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Topical Shampoos, Fleas And Ticks Flashcards

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Inexpensive and one of the most effective topical agents

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Tap water

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Two types of strokes used in veterinary medicine

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Aluminum acetate and magnesium sulfate(Epson Salt)

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Frequent wetting

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Can stimulate evaporation from the skin causing dehydration.

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Film of oil placed on the skin immediately after wetting

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Can a slow or stop evaporation from the skin

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Characteristics of astringents

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Precipitate proteins on the surface of an area of a cute damage and for beneficial covering.
Do not penetrate deeply.
Applied only ones.

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Inexpensive products used to bathe a patient

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Miles dishwashing detergent or soaps.

Johnson’s baby shampoo.

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Most bland cleansing products

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Vegetable oil soap‘s (coconut oil)

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Types of medicated shampoos used in small animals

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Colloidal oatmeal, tar-sulfur, sulfur-salicylic, benzoyl peroxide

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Colloidal oatmeal

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Used for their soothing and antipruritic properties.

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Tar-Sulfur shampoo

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Used in the management of oily, flaky seborrheic conditions

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Sulfur and salicylic shampoos

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Used in the management of dry flaky seborrheic conditions

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Benzoyl peroxide Shampoos

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Useful in the treatment of superficial pyoderma, excessive crusting and debris problems, and oily seborrheic conditions

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Conditions that might benefit from dips and rinses

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Dermatophytosis (ringworm)
Parasites
Demodectic mange

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What is a concern when using some dips and rinses?

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When applied to the skin some of these agents have the potential to cause systemic toxicity.

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Powders

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Occasionally used as drying agents and vehicles for parasiticides and to reduce friction and irritation

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Components that improve the drying action of various powdered products include;

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Talc, zinc oxide, cornstarch, tannic acid

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Carbaryl powders

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A valuable part of flea control programs.

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Otic preparations

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Contain various combinations of antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, fungicidal and parasiticidal agents.

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Otic preparations

Antimicrobial agents

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Indicated whenever infection is present.

Chloramphenicol, neomycin, polymyxin, gentamicin are commonly used antibiotics.

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Otic preparations

Corticosteroids

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Decrease inflammation and the build up of discharge and consequently decrease self trauma.

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Otic preparations

Antifungals

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Useful in treating dermatophytes and yeast organisms

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Two medications found in otic preparations that can cause ototoxicity if a patient has a ruptured eardrum

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Neomycin and gentamicin

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Products that contain rotenone in oil or thiabendazole

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Used to treat ear mites.

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Proper grooming and bathing is important because:

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A clean well groomed animal has an enhanced sense of well-being and potentially will recover from an illness more rapidly.
Less likely to develop severe contact dermatitis from urine scalding and fecal soiling of the skin.
Treatment of many dermatologic problems.
Indication to the owner of the overall quality of the health care provided.

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Bathing process
Thoroughly wet the coat and then apply a small amount of shampoo starting at the head and working back to the tail. Rub the shampoo into the coat until a lather is produced, starting from the head and working back to the tail. Protect the eyes from chemical injury by instilling a drop of mineral oil or a small amount of boric acid ophthalmic ointment into the eyes. Place cotton balls into the ears.
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Hot spot
And inflamed patch of moist infected skin on a domestic animal.
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Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin. Appears as any combination of pruritus, scaling, erythema, thickening or a lichenification of the skin, hyper pigmentation, oil seborrhea, odor and loss of hair.
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Pruritus/pruritic
An unpleasant sensation with in the skin that provokes the desire to scratch.
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Antipruritic
Tending to relieve or prevent itching.
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Superficial pyoderma
Bacterial pyoderma limited to the epidermis and hair follicles.
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Seborrhea
Overactivity of the sebaceous glands, resulting in an excessive amount of sebum.
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Otic
Relating to the ear
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Ototoxicity
Producing, involving, or being adverse effects on organs or nerves involved in hearing or balance.
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Topical therapy is an important part of veterinary dermatology because:
Often beneficial in improving the cosmetic appearance and odor pending final dx. Can be beneficial as an adjunct to systemic therapy. Maybe the preferred method of treatment for some diseases.
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Cleansing shampoos
Remove dirt and access oils from the coat
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Antiparasitic shampoos
In most cases the amount of insecticide in these products are in adequate to kill all of the fleas in a severe infestation. Excellent routine cleansing products.
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Medicated shampoos
Include antimicrobial and antiseborrheic products
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Three shampoo products that should not be used in cats:
Pyrethroids (permethrin) Refined Tar Selenium sulfide
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Benzoyl peroxide
Removes scale and crests Can dry out skin Excellent degreaser, and flushes out hair follicles Antibacterial
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Works best when used in equal concentrations:
Sulfur and salicylic acid
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Sulfur
Removes scale and crust, reduces scale production. Antimicrobial and antifungal Reduces itching
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Salicylic acid
Removes scale and crust, reduces scale production. Reduces itching. Antibacterial
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Refined Tar
``` Most potent ingredient to reduce scale production Reduces itching Degreases Can be irritating Do not use in cats ```
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Selenium sulfide
Removes scale and crust, reduces production of scale. Antibacterial and antifungal Degreases Can be irritating to scrotum and MM Best to limit it used to used infections and severe oiliness DO NOT USE ON CATS
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Two conditions that might benefit from the use of a benzoyl peroxide product
``` Bacterial infections (such as pyoderma, folliculitis and impetigo) Seborrhea Oleosa ```
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Linchenified skin
Thickening and hardening of the skin, with exaggeration of its normal markings.
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Atopy
A clinical hypersensitivity state or allergy with a hereditary predisposition.
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Pyoderma
A bacterial skin inflammation marked by pus filled lesions
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Ringworm
A contagious fungal disease of the skin, hair, or nails, characterized by ring-shaped discolored skin patches covered with vesicles and scales
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Insecticides
An agent that destroys insects
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Seborrhea Oleosa
A greasy condition of the skin due to the excessive secretion of the sebaceous glands
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Seborrhea Sicca
And accumulation on the skin, especially the scalp, of dry scales.
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Antipruritic
An agent that prevents or relieves itching
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Antibacterial
Distractive to or preventing the growth of bacteria
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Antifungal
Destroying fungi or inhibiting their growth
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Emollient
An agent that softens or soothes
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Humectant
A substance that promotes retention of moisture
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Medical conditions caused by fleas:
``` Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) Transmission of tapeworms Secondary skin irritations Anemia in extreme cases Bubonic plaque ```
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Categories for flea control in pets:
Once a month topicals, sprays, dips, shampoos, collars, oral products and flea combs
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Flea preventatives that should not be used on cats:
Those that contain permethrins, Amitrax or organophosphates
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Medical problems that can be caused or transmitted by ticks:
Itching, anemia, secondary infection leading to sepsis, Inflammation, allergies, paralysis, Toxic reactions

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