QUESTIONS

1. List 4 common signs of oral cavity disease.
2. Why are animals born with a cleft palate usually euthanased?
3. List 10 diseases/conditions that may affect the oral cavity, and briefly describe each.
4. What is the name of the prescription diet that is useful as a nutritional aid to help to reduce dental plaque and tartar?
5. Explain how Hills T/D diet helps to protect against gingivitis.
6. State 2 common sites for oesophageal foreign bodies.
7. List 3 possible causes of oesophagitis.
8. What is the term used to describe dilation of part of or the entire length of the oesophagus?
9. List 5 general signs of oesophageal disease.
10. List 3 possible causes of gastritis.
11. List 4 signs of gastric dilation.
12. List 5 general signs of gastric disorders.
13. List 10 disorders that may cause secondary vomiting.
14. A cat is to be hospitalised in order to treat chronic vomiting. The primary cause is unknown at this stage. Describe the initial treatment.
15. Your cat patient in Q14 has responded well to fluid therapy and antibiotics. The veterinary surgeon has asked you to commence with feeding small quantities of a bland diet. Why would you choose Hills Feline I/D or Waltham Sensitivity Control over Hills A/D?
16. List 5 conditions in which the feeding of a hypoallergenic prescription diet might be indicated.
17. Diets such as Hills A/D are contraindicated in patients whose gastro-intestinal tracts cannot tolerate a high fat intake. Give 3 examples of diseases in which this is the case.
18. What is the most consistent clinical sign of intestinal disease?
19. Give examples of 3 viruses that may target the intestines and thus cause diarrhoea.
20. Name 2 types of bacteria that invade and damage the intestinal mucosae.
21. What is the name of the inflammatory disease of the large bowel characterised by diarrhoea or loose motions with fresh blood and/or mucus?
22. Give examples of 2 prescription diets suitable for the feeding of dogs with gastrointestinal signs resulting from dietary sensitivity.
23. A client telephones the surgery and is very concerned as her 3 year old bull terrier is passing blood in his faeces. Why is it important to differentiate whether the blood is fresh (frank blood) or old blood (malaena - the stools will be dark or black in colour)?
24. List 4 possible causes of intestinal obstruction.
25. List 4 possible causes of colonic impaction.
26. List 3 general signs of disorders of the large intestine.
27. What is meant by dyschezia?
28. List 8 factors that may prove important in the control of chronic constipation.
29. What is the term used to describe inflammation of the liver?
30. By what other term might jaundice be known?
31. What blood parameters commonly indicate liver dysfunction?
32. List, and briefly describe the 3 main types of jaundice.
33. List 6 possible causes of an obstructed bile duct.
34. What is cirrhosis of the liver?
35. State 2 prescription diets designed for dogs with liver disease.
36. What is the name given to an accumulation of fluid in the abdomen?
37. What is the name given to describe the sampling of fluid from the abdominal cavity?
38. List 8 signs of liver disease.
39. Name any 2 tests that are reliable indicators of hepatic dysfunction in the cat.
40. Why are NSAIDs potentially toxic in cats?
41. A kitten is brought to the surgery suffering from intermittent ptyalism, ataxia and blindness. What is the most likely diagnosis?
42. State 4 serum biochemical abnormalities that might be expected in a cat with hepatic lipidosis.
43. State the diet of choice for a cat suffering from hepatic lipidosis.
44. What is the most common presenting sign reported in adult cats with acquired liver disease?
45. What are the 2 main causes of maldigestion?
46. Give 3 causes of malabsorption.
47. Animals suffering from malabsorption are systemically well, but may suffer from certain clinical signs. Can you list them?
48. State the dietary requirements of an animal suffering from malabsorption.
49. An animal with putty coloured faeces is likely to be suffering from what?