Hawaii State Board Exam - Veterinary

Drug of choice to treat E. canis infections {Ans: Doxycycline - intracellular penetration 5-10 mg/kg PO, IV q24 for 10-21 days}Leptospirosis should be considered in any dog with.... {Ans: High fever and ARF}E. canis acute clinical findings {Ans: fever, generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, stiff gait, edema}Leptospirsosi route of transmission {Ans: Skin contact (abrasion), mm with urine, contaminated H20}Diagnosis of Lepto {Ans: Clinial signs with two paired titers 2 weeks apart (1:100 or greater considered positive) 4 fold increase Microscopic agglutination test}Lab findings in toad poisoning {Ans: increased PCV, Hgb, glu, K, P dec WBC}Canine ehrlichiosis {Ans: Ehrlichia, anaplasma, neorickettsia}Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis caused by {Ans: Ehrlichia canis or e. chaffeensis}Clinical signs of toad poisoning {Ans: Salivation, vo, disorientation, seizures, vfib}The E. canis antibody titer should be measured again in how long after treatment to confirm successful therapy? {Ans: 6 months}Giant or marine toad scientific name {Ans: Bufo marinus}Bufo toxins {Ans: epinephrine and 5 hydroxytrypamine - digitalis like effect}E. canis and a. platys are transmitted by what species of tick {Ans: Brown dog tick aka Rhipicephalus sanguineus}Treatment of toad poisoning {Ans: rinse mouth, emesis, activated charcoal 2 mg/kg