Maintaining Healthy Companion Animal Flashcards
NEw Patient - what to consider?
- BReding/ neutering
- Annual health checks
- Breeder paperwork
- Health Care Plans
- Dew clax removal
- Hip/elbow/ eyes score
- Insurance
- Parasite control
- Screening and blood tests
- Bhvr and socialisation
- Tail docking
- Vaccination
- Prescriptions
- Microchip
- Nutrition
- Travel docs
- Prescriptions
Kitten/ puppy cconsult - what to consider?
- what has breeder already done?
- Advise on diet, vaccines, parasites, neutering, microchip, insurance, socialisation
Clinical Exam Puppy Kitten?
- Undershot/ overshow jaw (malocclusion)
- EctoPs
- Heart murmurs
- Umbilical hernia
Describe Adult Health Consults
- CE
- Preventative medicine
Senior HEalth consults?
(dog >6-12y) (cat >12y)
Same as adult + OA / pain maangement, screening (bloods/urine), T4 and blood pressure in cats
Role of Nurse Clinics?
- Puppy parties
- Weight clinics/ nutrition
- Grooming
- Health monitoring (diabetes clinics, senior pet clinics, 2nd/3rd vacc, dental checks)
What are the WSAVA guidelines for vaccines?
- Core : protect from severe life threatening dx regardless fo circumstances
- Non-core: relative to geographical location, lifestyle or environment (i.e. rabies before travel)
- Not recommended (not enough scientific evidence)
Describe serology for vaccination decision making?
- Can measure antibody levels for Distemper, Canine hep, Canine and Feline Parvo, Feline herpes and calicivirus
What Canine Vaccinations?
- Leptospirosis (L)
- Canine adenovirus (H)
- Canine parainfluenza virus (Pi)
- Canine distemper virus (D)
- Canine parvovirus type 2 (P)
- Rabies
- Bordatella bronchiseptica
What main feline vaccines?
- ‘Cat flu’ (feline calicivirus (C)) & Fe Herpesvirus 1 (R)
- Feline parvo, enteritis (P)
- Feline leukaemia (FeLV)
- Rabies
What CORE vaccines in dog?
- Canine distemper
- Canine adenovirus
- Canine parvovirus
- Lepto
(Rabies if endemic)
What are the CORE feline vaccines?
- Feline Parvovirus
- Feline herpesvirus 1
- Feline Calicivirus
(rabies in countries where endemic) - Feline leukaemia
What TIMING recommendations from WSAVA for vaccinations
- 1st -> 8-9 wks of age
- 2nd -> at 12 weeks
- 3rd at 16 weeks or older
- 4th at 26weeks
- Then every 3 years
What is the issue with timing for vaccination?
- Manufacturers say only 2 vaccines required
- BEcause of MDA 10% of puppies may fail to respond to primary core vaccination when the last of these primary vaccines is given at 12 weeks of age
IS Leptospirosis in UK?
YES
Describe the serovars of Lepto
- L. interrogans Canicola Canicola
- L. interrogans Icterohaemorrhagiae Copenhageni
- L. interrogans AustralisBRatislava
- L.kirschneri Grippotyphosa Banali
What knowledge are we missing on Lepto ?
- How significant problem is
- Where geographically hotspots are
- Which serogroups and serovars present
L2 vs L4 reactions?
L2 <2/10000 doses
L4 <4/10000 doses
Real name of Kennel Cough?
Canine infectious tracheobronchitis or disease complex
How many strains of Kennel cough?
9 +
Who is at risk of kennel cough?
- Kennels frequently
- Attend shows, competitions
- Doggy daycare
- Rescue centres
What can be incorporated in vacc schedule for Kennel cough?
Canine Parainfluena and/ or Bordetella bronchiseptica