Module 1: Vaginitis in Bitches

Question 1

What are the normal causes of vaginal discharge?

Answer 1

• Proetrus/ Estrus
• Lochia (happens postpartum)

Question 2

Is a purulent to mucoid vulvar discharged

Answer 2

Vaginitis

Question 3

Condition that happens postpartum and is a systemic inflammatory condition of all the layers of the uterus

Answer 3

Metritis

Question 4

Is a thick, tenacious, nasty foul smelling discharge

Answer 4

Pyometra

Question 5

(T/F) Since vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina, it means that it has an infection and/or bacterial infection

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What is the distinction between vaginitis and pyometra?

Answer 6

In vaginitis there are no signs of systemic illness

Question 7

What is the age range for puppy vaginitis? (Juvenile Onset)

Answer 7

8 wks to 1 yr

Question 8

What often hastens the resolution of “puppy vaginitis”?

Answer 8

First estrous cycle

Question 9

The result of either a bacterial or a viral infection is know as:

Answer 9

Primary Vaginitis

Question 10

Occurs because of something else, like a structural defect to the vulva, congenital abnormality, or urinary tract infection, we see vaginal foreign bodies. In spay bitches, low estrogen can contribute to the development of this vaginitis:

Answer 10

Secondary Vaginitis

Question 11

If considering antibiotics, it should only be for ________ week. And that the cytology supports the diagnosis of infection.

Answer 11

One