Vitals
220-260 bpm
What is kitten heart rate?
When the GI motility slows, and is unable to move waste.
What is ileus?
A malformation of the spine, a gene seen in tailless cats.
What is spina bifida?
Neonates need to nurse every ______.
What is 2-4 hours?
When the neonate has a temperature less than 94 degrees F after birth.
200-250 bpm
What is puppy heart rate?
When a neonate's eyes are misaligned and pointing in different directions.
What is strabismus?
A congenital defect where the tube connecting the bladder to the umbilicus fails to close after birth, resulting in leaking from the navel.
What is patent urachus?
What is bradycardia? [usually tachycardia in adults]
A condition caused by fluid imbalance, immature renal system, or other disease processes.
What is Neonatal Dehydration?
10-18 brpm
What is puppy/kitten respiratory rate?
The process of a female dog giving birth to puppies.
What is whelping?
A disease that is caused by poor management, malnutrition, inappropriate environmental conditions, congenital/genetic defects, or infection.
The ventral abdominal skin is dark red, this means the neonate is experiencing ______.
What is sepsis?
A condition where the puppy/kitten is not getting an adequate amount of nutrients.
What is Malnutrition?
1. 97-98 degrees F
2. 95-97 degrees F
What is normal temperature for 1. kittens and 2. dogs?
When something is abnormally positioned (e.g. baby in womb).
What is ectopic?
When there is a gap in the skull bones where they have no yet fused.
Imaging technique consideration for neonates.
What is NOT the whole body?
A disease caused by an immature liver: specifically when there is poor gluconeogenesis and few glycogen stores.
What is Hypoglycemia?
4-5 ml/100g
What is the stomach capacity of neonates?
The soft spot on a puppy's head where the skull plates join
A condition where the sternum is deformed (and in severe cases can cause respiratory distress & swimmer syndrome)
What is pectus excavatum?
The measurements of a neonate feeding tube.
What is a 5 Fr tube, measuring the distance from the tip of the nose to the last rib (then marking it only 75% of the way)?
A fatal, immune-mediated condition where a Type-B mother cat's milk contains antibodies that destroy the RBC of her Type A/AB kittens.
What is Neonatal Isoerythrolysis?