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What tests can you run to rule hypoglycemia and flea bite anemia?
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PCV
TS BUN Glucose |
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What are common parasites found in a puppy with anemia?
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Anclostoma caninum (fenben)
Toxocara canis (pyrantal) Trichuris vulpis (fenben) Dipylidium caninum (praziquantal) |
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What signs do we see with parasites of the intestine?
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diarrhea
potbelly anemia water loss GI compromise complications with existing conditions |
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What are common protozoal intestinal infections?
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Giardia (flagyl)
Cryptosporidium (support) coccidia (albon) toxoplasma (Clindomycin) neospora |
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What does the baerman test do?
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detects larvae
-strongyloides |
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How do you detect parasites?
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Fecal direct
Fecal float |
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What parasites have antigen test?
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Giardia and cryptosporidium
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What is the problem with Ab and Ag testing for toxoplasma?
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Antigen is hard to find
Antibody may give false positives animals only shed when they are young |
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What is the treatment for liver flukes?
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praziquantal
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What is the treatment for lungworm?
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fenbendazole
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How do animals get hepatozoon, what does it cause and how do you treat it?
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seen in dog that have eaten ticks
parasites found in neutrophils on CBC treat with imidoarb, NSAIDs or Doxy |
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What is cytauxzoonosis?
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protozoal infection of the RBC but also in WBC during early infection
caused by dermacentor tick and has a poor prognosis |
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What is babesia?
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protozoa in ixodes ticks
seen in pit bull terriers can cause IMHA manage with doxycycline |
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What is dioctophyme renale?
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giant kidney work that affects the right kidney
caused by eating raw fish and frogs treat with ivermectin can surgically remove right kidney |
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What is dirofilaria immitis?
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heartworm
carried by mosquitos and cause 3 classes of heartworm disease carries wolbachia which is a Bacteria that lives in heartworm (treat with Doxy) treat heartworm with immiticde with fast or slow kill protocols |
