VET PREP NAVLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

You perform an abdominal ultrasound to evaluate a Yorkshire Terrier with a suspected liver shunt. After finding the shunt vessel, you complete the ultrasound and find several calculi in the bladder. What is the most likely type of stone? Cysteine Struvite Urate Xanthine - Answer- The correct answer is urate. Animals with portosystemic shunts are very predisposed to developing urate uroliths due to their inability to metabolize purines appropriately. A 2-year old male castrated Border Collie presents for a 1-week history of small bowel diarrhea. A fecal flotation shows numerous Giardia cysts. What is the treatment of choice for this dog? Ipronidazole Metronidazole Decoquinate Albendazole - Answer- Metronidazole Black walnut toxicity causes what condition in horses? Laminitis Hypersalivation Renal failure Pulmonary edema - Answer- The correct answer is laminitis. Although the specific toxic principle in black walnuts responsible for causing laminitis or acute lameness in horses is unknown, evidence suggests juglone (a napthaquinone) plays a role. Do not use black walnuts for horse bedding. Which of these would be appropriate for a horse with hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP)? Brome hay Timothy hay Alfalfa hay Beet molasses - Answer- The correct answer is timothy hay. Of these choices, the only feed with low potassium is timothy hay. A low potassium diet is the most important nutritional modification in the treatment of HYPP. Regular exercise and feeding smaller, frequent meals can also reduce clinical signs. This disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, and owners should be discouraged from breeding affected animals. A 16-year old budgerigar presents with progressive unilateral paresis of the right leg (see