Male canine, puppies, and Cats Flashcards
Which test is diagnostic for ovarian remnant syndrome?
AMH
How is puppy vaginitis treated?
It’s not
(Scientific neglect)
Estrogen therapy causes bone marrow suppression
What should you test all puppies with enlarged or asymmetrical testes for?
Brucellosis
Brucella is attracted to ______ which is found in the ______ and the epididymis.
Erythritol
Placenta
Which is more common with brucellosis, epididymitis or orchitis?
Epididymitis
How do you diagnose brucellosis?
Culture
PCR
Which of these is a positive RSAT for brucellosis?
2 = positive
How long after infection with brucella can the disease be detected?
12 weeks
How do you rule out a false positive after a postive RSAT test (2 ways)?
If routine (no CS): AGID
If CS: Blood/discharge culture
Which virus causes Fading Puppy Syndrome which cayses pain, crying and greenish stool?
Canine herpes
How do you rule out a false negative brucella test in a dog that is showing signs consistent with brucellosis?
Repeat test every month for 3 months
Which of the following is FALSE pertaining to brucella prevention?
a. Test all new additions six times before intoducing to a population
b. Test all breeding animals once to twice per year
c. Test females prior to breeding
d. AI can decrease male exposure.
a. Test all new additions six times before intoducing to a population
3 times
A breeding dog has a unilaterally swollen epididymis with the normal testes. The test for brucella was negative. What do you recommend to the owner?
a. Retest in 1 month
b. Dog ok for breeding
c. Castrate immediately
d. Vaccinate dog
a. Retest in 1 month
Which of the following about mycoplasma in dogs is FALSE?
a. It can be treated with doxycycline
b. It may be found as a normal inhabitant in the female reproductive tract
c. When cutluring for myocplasma, it is advised to also culture for Ureaplasma
d. Both mycoplasma and ureaplasma require a short course of high dose antibiotics to treat.
d. Both mycoplasma and ureaplasma require a short course of high dose antibiotics to treat.
Take long time to treat
Which 3 locations in the female dog can you swab with a guarded swab to culture myoplsma in a specia growth media?
Cranial vagina
Cervix
Uterus
How does canine herpes cause neonatal death?
Causes placentitis
At what age is exposure to herpes not considered a problem?
3 weeks
By which age should the testes be descended? After what age are the dogs considered cryptorchid?
16 weeks
6 months When inguinal canal closes
What blood tests can be used to diagnose cryptorchidism?
AMH If bilateral
Baseline testosterone 4 and 8 hrs post hCG Level should double if testes are present
What is the treatment of choice for testicular torsion?
Bilateral orchidectomy
Which tumor results in bitches attracting males as though they were in estrus?
TVT
In a testicular torsion, how soon do autoantibodies against testicular tissue begin to form?
4 hours after onset
What is the most common testicular tumor in dogs?
Sertoli
A male dog presents with comodones, hyperpigmentation, a pendulous prepuce, testicular atrophy and alopecia. The owner also complains that other male dogs in the neighborhood keep mounting his dog. What condition do you suspect?
Hyperestrogenism
T/F: TVT can cause azoospermia in dogs.
False
How is TVT usually treated?
Chemo (Vincristine)
Which testicular tumor causes atrophy of the opposite testis?
Sertoli
Which of the following statements about TVT is TRUE?
a. The treatment of choice is radical excision.
b. Metastasis to the lungs is common.
c. TVT tissue has 59+/-5 chromosomes, which is less than the normal 78 chromosomes of a dog.
d. TVT is an epithelial cell tumor.
c. TVT tissue has 59+/-5 chromosomes, which is less than the normal 78 chromosomes of a dog.
What condition is present here?
Persistent frenulum
Normally regresses at puberty
T/F: A male pseudo-hermaphrodite has partially functional testicles or testicle.
True
How is urethral prolapse treated?
Urethropexy
What is usually the cause of priapism?
Neurological problem
What condition results in the production of characteristic ribbon-like flat feces?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia