Which of the following is the most effective approach to manage/treat/prevent edema disease in weaner pigs?

The causative agent of edema disease in weaner pigs is Escherichia coli producing Shiga toxin 2e and ______

Several suckling piglets were found dead in the farrowing facility of a large confinement swine operation. Most of the other piglets in the same pen are lethargic, anorexic, and dyspneic with copious nasal discharge.

Necropsy of dead piglets reveals large amounts of fluid in the bronchi and trachea, pulmonary edema and congestion and whitish necrotic foci on the myocardium.

Which one of the following diseases is the most likely cause?

Most of a litter of European wild boar at a zoological park have died. The surviving piglets are in lateral recumbency with a frothy nasal discharge.

Necropsy of the piglets reveals pulmonary edema and copious fluid in the trachea and bronchi along with grayish- white necrotic foci on the myocardium.

Which one of the following diseases is the most likely diagnosis?

Most of a litter of European wild boar at a zoological park have died. The surviving piglets are in lateral recumbency with a frothy nasal discharge.
Necropsy of the piglets reveals pulmonary edema and copious fluid in the trachea and bronchi along with grayish- white necrotic foci on the myocardium.

How long is the gestation period of sheep and goats?

A case of plague would be expected in which part of the United States?

Which organism causes plague?

Which animal type is most likely to contract plague?

People most commonly contract plague via which route?

During the fall, a 12-pound, 5-year old neutered male cat from New Mexico is presented with a draining abscess.

He also has a 2-day history of lethargy, depression, runny eyes, decreasing appetite and intermittent vomiting and diarrhea.

He is an indoor/outdoor cat, up to date on vaccines.

He has a marked unilateral submandibular lymphadenopathy with the ruptured abscess on the same side.

A swab of the draining tract reveals micro-organisms with a bipolar-staining “safety pin” appearance using both Giemsa and Wright stain.

What is the diagnosis?

A 12-pound, 5-year old neutered male cat from New Mexico is presented with a draining abscess.

The cat lives indoor/outdoor, is up to date on his vaccines, and has a 2-day history of lethargy, depression, runny eyes, decreasing appetite and intermittent vomiting and diarrhea.

He has a marked unilateral submandibular lymphadenopathy with the ruptured abscess on the same side.

A swab of the draining tract reveals micro-organisms with a bipolar-staining “safety pin” appearance using both Giemsa and Wright stain.

What is the treatment of choice?

A four-year-old female spayed mixed breed dog is presented with a history of an acute onset of lethargy, fever, inappetance, and mucopurulent nasal discharge.

The patient was picked up from a boarding facility two days prior to presentation. The presumptive diagnosis is canine influenza.

Which one of the following choices is the best combination of tests to obtain an accurate diagnosis

Tetralogy of Fallot consists of right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, and which other condition?

Tetralogy of Fallot consists of right ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonic stenosis, overriding aorta, and which other condition?

A 7-month-old Keeshond is presented for weakness and shortness of breath. On auscultation, a systolic murmur with peak intensity at the left heart base between the 2nd and 4th intercostal space is audible.

The dog’s mucous membranes appear slightly cyanotic, but his femoral pulses palpate normally.

What condition is suspected most?

Which one of the following organisms causes Tyzzer disease?

During the fall, a 4-week-old foal in Pennsylvania is presented that is acutely ill and down. The foal alternates between severe depression, almost comatose, and convulsions.

On physical exam the following is seen.

A quick blood test shows:

Glucose under 30 mg/dl (1.6 mmol/L) [N=62-114 mg/dl (3.4-6.3 mmol/l)]

Total bilirubin over 5.0 mg/dl [N=0.3-3.0].

What disease is suspected?

During the fall, a 4-week-old foal in Pennsylvania is presented that is acutely ill and down.

The foal alternates between severe depression, almost comatose, and convulsions.

On physical exam the following is seen.

A quick blood test shows:

Glucose under 30 mg/dl (1.6 mmol/L) [N=62-114 mg/dl (3.4-6.3 mmol/l)]

Total bilirubin over 5.0 mg/dl [N=0.3-3.0].

What should the owner be told?

A 10-year old male neutered Great Dane is presented after being recumbent for several days from a suspected spinal fibrocartilagenous embolus.

The patient has a raised, erythematous, painful, swollen lesion on the lateral aspect of his left elbow from which serosanguinous fluid is draining.

Which of the following choices the most likely etiology for the skin lesion?

Which one of the following breeds is predisposed to rectal prolapse?

Which one of the following medications is contraindicated as a part of an anesthetic protocol for pheochromocytoma removal?

Which one of the following breeds is predisposed to panosteitis?

An 8 year-old spayed female DSH cat is presented for right head tilt of 24 hours duration.

The cat is up to date on vaccinations.

Physical exam shows horizontal nystagmus with the fast phase to the left.

The rest of the physical exam (including otoscopic exam) is unremarkable.

What can the owner be told regarding the cat’s treatment and prognosis?

A 4-year old male neutered dog is presented with an acute onset of vomiting and anorexia.

Bloodwork on presentation reveals severe azotemia and hyperphosphatemia.

Blood glucose is in the normal range. Urinalysis reveals a urine specific gravity (USG) of 1.013 [N=1.016-1.060], glucosuria, and casts.

Which one of the following choices is likely the primary cause of the dog’s clinical signs?