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Common Diseases and Medical Conditions Affecting Canines

Homework Assignment – 45 Points

Directions: Use the handout “Common Diseases and Medical Conditions Affecting Canines” to answer the following questions. Answers must be written on a separate sheet of paper. Answers written on this handout will not be graded.

Anal Gland Impaction

1. What is the most common clinical sign associated with anal gland problems?

2. Why are anal glands non-functional in dogs and cats today?

3. Where (exactly) are the anal glands located?

4. What does it mean to “express” an anal gland?

5. How are anal gland problems treated?

Aural Hematomas

6. What is an aural hematoma?

7. How do dogs get aural hematomas?

8. How should aural hematomas be treated?

9. What is cauliflower ear?

Addison’s Disease

10. What is another name for Addison’s Disease?

11. Which body system does it initially effect?

12. What exactly is Addison’s Disease?

13. What are the clinical signs of Addison’s?

14. How is this disease diagnosed?

15. Is it treatable?

Carnassial Tooth Abscess

16. Where is the carnassial tooth located in the dog’s mouth?

17. What causes a carnassial tooth abscess?

18. What are the clinical signs of a carnassial tooth abscess?

19. What is a fistula? What causes the carnassial tooth fistula? Where is the fistula located?

20. How are carnassial tooth abscesses treated?

Cherry Eye

21. Where does cherry eye appear on the eye?

22. What are the clinical signs of cherry eye?

23. How is cherry eye treated?

24. Why is it no longer advisable to remove the gland?

Collapsing Trachea

25. Why does the trachea in some breeds tend to collapse?

26. Which breeds are most commonly affected by collapsing trachea?

27. What are the clinical signs of collapsing trachea?

28. What is the most common treatment for collapsing trachea?

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

29. Where is the ACL located?

30. What are the clinical signs of ACL?

31. Which breeds or types of dogs are most predisposed to ACL?

32. How does a veterinarian make his/her diagnosis?

33. What is the most common treatment for ACL?

Cushing’s Disease

34. What is another name for Cushing’s Disease?

35. What causes Cushing’s Disease?

36. What are the clinical signs of Cushing’s Disease?

37. Which breeds most commonly develop Cushing’s Disease?

Diabetes Mellitus

38. What are the two main functions of the pancreas?

39. What causes Diabetes Mellitus?

40. What is the function of insulin in the body?

41. What are the common clinical signs of diabetes mellitus?

42. Why is it difficult for many clients to manage a pet with diabetes mellitus?

43. What are two commonly seen complications of diabetes mellitus?

Distichiasis

44. What is distichiasis?

45. Which breeds are most commonly associated with this condition?

46. What test certifies a dog’s eyes as free of heritable diseases?

Entropion

47. What part of the body does entropion affect?

48. Which breeds suffer most frequently from this congenital disease?

49. What exactly is entropion?

50. What are the clinical signs of entropion?

51. Why should dogs with entropion be spayed/neutered?

52. How is entropion corrected?

Ectropion

53. What is ectropion?

54. What are the clinical signs of ectropion?

55. What is a common sequela to ectropion?

56. Which breeds tend to get ectropion?

57. How are mild forms treated? More severe cases?

Flea Allergy Dermatitis (FAD)

58. What is FAD?

59. What causes some dogs to have such severe reactions to flea bites?

60. What role does staphylococcus bacteria play in FAD?

61. How is FAD managed?

Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus

62. What is GDV?

63. What are the clinical signs of GDV?

64. Which breeds are predisposed to GDV?

65. How is GDV diagnosed?

66. How is GDV treated?

Hip Displasia

67. What is hip displasia?

68. Which organization certifies dog hips? Why shouldn’t dogs with hip displasia be bred?

69. What causes hip displasia?

70. What are the clinical signs of hip displasia?

71. What makes hip displasia so painful?

72. How is hip displasia treated?

Pancreatitis

73. What is pancreatitis? What exactly is happening n the pancreas?

74. What are some of the causes of pancreatitis?

75. What are the clinical signs of pancreatitis?

76. What disease is a common sequela to pancreatitis? Why?

Patellar Luxation

77. What is patellar luxation?

78. Which breeds or types of dogs have the most problem with luxating patellas?

79. Which is the most common type of patellar luxation?

80. What are the clinical signs of patellar luxation?

Retained Deciduous Teeth

81. What is a retained deciduous tooth?

82. At what age should a dog’s deciduous teeth be gone?

83. Which breeds are predisposed to deciduous tooth retention?

84. What should be done for a dog with a retained deciduous tooth?

Undescended Testicles

85. What does cryptorchid mean?

87. Which two places are undescended testicles usually found?

88. What is the problem with undescended testicles?

Pyometra

89. What is pyometra?

90. What’s the difference between an opened pyometra and a closed pyometra?

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