Urinary Disease - Cats and Dogs

Question 1

what virus can cause a granulomatous nephritis in cats

Answer 1

feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)

Question 2

what are the gross lesions associated with FIP

Answer 2

multifocal pyogranulomatous nephritis

Question 3

what is one of the most common neoplasms in cats

Answer 3

renal lymphosarcoma

Question 4

what is a collection of diseases affecting the urethra and bladder of the cat

Answer 4

feline lower urinary tract disease

Question 5

what are the 3 most common parts to FLUTD

Answer 5

feline idiopathic cystitis
urolithiasis
chronic and/or recurring bacterial urinary tract infections

Question 6

what causes feline idiopathic cystitis

Answer 6

unknown causes of bladder inflammation

Question 7

what can be the result of a urethral obstruction in a cat

Answer 7

hemorrhagic urocysitis

Question 8

how is the bladder affected in cases of hemorrhagic urocystitis

Answer 8

severely distended leading to pressure necrosis, hemorrhage and ulceration

Question 9

what can causes nephrotoxicity in cats

Answer 9

ethylene glycol toxicosis
melamine and cyanuric acid
lily toxicosis

Question 10

what are the signs of lily toxicosis in cats

Answer 10

vomiting and lethargy 1 to 5 days after ingestion

Question 11

what is the most common cause of acute renal toxicosis in dogs

Answer 11

antifreeze poisoning

Question 12

what can be added to pet food and cause toxic tubulointerstitial nephritis

Answer 12

melamine and cyanuric acid

Question 13

what is characteristic of melamine and cyanuric acid poisoning

Answer 13

distal tubular necrosis with characteristic irregular brown birefringent crystals

Question 14

what is the result of grape or raisin ingestion in a dog

Answer 14

acute renal failure
uremic syndrome
diarrhea

Question 15

what viral infection impacts the canine kidney

Answer 15

canine adenovirus - 1

Question 16

which disease is associated with an acute systemic infection with canine adenovirus-1 and can cause mild, transient glomerulitis with transient proteinuria

Answer 16

infectious canine hepatitis

Question 17

which disease is associated with intrauterine or neonatal infection from the dam

Answer 17

canine herpesvirus

Question 18

what are the characteristics of canine herpesvirus

Answer 18

multifocal acute tubular necrosis with hemorrhage in young puppies less than 6w olds

Question 19

which inherited disorder of the dog has clinical symptomatology similar to chronic renal failure and end stage kidney

Answer 19

progressive juvenile nephropathy

Question 20

which breeds of dogs are predisposed to urate calculi due to inefficient hepatic uric acid metabolism

Answer 20

dalmations
english bulldogs

Question 21

what is the therapy recommended for urolithiasis and urate calculi

Answer 21

low purine diets
allopurinol

Question 22

what is the most common primary kidney neoplasm in dogs

Answer 22

renal carcinoma

Question 23

what are (sadly) the frequent outcome of renal carcinoma

Answer 23

metastasis to lungs, lymph nodes, liver and adrenals

Question 24

what is the rare idiopathic vascular disease with genetic predisposition in greyhounds

Answer 24

greyhound cutaneous glomerular vasculopathy

Question 25

which group of greyhounds are typically affected by GCGV

Answer 25

racing and training age

Question 26

how does GCGV effect the kidneys

Answer 26

damage to the glomerular capillary endothelium

Question 27

what is the characteristic lesion associated with greyhound cutaneous glomerular vasculopathy

Answer 27

alabama rot ulcerative skin lesions on distal limbs due to vascular thrombosis

Question 28

which parasite can be found (rarely) in the canine kidney

Answer 28

diocyophyma renale