NAVLE Canine Toxicology Questions And Answers

NAVLE Canine Toxicology Questions And

Answers


1. What clinical signs are associated with Sago palm ingestion in dogs?

Answer: Hepatic encephalopathy, seizures, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis
Sago palm ingestion in dogs can lead to hepatic encephalopathy, seizures, and hemorrhagic
gastroenteritis.




2. What are typical clinical signs of marijuana ingestion in dogs?

A. Hypotension

B. Prolonged sedation

C. Hyper Excitability

D. Bradycardia

Answer: Hypotension (A) , Prolonged sedation (B) , Hyper Excitability (C) , Bradycardia
(D)
Marijuana ingestion in dogs can lead to prolonged sedation, hypotension, bradycardia,
and hyper excitability.




3. Zinc toxicity in dogs can result from ingesting a penny minted after 1983.

A. True

B. False

Answer: True (A)
Zinc toxicity in dogs can be caused by ingestion of U.S. pennies minted since 1982 which
are composed of 97.5% Zinc.




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, 4. Dalmatians cannot convert urate to ........................... So they excrete most
at a rate.

Answer: allantoin




5. Match the following clinical signs with the correct plant toxin: Sago palm,
Marijuana, Oleander

1. Cardiac
arrhythmias,
lethargy, GI A. Oleander
upset

2. Prolonged
sedation,
B. Marijuana
hypotension,
bradycardia

3. Hepatic
encephalopathy,
seizures, C. Sago palm
hemorrhagic
gastroenteritis

Answer:

Hepatic encephalopathy, seizures, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis = Sago palm Prolonged

sedation, hypotension, bradycardia = Marijuana

Cardiac arrhythmias, lethargy, GI upset = Oleander




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