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1
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What are the six life stages (and corresponding ages) in cats?

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• Kitten (0-6 m), junior (7m to 2yrs), Adult/prime(3-6yrs), mature (7to10yrs), Senior (11 to 14yrs), Geriatric (15+)

2
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When should puppies and kittens come in for their first wellness exam? How often will they be coming in?

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• 6 to 8 weeks old. Visits every 3 to 4 weeks until 16-20 wks

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What are some of the differences in the visit between a puppy or kitten coming in vs an adult or senior animal?

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• Puppy/kitten visits typically give owner education, visits 3-4 weeks (adult is annually or biannually)

4
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What is passive immunity?

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• Antibodies that are short-lived.

5
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What are the three ways animals receive passive immunity?

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  1. Maternal antibodies given in utero through the placenta, 2. Colostrum, 3. Intravenous (IV) infusion of antibody-rich plasma.
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What is colostrum?

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• Colostrum is the first secretions from a mother’s mammary glands that is rich in proteins and contains immunoglobulins to transfer immunity to their newborn.

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What do we mean by active immunity?

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• Immune system develops antibodies to antigens through natural exposure or vaccinations

8
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What are the two types of vaccines? What are advantages and disadvantages of both?

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  • Noninfectious: Advantage- unable to cause disease; disadvantage- Antigen may not have a strong immune response and requires addition of adjuvants, possible hypersensitivity (abnormal immune response to foreign substance)
  • Infectious: Advantage-Stimulate immunity more naturally & last longer; Disadvantage- some can cause the disease (rare)
9
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What types of vaccines generally come as lyophilized powders?

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• Infectious vaccines

10
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What is a core vaccine?

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• Necessary for all animals of a particular species

11
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What are the core vaccines for cats? What are the non-core vaccines?

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  • Core: rabies, FVRCP(feline viral rhinotracheitis [herpesvirus], calicivirus, and panleukopenia virus)
  • Noncore: Feline leukemia virus (FeLV), Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV),Chlamydophila felis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Feline coronavirus (FCoV), Giardia lamblia
12
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Where is the rabies vaccine given? When and how often?

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• Right Rear leg (distal to stifle), 1st dose when between 12 and 16 weeks of age, after every 1-3 yrs depending on state/country

13
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What type of disease is caused by feline rhinotracheitis/calicivirus? Where is it given? When?

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• Upper respiratory disease. Right forelimb (distal to elbow), starting after 6weeks then every 3-4 weeks until 16-20 weeks.. then 1 year later, then every 3 years

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What special warnings are there about the panleukopenia vaccine?

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• Causes fever, vomiting, lethargy, diarrhea, leukopenia

15
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Who should receive the feline leukemia virus? Where is it given?

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• cats that are at risk of contracting the disease (access to outdoors, unknown cats), kittens in initial visit. Given Left rear leg

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What is unique about the FIV vaccine? Who might benefit from the vaccine?

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• After vaccination, cats will test positive on the antibody-based FIV screening test. “at-risk” cats will benefit

17
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What clinical signs does Chlamydophila cause?

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• signs of conjunctivitis, upper respiratory tract disease

18
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What are the core vaccines in dogs?

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• Rabies, Canine distemper virus (CDV), Canine adenovirus type 2 (CAV-2), Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2)

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Which systems does distemper virus affect?

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• respiratory, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems

20
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Where is the distemper vaccine generally given? What is the vaccine schedule for distemper for a puppy (<16 weeks)?

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  • Generally administered SQ in the right forelimb

* Given at or after 6 weeks of age, then every 3-4 weeks until 14-16 weeks

21
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What does canine adenovirus-2 cause? What does canine adenovirus-1 cause? Which are we more concerned with providing immunity for with our injectable vaccine?

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  • cause of infectious tracheobronchitis (“kennel cough”)

* Adenovirus type 1 = infectious canine hepatitis (DHPP)

22
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Who tends to become infected with parvovirus? When should dogs receive their last (puppy) parvo vaccine?

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• Canines. Last vaccine should fall between 16 and 20 weeks