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What is Canine Distemper (CDV)?

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  • A polysystematic viral disease that affects the CNS, respiratory tract, GIT and urinary tract
  • In dogs
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What is the transmission route for Canine Distemper (CDV)?

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  • Direct contact
  • Ingestion
  • Aerosol
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What are the clinical signs of Canine Distemper (CDV)?

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  • Pyrexia
  • Nasal discharge
  • Coughing
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Tremors
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What is the incubation period for Canine Distemper (CDV)?

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7-21 days

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What is the diagnosis for Canine Distemper (CDV)?

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  • Haemotology blood sample
  • Radiographs of thorax
  • PCR tests
  • ELISA assays
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What is the treatment for Canine Distemper (CDV)?

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  • Antibiotics
  • Restore fluid/electrolyte infection
  • Antiemetics
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Isolation
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How is Canine Distemper (CDV) prevented?

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Vaccination

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What is Canine Parvovirus (CPV)?

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  • A viral disease caused by CPV-1 or CPV-2, which destroys RBC’s leading to anaemia and panleucopaenia, myocarditis, and affects GIT causing GI ulceration
  • In dogs
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What are the clinical signs for Canine Parvovirus (CPV)?

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  • Haemorrhagic diarrhoea
  • Depression
  • Vomiting
  • Anorexia
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What is the transmission route for Canine Parvovirus (CPV)?

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  • Spread via faeces and vomit
  • Oral ingestion
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What is the incubation period for Canine Parvovirus (CPV)?

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4-7 days

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What is the diagnosis for Canine Parvovirus (CPV)?

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  • Through history
  • Clinical signs
  • ELISA test (faecal antigen)
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What is the treatment for Canine Parvovirus (CPV)?

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  • Isolation
  • Rehydration
  • Antibiotics
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How is Canine Parvovirus (CPV) prevented?

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  • Vaccination
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What is Infectious Canine Hepatitis?

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  • A viral disease caused by Canine adenoviris (CAV-1), which causes an acute liver infection in dogs
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What is the transmission route for Infectious Canine Heptatisis?

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Spread through urine, faeces and saliva

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What is the incubation period for Infectious Canine Hepatitis?

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Up to 9 days

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What are the clinical signs for Infectious Canine Hepatitis?

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  • Anorexia
  • Pyrexia
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Polydipsia
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Jaundice
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What is the diagnosis for Infectious Canine Hepatitis?

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  • Elevated liver enzymes and bile salts
  • ELISA and PCR testing
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What is the treatment for Infectious Canine Hepatitis?

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  • Symptomatic including fluids
  • Antibiotics
  • Antiemetics
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How is Infectious Canine Hepatitis prevented?

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Vaccination

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What is Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitits (Kennel Cough)?

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  • An viral disease caused CAV-2, CDV virus, Canine influenza, canine herpes and bordetella, which causes Kennel Cough.
  • In dogs
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What is Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Disease (FURTD) also known as?

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  • Feline infectious rhinotracheitis
  • Feline Calici Virus (Cat Flu)
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What is the incubation period for Feline Herpes Virus (FHV)?

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What are the clinical signs for Feline Herpes Virus (FHV)?
- Sneezing - Conjunctivitis - Fever - Depression - Anorexia - Corneal ulcers
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What are the clinical signs for Feline Calcili Virus (Cat Flu)?
- Serous ocular discharge - Mild conjunctivitis - Oral ulcers with increased salivation - Pneumonia - Acute arthritis - Diarrhoea
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Apart from Feline calici virus (FCV), what can cause cat flu?
- Bordetella - Pasteurella - E. coli - Chlamydia - Mycoplasma
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What is the transmission route for Cat flu?
- Aerosol droplets - Saliva - Ocular discharge
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What is the treatment for Cat flu?
- Isolation - IVFT - Antibiotics - Decongestants - Oxygen therapy - Anti-inflammatories - Analgesia
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How is cat flu prevented?
Vaccination
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What is feline parvovirus?
Similar to canine parvovirus but in cats
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What is Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?
A retro virus
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What is the transmission route for Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?
- Direct and indirect contact, saliva, grooming, bite wounds or vertical (mother to offspring)
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What are the clinical signs for Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?
- Asymptomatic - Immunosuppressive signs - Reproductive problems - Develop lymphoma and other cancers
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What is the diagnosis for Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?
ELISA test
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What is the treatment for Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?
- Isolation - No cure
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How is Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) prevented?
Vaccination
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What is feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)?
- A retro virus which infects white blood cells
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What is the transmission route for Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)?
Saliva spread via bites and grooming
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What is the treatment for Fleine immunodeficiency virus (FIV)?
No cure
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What is feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)?
A viral disease caused by feline coronavirus (FeCoV), which attacks the immune system by infecting macrophages
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What is the transmission route for Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)?
Faeces, urine and saliva
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What are the clinical signs for Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) as wet form?
- Ascites - Pleural effusion - Anorexia - Depression - Weight loss - Dehydration
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What are the clinical signs for feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) as dry form?
- Fever - Anorexia - Depression - Ocular lesions - Neurological signs
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What is myxomatosis?
A pox virus in rabbits
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What is the transmission route of myxomatosis?
- Biting by mosquitoes, flies, fleas and direct contact
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What are the clinical signs for myxomatosis?
- Conjunctivitis - Anorexia - Fever - Depression - Nasal discharge
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What is the diagnosis for myxoamtosis?
- Clinical appearance - PCR testing
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What is the treatment for myxomatosis?
- Supportive treatment
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How is myxomatosis prevented?
Vaccination
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What is Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?
- A calcivirus - Two forms: RHDV 1 and RHDV 2
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What is the transmission route for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?
- Aerosol and indirect contact
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What is the incubation period for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHDV)?
24-72 hours
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What are the clinical signs for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?
- Dysponoea - Tachycardia - Abdominal Respiration - Convulsions - Mania
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What is the diagnosis for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?
Clinical signs of respiratory distress
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How is Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) prevented?
- Isolation - Vaccination
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Describe peracute RHDV
Dead within a few hours of eating behaving normally
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Describe acute RHDV
Lethargy, pyrexia, increased RR, pale, hypotensive and collapse
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Describe subacute RHDV
- Mild signs and recover, which develops immunity

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