Study Group Questions - Companion Animal Biology and Care | ANSC 207, Study notes of Animal Biology

Download Study Group Questions - Companion Animal Biology and Care | ANSC 207 and more Study notes Animal Biology in PDF only on Docsity! Are the majority of infectious diseases viral or bacterial? How does this affect their treatment? What are three examples of supportive therapy? Viral. Very few viral diseases respond to anti viral medication. There are vaccines to prevent disease. IGiven supportive therapy. Preventing bacterial infection, comfortable environment, nutrition. The phrase 'kennel cough' refers to what condition? Is this caused by a virus or bacteria? Which one(s)? What is the parallel condition in cats? Is it caused by a virus or bacteria? Which one(s)? Canine infectious tracheobronchitis. Can be viral (Parainfleuenza virus) or bacterial (bordetella). Dogs can be vaccinated for DHPPLC; what pathogens are represented in this vaccine? Dogs can also be vaccinated against rabies, Bordetella, and Lyme disease. Which of these vaccines (including any individual components of DHPPLC) are considered optional? Under what conditions are the optional vaccines likely to be recommended? Distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, parvovirus, leptospirosis, coronavirus. Bordetella and lyme disease are optional. Show dogs, sporting/hunting dogs, dogs that are boarded, shelter dogs. What is the primary reason that puppies and kittens need a series of vaccinations? Maternal antibody blocking. What are four early (behavioral) signs that you might observe in an animal with rabies? Stop eating and drinking, wants to be left alone, lethargy, change in tone of bark If an animal bites a person and is suspected of having rabies, how long is the animal quarantined for observation? Why is this length of time chosen? Ten days. If it had rabies it would show signs before ten days had passed. What is the leading viral killer of cats? How is this disease transmitted? How can cats be protected against it?