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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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2-12 days

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What are the clinical signs for Feline Herpes Virus (FHV)?

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  • Sneezing
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Fever
  • Depression
  • Anorexia
  • Corneal ulcers
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What are the clinical signs for Feline Calcili Virus (Cat Flu)?

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  • 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?

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  • Bordetella
  • Pasteurella
  • E. coli
  • Chlamydia
  • Mycoplasma
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What is the transmission route for Cat flu?

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  • Aerosol droplets
  • Saliva
  • Ocular discharge
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What is the treatment for Cat flu?

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  • Isolation
  • IVFT
  • Antibiotics
  • Decongestants
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Anti-inflammatories
  • Analgesia
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How is cat flu prevented?

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Vaccination

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What is feline parvovirus?

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Similar to canine parvovirus but in cats

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What is Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?

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A retro virus

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What is the transmission route for Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?

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  • 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)?

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  • Asymptomatic
  • Immunosuppressive signs
  • Reproductive problems
  • Develop lymphoma and other cancers
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What is the diagnosis for Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?

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ELISA test

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What is the treatment for Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)?

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  • Isolation
  • No cure
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How is Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) prevented?

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Vaccination

38
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What is feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)?

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  • A retro virus which infects white blood cells
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What is the transmission route for Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)?

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Saliva spread via bites and grooming

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What is the treatment for Fleine immunodeficiency virus (FIV)?

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No cure

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What is feline infectious peritonitis (FIP)?

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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)?

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Faeces, urine and saliva

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What are the clinical signs for Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) as wet form?

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  • 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?

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  • Fever
  • Anorexia
  • Depression
  • Ocular lesions
  • Neurological signs
45
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What is myxomatosis?

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A pox virus in rabbits

46
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What is the transmission route of myxomatosis?

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  • Biting by mosquitoes, flies, fleas and direct contact
47
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What are the clinical signs for myxomatosis?

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  • Conjunctivitis
  • Anorexia
  • Fever
  • Depression
  • Nasal discharge
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What is the diagnosis for myxoamtosis?

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  • Clinical appearance
  • PCR testing
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What is the treatment for myxomatosis?

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  • Supportive treatment
50
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How is myxomatosis prevented?

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Vaccination

51
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What is Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?

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  • A calcivirus
  • Two forms: RHDV 1 and RHDV 2
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What is the transmission route for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?

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  • Aerosol and indirect contact
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What is the incubation period for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHDV)?

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24-72 hours

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What are the clinical signs for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?

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  • Dysponoea
  • Tachycardia
  • Abdominal Respiration
  • Convulsions
  • Mania
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What is the diagnosis for Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV)?

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Clinical signs of respiratory distress

56
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How is Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) prevented?

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  • Isolation
  • Vaccination
57
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Describe peracute RHDV

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Dead within a few hours of eating behaving normally

58
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Describe acute RHDV

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Lethargy, pyrexia, increased RR, pale, hypotensive and collapse

59
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Describe subacute RHDV

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  • Mild signs and recover, which develops immunity

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