NAVLE ICVA Integumentary
Canine/Feline Questions and Answers.
Acral lick granuloma -
\dermatological lesion on the legs caused by a behavioral issue in which dogs are bored
and lick obsessively at one spot
aural lick granuloma diagnostics -
\- associated with joint disease (rads evaluation)
- ruleout dermatophytosis (fungal culture), demodicosis (skin scrape), cancer (FNA)
acral lick granuloma treatment -
\- antibiotics
- e collar
- if behavioral, amitriptyline or clomipramine (behavior modifying meds
Anal sac disease -
\3 common problems seen: impaction, chronic infection and neoplasia.
anal sac dz CS -
\signs are scooting on floor, licking the perianal area, and foul odor.
anal sac dz treatments -
\-expression/drainage
-infusion of antibiotic/steroid ointment
bite wounds -
\Dog bites: Hands, crushing injuries; 65% are kids < 11 yr old. 20% chance of infection
Cats: Deep puncture wounds. 50% chance of infection.
**Pasteurella multocida is cause of infection in 50% of dog bites, 80% of cat bites
Human bites: Strep, Staph, Hep B, HIV
Bites of the hand have the highest infection rate; face the lowest
Rabies may be transmitted thru saliva; airborne in rat-infestation
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) -
\a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the
antibacterial action of all beta lactams, penicillin, cephalosporins, carbapenems
MRSA CS -
\pyoderma, UTI, otitis externa, etc
MRSA diagnostics -
\bacterial culture and sensitivity
Canine/Feline Questions and Answers.
Acral lick granuloma -
\dermatological lesion on the legs caused by a behavioral issue in which dogs are bored
and lick obsessively at one spot
aural lick granuloma diagnostics -
\- associated with joint disease (rads evaluation)
- ruleout dermatophytosis (fungal culture), demodicosis (skin scrape), cancer (FNA)
acral lick granuloma treatment -
\- antibiotics
- e collar
- if behavioral, amitriptyline or clomipramine (behavior modifying meds
Anal sac disease -
\3 common problems seen: impaction, chronic infection and neoplasia.
anal sac dz CS -
\signs are scooting on floor, licking the perianal area, and foul odor.
anal sac dz treatments -
\-expression/drainage
-infusion of antibiotic/steroid ointment
bite wounds -
\Dog bites: Hands, crushing injuries; 65% are kids < 11 yr old. 20% chance of infection
Cats: Deep puncture wounds. 50% chance of infection.
**Pasteurella multocida is cause of infection in 50% of dog bites, 80% of cat bites
Human bites: Strep, Staph, Hep B, HIV
Bites of the hand have the highest infection rate; face the lowest
Rabies may be transmitted thru saliva; airborne in rat-infestation
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) -
\a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the
antibacterial action of all beta lactams, penicillin, cephalosporins, carbapenems
MRSA CS -
\pyoderma, UTI, otitis externa, etc
MRSA diagnostics -
\bacterial culture and sensitivity
