This is the earliest that you can give rabies vaccine.
What is 12 weeks?
This is the infective stage of dirofilaria immitis
What are L3 larvae?
These products can be used to treat demodex (some off-label)
What are advantage multi, bravecto, and ivermectin daily?
This is the number of incisions for a feline neuter procedure.
What is 2 parallel incisions
The first pair of permanent incisors erupt at this age.
What is 12 weeks?
These are the core vaccine for felines
What is FVRCP (feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus and panleukopenia) and rabies?
These stages of the heartworm life cycle must be completed in the mosquito
What are L1 to L3?
This is generally how long shelters administer Doxycycline prior to the first adulticicde injection.
What is one month?
This species has an incomplete ovarian bursa
What are cats?
This is the age when all deciduous teeth have erupted
What is 8 weeks old?
These viruses are covered by the DA2PP vaccine for dogs.
What are Distemper, Adenovirus-2, parainfluenza, and parvovirus?
A positive heartworm snap antigen test indicates this.
What is the presence of a mature female worm?
This is the minimum age you would vaccinate a kitten in a shelter.
What is 4 weeks?
This suture should be considered for a large adult canine (40kg) male neuter
What is 0 PDS?
This is the amount of weight that is gained each month for a kitten.
What is 1 lb?
These are the most common clinical signs of a vaccine reaction
What are facial swelling, fever, depression, loss of appetite, vomiting, swelling redness or pain at injection site?
Macrocytic lactones target theses life stages.
What are L1 (microfilaria), L3 and early L4 larvae?
This is the reccomended dilution of bleach for use to effectively kill ringworm.
What is a 1:10 dilution?
Two procedures where autoligation can be considered as a sole mean of ligation.
What are feline pediatric spays (pedicles only) and feline neuters?
Most dogs are likely at least this old when dental tartar can first be seen.
What is 2-3 years?
The main reason why vaccines are given distally on a limb
What is the formation of injection site sarcomas (so you can amputate the limb proximally)
This is the only adulticidal drug approved by the FDA for heartworm treatment.
What is Melarsomine dihydrochloride?
These are some of the negative impacts of extended stray hold’s for shelter animals
What are economic impact (~$10 a day/head), space constraints, and increase incidence of disease?
When ligating these structures it is not necessary to flash a clamp
What are all feline spay structures and feline spermatic cords?
This age is when normal decent of the testicles to the final scrotal position has completed for dogs
What is 2 months?