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The product we carry that protects against fleas, 5 tick species, and heart worm (+ roundworm & hookworm)
What is Simparica Trio?
The age we start the puppy vaccine series
What is 6 weeks old?
DAILY DOUBLE
What vaccine do they receive at 6 weeks?
The way heart worms are transmitted
What is via mosquito bite?
Drops of blood needed for a canine heart worm test or feline FIV/Felv test
What is one?
Most common intestinal parasite seen in puppies/kittens
What is roundworms?
Age puppies/kittens have to be to start puppy/kitten Revolution
Age that puppies and kittens have to be to receive a Rabies vaccine
What is 3 months old?
(but we generally administer ~ 16 weeks)
Heart worm prevention we carry in the hospital
(Hint: 4 products)
What are
1) Revolution/Synergy
2) Simparica Trio
3) Iverhart Plus
4) Proheart 6
?
Time frame to read the status of a heart worm test or FIV/Felv test
Drug name used to treatment whipworm infections
What is Panacur?
All flea prevention we carry in hospital
(Hint: There are 5 brands)
What is
1) Simparica Trio
2) Simparica
3) Nexgard
4) Revolution
5) Cheristin
?
Timeline we recommend vaccinating puppies and kittens in their vaccine series
(Remember: vaccine series is NOT based on "number of shots")
What is receiving vaccinations starting at 6 weeks and boostering every 3-4 weeks until at least 16 weeks of age?
3 domestic species that can acquire heart worms
What is
1) Dogs
2) Cats
3) Ferrets
?
Age we begin to test puppies who have not been on heart worm prevention
What is 6 months
Monthly preventative products we carry that treat/protect against roundworms and hookworms
What are
1) Iverhart Plus
2) Simparica Trio
3) Revolution Plus (cat version only!)
?
The 3 most important aspects of treating, and then preventing recurrence of a flea infestation
1) cleaning the environement
2) treating all pets in household
3) using preventative on all pets year-round
?
2 infectious diseases we vaccinate for that are zoonotic
What are
1) Leptosporosis
2) Rabies
?
The importance of heart worm testing any patient who has never had, or missed numerous doses of prevention
What is preventatives can create an anaphylactic reaction in the presence of heart worm disease?
Name of immature heart worm that can be detected on blood smear in many heart worm positive dogs
What is microfilaria?
Common name of the drug Sulfadimethoxine that is commonly used to treat coccidiosis in puppies and kittens
What is Albon?
Name of the tick-borne disease that can cause swollen lymph nodes, joint swelling, fatigue, loss of appetite, and in serious illness, kidney disease in dogs
What is Lyme disease
Household cleaner known to be effective for decontaminating an indoor area from parvovirus
Bleach (1:30 dilution in water)
Process of treating heart worm infection in dogs
What is
1) Starting prevention to protect against new heart worm infection
2) starting antibiotics to make killing adult heart worms easier
3) a series of injections to kill adult heartworms over the course of 2 months
4) Drastic exercise restriction throughout all of treatment
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The population of cats we recommend testing for FIV/Felv
(Hint: 3 groups)
What are
1) All new kittens
2) Any age stray
3) Any cat with illness who has outdoor access
Common name of the parasite Dipylidium caninum that is generally associated with flea infestations in dogs and cats
What is tapeworm?