| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Viral canine diseases | Distemper, Kennel Cough, Parvovirus, Coronavirus, and Hepatitis. (canine) |
| Bacterial canine diseases | Lyme, Kennel Cough, and Leptospirosis. (canine) |
| Distemper (signs) | Nasal/ocular discharge, photophobia, biphasic fever, leukopenia, hyperkeratosis of foot pads, and eventually nervous system signs. (canine) |
| Distemper (prevention/treatment) | Vaccination/ supportive therapy with fluids, antibiotics and anti-seizure medications. (canine) |
| Kennel cough (signs) | Hacking cough, may be followed immediately by vomiting. (canine) |
| Kennel cough (bacterial cause) | Bordatella bronchiseptica (canine) |
| Kennel cough (viral cause) | Parainfluenza, CAV2 (canine adenovirus type 2), and canine influenza virus |
| Kennel cough (prevention/treatment) | Vaccination/ cough suppressant and antibiotics for severe cases. (canine) |
| Parvovirus (signs) | Enteritis, myocarditis, panleukopenia, contagious, and resistant to disinfectants. (canine) |
| Parvovirus (prevention/treatment) | Vaccination/ IV fluids antibiotics, and atropine (decrease GI secretions) (canine) |
| Coronavirus | Similiar to parvovirus (corona is milder), has synergism with parvo. (canine) |
| Lyme Disease (cause) | Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete bacteria. |
| Ixodes scapularis | Deer tick, serve as vectors. One year old larvae feed on white-footed mice (mice are carriers, persistently infected). Two year nyphs feed on domestic animals/humans. |
| Lyme Disease (signs) | Fever, bull's eye rash, and multiple joint pain/arthritis. If untreated possible kidney, heart, and CNS signs. |
| Lyme Disease (prevention/treatment) | Vaccination or insecticides/ antibiotics for 3-6 weeks. (canine) |
| Leptospirosis (causes) | Disease caused by the leptospira bacteria, a spirochete. Spread by contaminated urine/water. |
| Leptospirosis (signs) | Fever, hemolytic anemia, jaundice, Kidney Disease, abortion in last trimester. (canine) |
| Leptospirosis (prevention/treatment) | Vaccination (can cause reactions, several hundred strains)/ fluids, antibiotics. (canine) |
| Hepatitis (causes) | Viral disease canine adenovirus type 1, spread by urine, feces, and saliva. |
| Hepatitis (signs) | Fever, leukopenia, nasal/ocular discharge, vomiting/diarrhea, jaundice, and bleeding problems. (canine) |
| Blue eye | In 25% of survivors and many vaccinates antibodies make cornea appear cloudy. (canine) |
| Hepatitis (prevention/treatment) | Vaccination (use Kennel cough vaccine)/ supportive therapy. (canine) |
| Kennel Cough | canine adenovirus type 2, CAV2 |
| CAV1 | canine adenovirus type1, hepatitis. |
| Viral feline diseases upper respiratory | Herpesvirus (FVR) and Calicivirus. (cat) |
| Bacterial feline disease upper respiratory | Chlamydia psittaci and bordatella bronchiseptica. (cat) |
| Feline upper respiratory (treatment) | Antibiotics (eye ointment and oral meds) and supportive therapy. (cat) |
| Feline herpesvirus (signs) | fever up to 105, stomatitis, keratitis. (cat) |
| Calicivirus (signs) | oral ulcers-salivation. (cat) |
| Chlamydia psittaci (signs) | conjunctivitis, sneezing (cat) |
| Bordatella bronchiseptica (signs) | coughing (cat) |
| Feline Panleukopenia (Distemper) | parvovirus. quick illness, V/D. cerebellar hypoplasia if infected in utero. vaccine gives lifelong protection. sucessfully treated with fluids (cat) |
| Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) | coronovirus. effusive (wet) form: fluid in abdomen/chest. non-effusive (dry) form: vague symptoms and fever (cat) |
| Feline Leukemia virus (FeLV) | retrovirus. increased risk in young male cats, spread by bites/secretions, queens easily pass to kittens, kittens can fight it off |
| Feline Leukemia | Could fight it and recover; fight it and become a carrier; or fight it and lose. (cat) |
| Zoonosis | Any disease found in animals that can be spread to humans and cause disease. |
| Anthroponosis | Any disease found in humans that can be spread to animals. |
| Rabies | Viral disease of warm-blooded animals, has many different strains (bat, racoon, or fox). |
| Rabies | Spread by saliva, infected nervous tissue, and aerosilization, an always fatal disease that causes encephalitis. |
| Rabies boostering | If unvaccinated pet has rabid animal contact boost within 5 days; if unvaccinated animal has rabid animal contact euthanize or quarantine minimum 6 months. |
| Pet bite (rabies) | If pet bites person quarantine, if healthy after 10 days they were not spreading rabies at time of bite. |
| Bartonella henselae | Common inhabitant of of cats (1/3 have titers), spread to humans by scratches (declawing not beneficial), bites, saliva, and fleas. |
| Cat scratch disease | Bartonella henselae, causes lymphadenopathy and fever in humans. |
| Larval migrans | Disease caused by Baylisascaris (roundworm), Toxocara, Ancylostoma, and Uncinaria |
| Baylisascaris | Organism that causes ocular/neurological larval migrans. Infects racoons, dogs, and skunks, spread transmarrary in dogs/cats, transplacentally in dogs. Puppy/kitten can spread by 4 weeks. |
| Anycylostoma Uncinaria | Hookworm larvae that cuases cutaneous larval migrans. Infection caused by sitting on ground contaminated with hookworm, larvae burrow into skin. |
| Plague | Caused by Yersinia pestis, endemic in southwest, spread by fleas, causes bubonic or pheumonic plague. |
| Campylobacter | Caused by species of Campylobacter bacteria, have "gull winged" appearance. V/D after consuming contaminated food/water or contact with young infected livestock. |
| Chlamydia | Birds may be persistently infected and become clinical when stressed, get air sacculitis, hepatitis, and peritonitis. Bacteria cultured from cloacal swab. |
| Chlamydia psittaci | Chlamydia or Psittacosis |
| Leptospirosis | Caused by many different species of Leptospira, commonly found in the urine of rats and deer. |
| Leptospirosis (signs) | Fever, jaundice, abortion (last trimester), kidney failure, possible death. (zoonotic) |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Causes Toxoplasmosis |
| Toxoplasmosis | Spread by cats (definite hosts), only shed through feces for two weeks, can get from undercooked meats also. (zoonotic) |
| Toxoplasmosis (avoiding) | Freezing kills organism, pregnant women avoid litter box and young cats with diarrhea. |
| Brucellosis | Caused by many strains of Brucella, spread by semen, milk, and placenta. abortus in cattle, canis in dogs, mellitensis in sheep and goats. Called undulant fever in humans. (zoonotic) |
| Rabbit fever | Caused by Francisella tularensis. Contagious, spread by dircect contact, aerosol, ingestion, and biting insects. In people causes fever septicemia, diarrhea. (zoonotic) |
| Tapeworm | Caused by dipylidium caninum, and taenia sps., and echinoccus sp. |
| Dipylidium caninum | Tapeworm that comes from fleas (must eat flea or tape segment), causes GI upset and anal pruritis. |
| Taenia sp. | Tapeworm that comes from rodents (must eat tape segments or rodent), causes liver cysts. |
| Echinococcus sp. | Tapeworm in dogs and wild canids. Causes Hydatid Disease, very large liver and lung cysts |
| Anamnestic Response | Booster response. |
| Feline core vaccines | Panleukopenia, herpesvirus, calicivirus, and rabies. |
| Canine core vaccines | Distemper, parvovirus, CAV2, and rabies. |
| Rabies vaccination | First vaccination (must be three months), booster after year, then according to vaccine brand. |
| Require transfusion | PCV between 10-15% in acute cases, TP <3.5g/dl. |
| DEA | Dog erthrocyte antigens. 8 different types; 1.1, 1.2, and 7 cause most transfusion reactions. |
| Major cross match | Mix donors RBC's with recipients serum/plasma. |
| Minor cross match | Mix donor's serum/plasma, with recipients RBC's |
| Neonatal isoerythrolysis | Result of antigens produced by mother, can occur in cats, horses, and humans. |
| Blood donors | Healthy, 1-5 years old, good disposition. Greyhounds polycythemic. |
| Transfusion comlications | Reactions, disease spread, and citrate toxicity (citrate binds with calcium). |
| Blood transfusion volumes | Can take 10cc/# every two weeks, total blood volume is 40cc/#. |
| Raising PCV | It takes 1cc of blood per pound of weigh to raise one percentage. |
| Hypodermoclysis | Subcutaneous fluid administration |
| SQ fluid administration | 16-20 gauge needle, lateral thorax, 5-10cc/#/site, use only in mild/moderate dehydration. |
| Isotonic fluid | Saline solution (.9% NaCl) or Lactated Ringer's solution. |
| Normal water intake | 30cc/#/day is normal for dogs. 10cc/#/day is normal for cats. |
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