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Canine NAVLE Review Questions and Answers Already Passed Main DDx for *5 month old* mixed breed dog with lethargy, *ocular & nasal discharge*, cough, vomiting & diarrhea. (Keratitis, conjunctivitis, uveitis) Canine Distemper Common Age of Canine Distemper? 3-6 months What are the order of general clinical signs for Canine Distemper? 1st= Resp & Ocular 2nd= GI Signs 3rd= CNS signs- *Myoclonus* Canine Distemper: Main clinical sign is "chewing gum" seizures + myoclonus. What is Myoclonus? Rhythmic Twitching of Head, neck, or 1 or more limbs Canine Survivors of Canine Distemper may develop what 3 things? 1) HyPERkeratosis 2) Enamel HyPOplasia 3) Old-Dog Encephalitis-ataxia, compulsive walking, head-pressing, hyPErmetria You have a ferret that presents with *papular chin dermatitis*, *cheilitis with swelling and crusting*, and perineal dermatitis. This dermatitis is pathogneumonic when other symptoms are present (Anorexia, depression, photophobia, Pruritus, mucopurulent oculonasal discharge, hyperkeratosis of planum nasale & footpads Canine Distemper What is the treatment for Canine Distemper? Supportive Care Abxs for 2ndry infections Anticonvulsants Corticosteroids for Optic Neuritis & Encephalitis *WITHOUT* systemic Dz What type fo vaccine is the Canine Distemper Vaccine? When is it given? Modified Live Vax From 6 weeks of age through 16 weeks (3-4 weeks) What Canine Distemper Vaccine is recommended for Weimaraner's & Ferrets due to their known complications with the Modified Live Vaccine? Recombinant CDV (Canary-pox vector) T/F: CDV is resistant to most disinfectants FALSE- Fragile and sensitive What type of Virus is Canine Distemper Virus? How is it transmitted? How long can the virus be shed? *Type*: Morbillivirus (Family= Paramyxovidiae) *Transmission*: *HIGHLY CONTAGEOUS*-Aerosol, Transplacental, direct contact w/ secretions *Shedding*: begins the 7th day and may persist up to 90 days Where does Canine Distemper replicate? Where does it multiply? When can immunity be achieved and virus be cleared in some dogs? *Replicate*: Upper Resp. Epi Tissue Macs *Multiply*: Tonsils & retropharyngeal & bronchial LN's *IMmunity:* 14 days What are 3 possible complications that can occur if a modified-live distemper vaccine is used on a young Weimaraner <1 year old? HyPERtrophic Osteodystrophy Juvenile Cellulitis Corticosteroid-Responsive Neutrophilic meningitis/arteritis