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Why do we vaccinate?

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PRevents disease, cretes individual animal immunity and provides herd immunity

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Who organises the vaccination guidelines?

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WSAVA vaccincation guidelines 2016

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What are core vaccinations for dogs

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Canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus and canine parvovirus.

C3

Potentially fatal diseases
Vaccination offers good protection (sterile immunity)
Maternal antibodies interfere with vaccine-induced immunity
Modified live vaccine (MLV)

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What are core vaccinations for cats?

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Feline parvovirus, feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus

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What are the most common types of vaccinations sin small animal practices?

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subcutaneous and intranasal

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What are methods of vaccinations?

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Other methods
 Oral
 Intramuscular
 Intradermal
 Transdermal

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What is the difference between core and non core vacciantions

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Core
- Protect animals from severe, life threatening
diseases which have global distribution
- Aim to vaccinate ALL dogs with core vaccines
- Rabies is considered core where regionally
appropriate

non-core
Those required by animals whose geographical
location, local environment or lifestyle places them
at risk of contracting specific infections

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What are the symptoms for canine distemper virus?

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Coughing/dyspnoea
Vomiting/diarrhoea
Hyperkeratosis
- nose and footp`ads
Enamel hypoplasia

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What are the symptoms for parovirus?

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Vomiting/diarrhoea +/
- blood
Anorexia
Reduced White Blood Cells
Destroyed intestinal lining

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What are symptoms for canine hepatitis?

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Fever
Enlarged liver
Icterus/Jaundice
‘Blue eye’
Pneumonia

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when is the recommended time to give
1. distemper and hepatitis
2. parvovirus

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  1. 14-16 weeks
  2. 18 weeks

important to get in the window o f susceptibility when maternal antibodies decrease to a point they no longer protect the puppy

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What are non-core vaccincations?

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Infectious Tracheobronchitis = Kennel Cough = Canine Cough

  • Parainfluenza (C3 + PI = C4)
  • Bordetella bronchiseptica (C4 + BB = C5)
    = C5

Leptospira interrogans
Many serovars (up to 200 worldwide)
- Serovars available in vaccines
- copenhagi, canicola, icterohaemorrhagica
- vs serovar L. Australis (FNQ)

Coronavirus
- Mild, self limiting disease in young puppies

= C7 (C5 + lepto + CV = C7)

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Kennel cough is a non-core vaccination, what types of vaccines are there?

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  1. Bordetella modified live vaccine = delivered intranasally and orally
  2. Bordetella killed vaccine = delivered by subcutaneous injection (two doses required)
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When should the following modified live vaccinations be given?

DHP (CS)
DHP + KC (C5)
DHP (C3)

DHP (C3)+ KC(C5) - booster

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6 – 8 weeks – DHP (C3)
10 – 12 weeks – DHP + KC (C5)
16 weeks – DHP (C3)
3 or 4 doses finishing at 16 weeks

15 months – DHP (C3) + KC (C5)
- This booster acts to complete the primary vaccination course
- OR booster DHP (C3) at 6 months
- ‘mops up’ the non responders affected by maternal antibodies etc in
primary course

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When do you give adult dogs modified live vaccines?

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6 or 15 months - DHP +KC (C5)

then 6 monthly to annual KC and 3 yearly DHP

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What is LEPTO?

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zoonotic disease - potentially fatal as dialysis is often required

annual vaccination but has adverse reactions

Vaccine only offers serogroup specific protection

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What are side effects can animal get from vaccinations? amd how can you prefer this

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anaphylactic reactions

solutions is to give C3 to small puppies instead of C4 or C5
avoid injectables PI/BB and use intranasal

risk of Immune mediated diseases

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which parasites do we routine protect against?

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Intestinal Worms
- Roundworm
- Hookworm
- Whipworm
- Tapeworm

Heartworm
Fleas

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WHy are ticks, mites and lice no included in the routine protection?

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based on geography, age, husbandry, exposure

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What are the clinical signs and lifecycles of hookworm?

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Diarrhoea +/- blood
- Vomiting
- Anaemia

2-3weeks

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What are the clinical signs and lifecycles of roundworm?

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  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Ill thrift
  • Small intestinal obstruction

2-4 weeks

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What are the clinical signs and lifecycles of tapeworm?

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  • Scooting
  • Proglottids in faeces
  • Large infestations can cause
    vomiting
  • Potentially zoonotic

2-3weeks

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What are the clinical signs and lifecycles of whipworm?

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  • Asymptomatic
  • Haemorrhagic diarrhoea +/- mucous
  • Severe cases- weight loss,
    dehydration, anemia, and in the most
    extreme cases, death

10-12 weeks

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When should intestinal worming be done?

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Puppies
- Worm every 2 weeks until 12 weeks old
- Worm every month until 6 months old

6 months
Traditional recommendation:
- Worm every 3 months

Pregnant & Lactating Bitches
-Vaccinate prior to breeding
- Worm for roundworm & hookworm at week 5-7
of gestation, then 2 weeks after whelping

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What are the clinical signs of heartworm?
Clinical Signs (Dogs) - Coughing - Difficulty Breathing - Congestive Heart Failure - Collapse/Shock/Death
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How is heartworm diagnosed?
Modified Knotts - Microfilariae Antigen vs Antibody
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What is the lifecycle of fleas?
eggs to larvae - 4 days larvae - to pupae - 24 days pupae - adult - adult
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What are important factors to be discussed with clients?
Geographical location Seasonal Lifestyle eg environment daily tick search and removal \ clinical signs
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What factors vary the requirements?
Breed Sex Age Activity Level
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How many times does a puppy require food? below 6 months and above 6 months
below 6 months = 3-4times per day above 6 months = twice per day
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What type of food should be given to puppy?
* High quality, complete and balanced commercial puppy food * Large breed puppies should be fed specific large breed puppy food- impact on joint development * If changing food- slowly transition over 7 day
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How often should an adult dog be fed?
12-15 months - twice daily
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What are the pros spaying a bitch at early, standard or late stage0
Early - Reduce unwanted breeding/pet population - Possibly reduced risk of mammary neoplasia - Reduced behaviour problems standard (benefits of of above, PLUS below) - Lower anaesthetic risk cf. early age - Reduced incidence of reproductive disorders eg pyometra - Reduction in incidence of certain neoplasias Late - Reduction in risk of certain neoplasias - Possible reduction in incidence of orthopaedic conditions
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What are the cons to spaying a bitch at early, standard or late stage
Early - Increased incidence of incontinence - Increased anaesthetic risk -Possible increased risk or orthopaedic conditions standard - Slight increase incidence of incontinence - Increase risk of certain neoplasias -Possible increased risk or orthopaedic conditions late -Increased risk of certain neoplasias -Possible increased risk or orthopaedic conditions
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What are the pros to castration a dog at early, standard or late stage
early  Reduce unwanted breeding/pet population  Reduced behaviour problems standard  Reduce unwanted breeding/pet population  Lower anaesthetic risk cf. early age  Reduced incidence of reproductive disorders eg prostatitis  ? Reduction in incidence of certain neoplasias  Reduced behaviour problems late  Reduction in risk of certain neoplasias  Possible reduction in incidence of orthopaedic conditions
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What are the cons to castration a dog at early, standard or late stage
early  Increased anaesthetic risk  ? Possible increased risk or orthopaedic conditions standard * ? Increase risk of certain neoplasias * ? Possible increased risk or orthopaedic conditions late  ? Increased risk of certain neoplasias  ? Possible increased risk or orthopaedic conditions
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What are core vaccinations for cats?
F3 = core vaccines in Australia  Feline Calicivirus  Feline Herpes virus  Feline Panleukopaenia Virus
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What are non-core vaccinations for cats?
 Chlamydophila + F3 = F4  Feline Leukaemia +F4 = F5  Feline Immunodefiniciency Virus
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What is chlamydophila felis?
primarily causing inflammation of feline conjunctiva, rhinitis and respiratory problems Non-core Inactivated vaccine Most appropriately used in multi-cat households where infections associated with clinical disease have been confirmed Initial dose as early as 9 weeks then second dose 3-4 weeks later Annual booster for cats with sustained risk
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What is feline leukaemia virus? when should it be administered?
 Non-core  Only FeLV-negative cats should be vaccinated  FeLV testing prior to vaccination should be performed  Initial dose as early as 8 weeks then second dose 3-4 weeks later  Annual booster in cats determined to have sustained risk of exposure  Relative protection
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What is feline immunodeficiency virus? and does it protect all cats?
 Non-core vaccination  Vaccination leads to production of antibodies that make it difficult to distinguish naturally-infected cats from vaccinated cats for at least a year following vaccination – this is improving with improved testing capacity  Vaccination does not protect all cats Mutation, subtypes, variable cross-protection  Consider exposure, incidence and conversion of FIV + status to clinical disease status
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What are the vaccination guidelines for kittens?
3 vaccine program  3-4 weeks apart after 6-8 weeks old SC  8, 12 and 16 weeks old  Final dose at 16+ weeks
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Whar are the vaccination guidelines for kittens at 6 months?
6 months- F3 Booster (+ Non core vaccines)  This booster acts to complete primary vaccination course  OR booster F3 at 15 months  ‘mops up’ the non responders affected by maternal antibodies etc in primary course
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When should adult cats be vaccinated? and what about older cats?
Modified Live vaccinations - 3 yearly (off label) – MLV only – low risk cats (FHV & FCV) OR - Tricat (F3) – 3 yearly - Ducat (FCV & FHV annually) Annual for killed vaccines ( or MLV if going to catteries)  high risk – within 3 months only 1 dose (if using MLV vaccines) for FPV  two doses for FHV/FCV or killed F3
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What are the diet guidelines for cats? < 6 months > 6 months
* < 6months – three to four times per day or ‘ad lib’ * > 6 months – twice per day
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when should cats be desexed?
Cats can begin reproducing from 4 months of age! * Early age desexing vs standard 5-6 months * Minimum 8 weeks old and 1kg in body weight

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