REPRO 4 Flashcards
you are presented with a case of infertility. the animal has never been in season. what are some causes?
Sex is male!
* Spayed female!
* Pre-pubertal
* Poor observation/
low level signs
* Behavioural
inhibition
* Systemic disease
* Anatomic
abnormalities
(rare)
you are presented with a case of infertility. the animal had seasons but then stopped. what are some causes?
Spayed!
* Poor observation
* Social effects
* Functional ovarian
cyst:
progesterone)
* Systemic disease
* Iatrogenic (drugs,
e.g. proligestone
altering cycle
patterns)
you are presented with a case of infertility. the animal has persistent oestrus. what are some causes?
‘Split season’
* Persistent juvenile
pro-oestrus
* Functional ovarian
cyst: oestrogen
* Iatrogenic
(oestrogens)
* Normal in some
queens with very
short inter-oestrus
period
you are presented with a case of infertility. the animal has failure to concieve. what are some causes?
Poor management
of mating
* Male infertile
* Stress
* Subclinical
disease
* Ovulation failure
* Abortion
what r 3 ways to predict fertile period & ovulation in dogs?
-12 days after pro-oestrus starts; 4 days from when bitch first stands for dog
-progesterone assay every 48 hrs
-vaginal cytology
how can fertile period in dogs be predicted from vaginal cytology?
-look for cornified cells: wont have a nucleus. repeat every 48 hrs
most common cause for infertility in domestic cats?
managemental: one-off mating visit
what are some “normal abnormalities” due to pregnancy?
-haemodilution
-mucoid vaginal discharge
-mammary hypertrophy
-increased apetite
-transient type 2 diabetes
eclampsia is a medical emergency, often during the last few wks of pregnancy. caused by what blood abnormality?
low blood Ca
what si the tx of eclampsia?
what are early clinical signs of eclampsia?
worsening signs?
life-threatening signs?
tx of agalactia?
-usually resolves
-avoid interference, quiet place
-low dose oxytocin possible
tx of galactosis?
-sucking/gentle massage
ON MASTITIS
WOOCLAP QUESTIONS
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-true or false:you can always see the uterus on radiographs if you know where to look
-progesterone increase starts prior to ovulation
-large breed dogs enter puberty sooner than small breed because puberty is weight dependant
