CPDT-KA UPDATED EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When do maternal antibodies fade from a puppy's system? - ✔✔Between 6 to 16
weeks of age
✔✔When is the socialization window? - ✔✔3 to 14 -16 weeks; Pups' brains can make
long-term changes in response to social input
✔✔When should a puppy begin puppy classes? - ✔✔8 weeks
Puppies can start class one to two weeks after their first vaccine for distemper, parvo
and adenovirus
✔✔When should puppies start their vaccination schedule? - ✔✔6 to 8 weeks of age
✔✔What happens if you wait to start puppy class until after all vaccines are complete
(16 weeks)? - ✔✔Limits socialization and risks development of unwanted and even
dangerous behaviors
✔✔What are attenuated vaccines? - ✔✔Vaccines altered in some way to prevent
inducing serious disease
✔✔What does DHLPP stand for? - ✔✔Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis,
Parainfluenza, & Parvovirus
✔✔Distemper - ✔✔Airborne viral disease of the lungs, intestines and brain;
Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and 15-16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Hepatitis - ✔✔Viral disease of the liver; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and 15-
16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Leptospirosis - ✔✔Bacterial disease of the urinary tract; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-
12wks, and 15-16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Parainfluenza - ✔✔Infectious bronchitis; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and 15-
16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Parvovirus - ✔✔Viral disease of the intestines; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks,
and 15-16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Corona - ✔✔Viral disease of the intestines; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and
15-16wks
, ✔✔Bordatella - ✔✔Bacterial infection of the upper respiratory system (kennel cough);
Yearly vaccinations after 1 year of age
✔✔Rabies - ✔✔Viral disease fatal to humans and other animals; First vaccination at 16
weeks with booster 1 year later and boosters every 3 years after
✔✔Heartworm - ✔✔Internal Parasite
Mosquito born/transmitted; Attacks the heart; Active ingredient in medication- ivermectin
✔✔When should puppies receive their first heartworm test? - ✔✔7 to 9 months of age
✔✔What are gastrointestinal parasites? - ✔✔Parasites which damage the
gastrointestinal tract and steal nutrients; Often found in puppies; Include roundworms,
tapeworms and hookworms
✔✔What are whipworms? - ✔✔Internal parasites contracted from ingesting
contaminated matter (food, water, feces, flesh, etc.);
Symptoms: large bowel inflammation, bloody diarrhea, dehydration, anemia, and weight
loss
✔✔What are hookworms? - ✔✔Intestinal parasites which feed on blood in the lining of
the small intestine; Contracted from contact with contaminated soil/feces or an infected
mother;
Symptoms: dark feces, lethargy, anemia, pale gums
Capable of being contracted by humans but don't inhabit human intestines; Migrate
under skin and cause itch red rash that often goes away by itself
✔✔What are roundworms? - ✔✔Intestinal parasites contracted in utero, through
nursing, or through contact with contaminated soil or feces.
Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, poor coat, enlarged abdomen
✔✔What are tapeworms? - ✔✔Internal parasites contracted by ingesting contaminated
hosts (fleas/small animals);
Symptoms: Itchy bottom, scooting, white segments resembling grains of rice around
anus or in feces
✔✔What are external parasites? - ✔✔Parasites which feed on blood and potentially
cause anemia; Include fleas and ticks; Ticks can cause Lyme Disease and
Anaplasmosis while ingesting fleas can infect a dog with tapeworms
✔✔What are the risks of obesity in dogs? - ✔✔Cardiovascular disease and metabolic
illnesses such as pancreatitis and diabetes along with stress on joints and limbs that
contributes to lameness;
Should be able to feel ribs (without seeing them) and the dog's body should have
hourglass shape
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When do maternal antibodies fade from a puppy's system? - ✔✔Between 6 to 16
weeks of age
✔✔When is the socialization window? - ✔✔3 to 14 -16 weeks; Pups' brains can make
long-term changes in response to social input
✔✔When should a puppy begin puppy classes? - ✔✔8 weeks
Puppies can start class one to two weeks after their first vaccine for distemper, parvo
and adenovirus
✔✔When should puppies start their vaccination schedule? - ✔✔6 to 8 weeks of age
✔✔What happens if you wait to start puppy class until after all vaccines are complete
(16 weeks)? - ✔✔Limits socialization and risks development of unwanted and even
dangerous behaviors
✔✔What are attenuated vaccines? - ✔✔Vaccines altered in some way to prevent
inducing serious disease
✔✔What does DHLPP stand for? - ✔✔Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis,
Parainfluenza, & Parvovirus
✔✔Distemper - ✔✔Airborne viral disease of the lungs, intestines and brain;
Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and 15-16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Hepatitis - ✔✔Viral disease of the liver; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and 15-
16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Leptospirosis - ✔✔Bacterial disease of the urinary tract; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-
12wks, and 15-16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Parainfluenza - ✔✔Infectious bronchitis; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and 15-
16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Parvovirus - ✔✔Viral disease of the intestines; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks,
and 15-16wks with yearly boosters
✔✔Corona - ✔✔Viral disease of the intestines; Vaccinations at 6-8wks, 11-12wks, and
15-16wks
, ✔✔Bordatella - ✔✔Bacterial infection of the upper respiratory system (kennel cough);
Yearly vaccinations after 1 year of age
✔✔Rabies - ✔✔Viral disease fatal to humans and other animals; First vaccination at 16
weeks with booster 1 year later and boosters every 3 years after
✔✔Heartworm - ✔✔Internal Parasite
Mosquito born/transmitted; Attacks the heart; Active ingredient in medication- ivermectin
✔✔When should puppies receive their first heartworm test? - ✔✔7 to 9 months of age
✔✔What are gastrointestinal parasites? - ✔✔Parasites which damage the
gastrointestinal tract and steal nutrients; Often found in puppies; Include roundworms,
tapeworms and hookworms
✔✔What are whipworms? - ✔✔Internal parasites contracted from ingesting
contaminated matter (food, water, feces, flesh, etc.);
Symptoms: large bowel inflammation, bloody diarrhea, dehydration, anemia, and weight
loss
✔✔What are hookworms? - ✔✔Intestinal parasites which feed on blood in the lining of
the small intestine; Contracted from contact with contaminated soil/feces or an infected
mother;
Symptoms: dark feces, lethargy, anemia, pale gums
Capable of being contracted by humans but don't inhabit human intestines; Migrate
under skin and cause itch red rash that often goes away by itself
✔✔What are roundworms? - ✔✔Intestinal parasites contracted in utero, through
nursing, or through contact with contaminated soil or feces.
Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, poor coat, enlarged abdomen
✔✔What are tapeworms? - ✔✔Internal parasites contracted by ingesting contaminated
hosts (fleas/small animals);
Symptoms: Itchy bottom, scooting, white segments resembling grains of rice around
anus or in feces
✔✔What are external parasites? - ✔✔Parasites which feed on blood and potentially
cause anemia; Include fleas and ticks; Ticks can cause Lyme Disease and
Anaplasmosis while ingesting fleas can infect a dog with tapeworms
✔✔What are the risks of obesity in dogs? - ✔✔Cardiovascular disease and metabolic
illnesses such as pancreatitis and diabetes along with stress on joints and limbs that
contributes to lameness;
Should be able to feel ribs (without seeing them) and the dog's body should have
hourglass shape
