Vaccination Station
A vaccine that is required by Arizona law in all dogs over 3 months of age
What is the rabies vaccine?
Raised, red, or skin-colored itchy welts that appear suddenly on the skin secondary to an allergic reaction.
What are hives?
This general class of medications can be used for mild vaccine reactions at home.
What are antihistamines?
This vaccine-related test is required by Hawaii prior to entry.
What is a Rabies titer (FAVN or RNATT)?
This virus in dogs causes severe, bloody, foul-smelling diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, anorexia, fever, and dehydration.
What is parvovirus?
A vaccine that comes in two forms: a modified-live intranasal, and a killed injectable.
What is Bordetella?
Three possible common side effects from vaccines that are considered mild and not requiring intervention (assuming less than 24hr duration).
What are redness, mild swelling, tenderness/local pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, low-grade fever, inflammatory nodule (depends), and upper respiratory signs if giving an intranasal vaccine (nasal discharge, sneezing, coughing)?
Vaccines stimulate production of this general molecule in the body.
What are antibodies?
This test may be performed if suspicious for feline herpesvirus or calicivirus.
What is a respiratory PCR?
The virus that can cause AIDS in cats.
What is FIV?
What are rabies and FeLV vaccines?
A worrisome side effect from vaccines in cats that is closely monitored for using a 3-2-1 rule. (Double points if you can explain the 3-2-1 rule).
What are vaccine-associated sarcomas? (3 months duration, 2cm, 1 month and still growing).
Should a dog become infected with Lepto, Bordetella, or Lyme, this general medication class would be used.
What are antibiotics?
An in-house antibody test for Lyme disease. Bonus points: the Lyme vaccine causes false positives in this test, true or false?
What is a 4DX-SNAP test? (False)
Long-lasting effects of this virus may include seizures, tremors, "chewing gum fits", thickened paw pads ("hard pad disease"), and defective, eroded tooth enamel.
What is canine distemper?
Three vaccines against (potential) zoonotic diseases in dogs.
What are Lepto, Bordetella, and Rabies vaccines?
A condition that can be secondary to vaccine reactions where red blood cells are destroyed by the body's immune system.
What is IMHA? (Other immune-mediated conditions can occur as well)
A monoclonal-antibody injection that, when giving concurrently with vaccines, should be administered at separate injection sites. (Bonus points if you name 2).
What is Cytopoint (lokivetmab/CADI) or Librela (bedinvetmab)?
This in-house test can be used when suspecting feline panleukopenia virus.
What is the parvo test?
This neurologic/ataxic disease in kittens can be secondary to in-utero infections with feline panleukopenia virus, or due to modified-live FVRCP vaccines in pregnant cats.
What is cerebellar hypoplasia ("wobbly cat syndrome")?
A vaccine in cats that was discontinued in the United States due to questionable efficacy, and creating false positive results on testing.
What is the FIV vaccine?
During a severe allergic reaction, this abdominal organ may display a "halo sign" on ultrasound.
What is the gallbladder?
This immunosuppressive (anti-itch, anti-inflammatory) medication used for atopic dermatitis in dogs should be discontinued for at least 28-90 days prior to vaccination and at least 28 days after vaccination due to possibly reducing immune response to the vaccines.
What is Zenrelia (ilunocitinib)?
This general class of molecule is what the FeLV in-house test specifically tests for.
What is an antigen?
Canine distemper virus can also severely affect this other animal species, and the traditional canine distemper vaccine should NOT be used as it can also cause severe illness.
What are ferrets?