quiz 7

Question 1

aggression

Answer 1

inflicting organic damage
an overt act of which the goal is either to eliminate, consume, or cause the escape of an opponent

Question 2

aggressive behavior may be a result of

Answer 2

organic brain lesion
-trauma or rabies
genetic predisposition
-pit bulls or barn cats
teach, learning or conditioning
-train to be mean
early socialization
-early obedience, early removal from litter
gender
-males> females

Question 3

aggressive behavior is controlled by

Answer 3

limbic system
stimulation// destruction results in (+/-) aggressive behavior

Question 4

forms of aggression

Answer 4

predatory
competitive
fear released
territorial
maternal
learned
pain-related

Question 5

aggression diagnostic plan

Answer 5

detailed history- most important part
physical exam
neurological exam
laboratory findings

Question 6

self mutilation

Answer 6

destruction of any body part through violent acts of itself
biting, chewing and rubbing of legs, feet, tail, or head
animal response to pain, pruritis and/or abnormal behavior

Question 7

5 categories of self mutilation

Answer 7

primary sensory neuropathy
psychogenic causes
psychomotor epilepsy
encephalitis
intense pruritis

Question 8

primary sensory neuropathy

Answer 8

damage to sensory nerves from trauma, compression, neoplasia or viral infection
disease of nerve
may cause pain or paresthesia
herpes, pseudorabies

Question 9

paresthesia

Answer 9

burning, searing or prickling sensation

Question 10

psychogenic cause

Answer 10

difficult to prove in cats and dogs
“stressed out” animals
acral pruitic nodules, feline hyperesthesia syndrome and feline lick syndrome

Question 11

psychomotor epilepsy

Answer 11

seizure disorder characterized by episodes of abnormal behavior; hysteria, rage, salvation and hallucinations
results from functional abnormalities (limbic system)
seizures and aggression = CNS

Question 12

encephalitis

Answer 12

neuritis, usually in vital organ, pseudorabies (mad itch)
abnormal behavior, pyrexia, neuro signs, seizures

Question 13

intense pruritis

Answer 13

irritation of sensory receptors

Question 14

self mutilation diagnostic plan

Answer 14

history and physical exam
identify any neurological signs/ deficits that may be present- neurologic exam
radiograph everything by injury
biopsy affected skin
response to anxiety drug support psychogenic dx
peripheral nerve lesions difficult to diagnose, rely on history

Question 15

coprophagy

Answer 15

ingestion of feces
pica for feces
occurs in well-nourished dogs with no evidence of dz

Question 16

pancreatic exocrine insuficiency

Answer 16

animals become severely coprophagic
an attempt at consuming increased calories to prevent starvation
deficiency in digestive enzyme that results in gray, patty, foul stool.
treat with viocase

Question 17

consequences of coprophagia

Answer 17

severe halitosis
acute gastroenteritis
gastrointestinal parasites
obstruction foregin body ingestion
impactions (sand, rocks, garbage)
excessive wear on teeth

Question 18

coprophagia diagnostic plan

Answer 18

how deal with behavior problems (detailed history)
physical exam
stressful situations determined and eliminated- take measures to remove
urinalysis, fecal, CBC, profile to diagnose disease
FORBID- powder in food

Question 19

urine spraying

Answer 19

normal behavior to mark territory/ communicate presence , inappropriate in wrong place or time (most common behavior problem in cats)
much distinguish between urinary incontinence or disease
spraying most prevalent in intact males
cats prefer decreases population density, as increases frequency of spraying can increase

Question 20

reasons cats urinate outside litter box

Answer 20

difference in litter type
dirty litter
litter of another cat
types of litter box
punishment, injury, pain
urinary disease
environmental changes
*may become habit forming

Question 21

diagnostic plan for urine spraying

Answer 21

perform rule outs
thorough history
-spraying vs incontience vs Pu vs dysuria
-changes in household or management
-note behavioral changes, medical probs or drug usage
sodium flurescein 0.3 mL SQ
perform complete physical exam
CBC, profile, urinalysis, urine culture, cystocentesis, contrast radiographs
observe cat in middle of inappropriate urination

Question 22

canine separation anxiety

Answer 22

autonomic hyperactivity
pathologic anxiety
extremely stressed out from bein separated from owner
distress response when left alone
-underdiagnosed until COVID

Question 23

clinical signs of seperation anxiety

Answer 23

distress vocalization
-howling, barking, whining
destructive behavior
-urination, defaction
anorexia, depression or inactivity
psychosomatic/ medical sequella
-pacing, circling, excessive licking of haircoat
hyper attachment
-excessive greeting behavior, pestering of owner
hypersalivation

Question 24

treatment of separation anxiety

Answer 24

*before treat, document diagnosis and conduct through behavior assessment
behavior modification
clomicalm
-anti anxiety drug, “prozac” of dog world, not sedative nor help with aggression
reconcile

Question 25

behavioral modificaton

Answer 25

pay not attention before leaving
diffuse “keys” to leaving
leave distracting treat/ toy before leaving
train dog to become independent
when returning:
-ignore dog until quiet
-do not punish for any reason