Reptile 5 Flashcards
who commonly gets pneumonia
snakes
signs of pneumonia
open mouth breathing
mucus in mouth
star gazing
how to dx pneumonia
tracheal wash
chelonians that get pneumonia are often immunosuppressed due to
hypovitaminosis a
signs of pneumonia in terapins
tipped to one hand side in water
pneumonia is usually an extension of
URTD (herpes, mycoplasma) or stomatitis
if you see sudden onset pneumonia signs in lizards, think
obstruction, not penumonia
*pneumonia is uncommon in lizards
tx for pneumonia
AB (based on culture)
nebulize w F10
analgesia
reproductive dx can be related to
MBD
obesity
abdominal mass
if a reptile hasn’t laid this year, how do you distinguish follicular stasis signs c.f. husbandry issue (just no box to lay)
lethargy
mallaise
hyporexia
open mouth breathing
how to dx follicular stasis
see rounded structures in abdomen on xray, may need US
tx for follicular stasis
spay
post-ovulatory egg stasis AKA
dystocia
exposure to males is beneficial for cycling for which reptiles?
lizards and snakes
tx of dystocia
correct husbandry
lubricate
meloxicam
Ca gluconate, oxytocin
issues w male hemipenes
smegma plug (analgesia, lubricate, hydrate)
fatty liver is common in which reptiles
chelonia and lizards
signs of hepatic lipidosis
anorexia
reduced feces output
green urates
weakness
ascites
tx for hepatic lipidosis
supportive
liver support (SAMe, milk thistle)
spay (hormone cycling)
what hematology value do we use for renal dx
uric acid
tx for renal dx
allopurinol
fluids
kidney appearance snake
long and nodulated
*in pelvic region for lizards
paramyxovirus in snakes has 3 presentations. what are they
resp
neuro
sudden death
tx for paramyxovirus
none. quarantine
Inclusion Body Disease (arenavirus) in snakes. Signs?
neuro: star gazing, lose righting reflex.
wasting
fatal
virus for Bearded Dragons
Adenovirus
signs of adenovirus
fatal wasting in young, neuro [tremors] in older
septicaemia signs
discoloration (black or flushed) of scales
septicaemia is common in which reptiles
snakes (viruses w long incubation periods –> immunosuppression)
