Reproduction Flashcards
1
Q
What is the mechanism behind PU/PD with pyometra?
A
E. coli toxin interferes with ADH on the distal tubule/collecting duct, resulting in a nephrogenic diabetes insidious (no response to ADH)
2
Q
How to address mismating in dogs (which drugs to cause abortion)?
A
Estrogen, prolactin inhibitors, progesterone antagonists, and prostaglandins.
3
Q
Clinical signs of SIPS?
A
Subinvolution of placental sites; serosanguinous discharge >6 weeks of whelping.
4
Q
Spayed female dog with vaginal discharge that showed bacteria, neutrophils, and non-cornified basilar cells on cytology?
A
Stump pyometra
5
Q
What does vaginal cytology look like during estrus in a bitch?
A
Primarily cornified epithelial cells, few WBC/RBC, few to no bacteria
