
Q

How is rabies transmitted?

A

Animal bite

Saliva

99
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Signs of rabies

A
  • behavior changes
  • dribbling saliva
  • animal aggression
  • paralysis of throat and jaw
100
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How long does it take for rabies to be fatal?

101
Q

Canine Parvo Virus

A

Disease of unvaccinated dogs

102
Q

Signs of Parvo

A

Depression, vomiting

foul smelling, bloody, watery diarrhea

103
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Transmission of Parvo

A

ingestion of virus

104
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Treatment of Parvo

A

Supportive or systemic treatment

90% of dogs will survive

Prevention

  • vaccination
  • every 3 years
105
Q

Canine Distemper Virus

A

Highly fatal disease affecting dogs of all ages

50% fatal

106
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Clinical signs of canine distemper virus

A

Depression, anorexia, runny eyes, runny nose, vomiting and diarrhea

Hyperkeratosis of nose and foot pads

107
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Transmission of canine distemper virus

A

Aerosolized respiratory secretions

108
Q

Treatment for canine distemper virus

A

Supportive/systematic

Can be prevented with a vaccine

109
Q

Kennel cough

Infectious canine tracheobronchitis

A

Highly contagious respiratory disease that often effects dogs that have been boarded

110
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Kennel cough causes

A

Combination of viral and bacterial infections

111
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Signs of kennel cough

A

Coughing (dry, hacking)

Fever, lethargy, anorexia

112
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How is kennel cough transmitted?

A

Aerosolized respiratory secretions

113
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Treatment for kennel cough

A

Supportive/symptomatic support

Can be prevented with a vaccine

114
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Leptospirosis

A

Zoonotic bacterial infection capable of causing severe disease in dogs

115
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Signs of Leptospirosis

A

Fever, depression, weakness, anorexia, vomiting, dehydration

116
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How is leptospirosis transmitted?

A

Penetrates the skin and mucous membranes

Wild animal urine

Contaminated water

117
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Treatment for leptospirosis

A

Antibiotics and symptomatic treatment

Prevention with vaccine

118
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Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus

A

Highly contagious upper respiratory infection

119
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Signs of Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus

A

Runny eyes, runny nose, sneezing, fever, nasal congestion

120
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Treatment for Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus

A

Supportive

Antibiotics

121
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How is Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus transmitted?

A

Through inhalation of aerosolized virus

Can be prevented with vaccine

122
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Feline Leukemia Virus

A

Highly fatal infectious disease of cats

123
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Clinical signs of feline leukemia

A

Emaciated, lethargic, anorexic

124
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Transmission of feline leukemia

A

Saliva

Bites from feral cats

125
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Treatment for feline leukemia

A

Supportive

Prevention with a vaccine

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