Preventative Medicine
How often should otherwise healthy adult cats and dogs receive a physical exam?
Once a year; annually
What are the vital signs?
Temperature, pulse/BPM, and respiration rate
What is the term for an internal parasite?
Endoparasite
This disease is spread by female mosquitos as they feed on dogs & cats, no matter if they live exclusively inside or outside
Heartworm
Guinea pigs and pirates share this disease that's caused by a lack of Vitamin C in their diet
Scurvy
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease and Psittacine Wasting Disease affect what group of loud, colorful birds?
Parrots and their relatives
This is the term for vaccines that are recommended for all animals of a given species, no matter their location or lifestyle
Core vaccines
What piece of information will a veterinarian typically ask for before they start their physical exam?
The patient's Hx (history)
Fleas, ticks, and lice are all examples of this
Ectoparasites
A fatal viral disease that is mainly spread through bites from infected mammals. Typically, its vaccine is required by law
Rabies
With Florida's high year-round temperatures, this illness is pretty common in rabbits here, especially for long-haired breeds or animals that are overweight
Heat Stress
This bacterial infection in birds includes swelling of the head due to the sinus cavities, which can be listened to with a stethoscope
Upper Respiratory Infection
This is the term for items like toys, puzzle feeders, mirrors, scents, and other items that can be added to an animal's environment to mentally & physically stimulate them and reduce stress
Enrichment
What is an important thing to observe before starting your physical exam?
The animal's behavior
This a small infectious agent that isn't alive and depends on living host cells to replicate
Virus
This infectious virus commonly causes severe illness in young and unvaccinated dogs. It's spread through feces and can live in the soil for up to a year
Parvo; canine parvovirus
Also known as proliferative ileitis, this disease in hamsters is signified by extreme diarrhea
Wet tail
Polyoma Virus is also known as Budgerigar Fledgling Disease because it is most lethal to what age group of birds? Hint: Fledgling is not the answer
Young birds, like chicks and adolescent birds that are learning to fly (AKA fledglings)
This is said to be the best preventative medicine for fish
Proper husbandry (Providing a good diet, monitoring the water quality, and maintaining a regular schedule of cleanings, water changes, and filter replacements)
From which end of the body do we typically start our exams, and where do we usually end? (Except for snakes)
We usually start at the snout/nose/mouth/muzzle/beak of an animal, work down its head and neck to the rest of the body, and then end at the posterior end/tail; "Snout-to-tail"
The term for the study of the immune system
Immunology
Also known as feline distemper, this highly contagious disease is typically found in large groups of cats and destroys their cells. Hint: It's not FeLV
Feline Panleukopenia
Caused by the uncontrolled division of abnormal cells, this disease in hamsters is very difficult and expensive to treat due to their small size
Cancer
This disease of parrots has symptoms that include irreversible feather loss, abnormal feather development, and abnormal lesions on their beaks
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease
For most species, preventative medicine can be broken into 5 categories; name 2 of them
Wellness exams, Vaccinations, Screening tests, Parasite preventions, Consultations on behavioral and husbandry concerns
iCEV listed 9 common signs of unhealthy animals, name 3 of them
Lethargy, rough-looking hair coat/skin, dull eyes, abnormal feces or urine, elevated vital signs, labored breathing or coughing, loss of appetite, runny nose, swelling
Name the three categories of shapes that bacteria come in. Your team gets bonus points for each scientific term you use for these shapes
Cocci: spherical-shaped
Bacilli: rod-shaped
Spirilli: spiral-shaped
Name the three core vaccines for dogs
DA2PP (Distemper, Adenovirus I & II, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza), Rabies, Leptospira
This disease is signified by severe twisting of a rabbit's head, which causes coordination problems and sometimes total incapacitation
Wyrneck
This fungal disease can opportunistically affect a bird whenever they become stressed or their immune system is weakened
Aspergillosis