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1
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What is the treatment for low grade intestinal lymphoma in cats?

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Combination of chlorambucil and prednisolone

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What is the CHOP therapy protocol for dogs and cats?

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Cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and prednisolone - used for high grade intestinal lymphoma in dogs and in cats

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What classes of bacteria are typically found in cats bite abscesses?

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Anaerobes

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4
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What is toxoplasmosis gondii a public health concern?

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Infants may be infected in utero and later

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5
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What occurs in a Polydactyly cat?

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The cat has an opposable thumb - normally cats don’t

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What drug causes fatal pulmonary oedema within cats?

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Cisplatin

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7
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How does Tritrichomonas foetus appear and how would you treat it?

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Flagellated parasite - normally treated with Ronidazole

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8
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What can yohimbine be used to reverse?

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Alpha 2 agonists such as xylazine

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9
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What can naloxone be used to reverse?

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mu agonists

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10
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What drug should be used for the treatment of ear mites in cats?

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Milbemycin

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11
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Name the disease that is shown below:

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Toxoplasmosis

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12
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For feline odontoclastic reabsorption what should be done once you see them?

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Dental radiographs - lesions can be internal and external so dental radiographs should be taken to examine the extent of lesions

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13
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For skin fragility syndrome in cats:

  1. Describe the physiology
  2. State how you would make a diagnosis
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  1. Poorly regulated diabetes mellitus due to hyperA. Hyper A → insulin resistance
  2. Diagnosis is supported by abdominal ultrasound - hypertrophied/enlarged adrenal glands
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14
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What is the treatment of choice for chylous pleural effusion that isn’t responding to medical management?

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Ligation of the thoracic duct and a pericardectomy

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15
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What treatment should be prescribed to a cat that has suffered pyrethrin toxicity?

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Methacarbamol

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16
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What disease is most likely to cause chemosis in a cat?

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Chlamydophila felis

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17
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What are the two main structures responsible for stabilising the tarsus?

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The medial and lateral collateral ligaments (if it luxated one way then the opposite ligament has been affected)

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18
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For Cytauxzoon felis:

  1. State how it can be prevented
  2. How do cats typically present
  3. How do they appear
  4. What is the treatment recommendation?
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  1. Dilgent tick prevention + restrict access of cat to the outdoors
  2. Cats present w/ pyrexia, icterus/pallor, anaemia + thrombocytopenia
  3. Signet ring shape
  4. Hard to treat - atovaquone (antimalarial drug) and azithromycin
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What drug should be used to reverse medetomidine?

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Atipamazole

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20
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What is the treatment of choice for hairballs in a cat?

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Laxatone

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21
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What is the best treatment for Mycoplasma in cats?

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  • Doxycycline - treatment of choice (can cause oesophageal strictures - remember to give water following administration of the drug)
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22
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For ringworm infection in cats:

  1. Name the cause and how you would diagnose it?
  2. How would you treat it?
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  1. Fungi flurosceses blue under woods lamp
  2. Topical therapy (Lyme-sulfur dip and anti fungal shampoo - Miconazole) combined with oral antifungals (itraconazole and fluconazole)
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23
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What is the most common cause of oral ulceration in cats?

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Feline Calicivirus

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24
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What should be done to stage mammary carcinomas in a cat?

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Thoracic radiographs

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25
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What is an SSRI that could be prescribed for cats?

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Fluoxetine (Prozac) - antidepressant and SSRI treats anxiety related disorders

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26
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How does the prognosis for mammary gland tumours vary for dogs and cats?

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  • Mammary tumours in cats carry a very poor prognosis - they almost always have metastasised
  • Dogs - 50/50
27
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What are three side effects of clomiprimine?

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Vomiting, constipation, and anorexia

28
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Describe three tests that would be diagnostic for cryptococcus in a cat:

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  • High latex agglutination titres on serum and CSF taps
  • Numerous small yeasts with large capsules on a CSF tap
29
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How long is the inter-oestrous period in a cat?

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Usually about 7-21 days

30
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Describe the pathophysiology of a Black widow spider bite:

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Make a toxin that binds to Ca channels → increased membrane permeability and enhances depolarisation → ascending motor paralysis + destruction of nerve endings occur

31
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Why is Ketoconazole not indicated in cats?

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Ketoconazole is known to make cats vomit

32
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Name the yeast that is shown below:

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Microsporum Canis (known to be a cause of ringworm)

33
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What is the best diagnostic test for confirming an FIP infection in a cat?

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Immunofluorescence staining for coronavirus

34
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What is the most common cause of cat scratch disease in humans?

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Bartonella henselae

35
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Name a drug that can be used to induce emesis in cats:

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Xylazine

36
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What treatment should be recommended for megacolon in cats?

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Cisapride and psyllium

37
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What treatments should be given to manage a asthmatic cat acutely?

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Parenteral terbutaline with supplemental

38
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What is the holding layer of the abdominal cavity?

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External Rectus Sheath

39
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What is the holding layer of the GI tract?

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The submucosa is the holding layer

40
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What breeds of cat are predisposed to having a type B blood type?

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  • Cornish Rex, British Short hair and Devon Rex → all are predisposed to having type B (type B has V.high anti A - important to consider these breeds in blood transfusion reactions)
41
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What is the prognosis for small ventricular septal defects in cats?

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Typically a very good prognosis - no treatment is required

42
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What is the most common cause of post-anaesthetic cortical blindness in cats?

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Hypoxia

43
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What drug is typically given as a premedication to reduce salivary secretions for ease of intubation in cats?

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Atropine - anticholinergic → decreased salivary secretions

44
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What stain should be used to differentiate between Nocardia and Actinomyces?

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Acid fast stain

45
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What is the causative agent for Lyme’s disease?

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Borrelia burgdorferi

46
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What is the cause of Heinz body anaemia in cats?

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Acetominophen toxicity

47
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What is the vector for tularaemia?

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Ticks

48
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What are the differences between Heartworm infection of cats compared to dogs?

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Cats are more likely to have migration to ectopic regions (the heart and the pulmonary arteries)

49
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What virus is lingual ulceration associated with in cats?

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Calicivirus Infection

50
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What is Symblepharon and what is it typically associated with?

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Adhesion of part of the conjunctiva onto the cornea/limbus in cats with herpesvirus induced epithelial erosions

51
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What can be supplemented to reduce the rate of replication of Herpesvirus in cats?

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Lysine

52
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What type of diet would be recommended for diabetes mellitus in a cat?

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Should recommend a low carbohydrate diet

53
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What diet would you recommend for management of diabetes in a dog?

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High fibre diets are useful for regulation of diabetes in the dog

54
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What are the two types of Demodex mites that are found in cats. Briefly compare them:

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  • Demodex gatoi and Demodex cati are the two mites found in cats
  • Demodex gatoi is short and stubby, whereas Demodex cati is long and slender
  • Demodex gatoi is contagious to other cats and is pruritic
55
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For Gnathostoma:

  1. Describe the appearance
  2. What is the intermediate host?
  3. Where does the parasite live?
  4. How do humans get it?
  5. How is it prevented?
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  1. 3cm worm with a spiny head
  2. Small Copepod host
  3. Adult worm lives in the mucosa of stomach + causes gastritis
  4. Caused by ingestion of fish or other animals in humans
  5. Control is by preventing cats from hunting in areas. Treatment is by albendazole
56
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Name a drug that is poorly absorbed by the GI tract in cats:

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Neomycin

57
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What is the gold standard treatment for hyperthyroidism?

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I-31 therapy (radioactive iodine administration)

58
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What is a physiologic leukogram in cats?

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  • Epinephrine mediated response in cats - excited upon entering a vet clinic
  • Mild neutrophilia combined with normal to increased lymphocytes and no monocytosis
59
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When are Howell jolly bodies seen in cats?

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  • Small spherical remnants left behind when nucleus is expelled during maturation
  • Low numbers in horses/cats
  • Increased in animals receiving glucocorticoids/chemotherapy
60
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What is the cause of Heinz body anaemia in cats?

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Acetaminophen/onion/garlic

61
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What condition is caused by Mycoplasma haemphilus in cats and how should it be treated?

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  • Blood born infection → anaemia in cats
  • Treated with AB’s e.g. Doxycycline + enrofloxacin
62
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What is the treatment for acetaminophen (paracetamol) in cats?

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  • N-Acetylcysteine, SAMe, Vitamin C and supportive care
63
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What are the clinical signs typically seen with Cryptoccosus in cats and where do they typically acquire the infection from?

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  • Develop a swelling over the bridge of the nose and lesions in the retinas
  • Cryptococcus is found in pigeon droppings
64
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What is the most common cause of cataracts in cats?

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Anterior uveitis

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