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NAVLE Canine Part 2 Super Board Exam for 2025/
2026 Complete Questions And Correct Answers
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Main DDx for *5 month old* mixed breed dog with lethargy,
*ocular & nasal discharge*, cough, vomiting & diarrhea.
(Keratitis, conjunctivitis, uveitis) - Answer-Canine
Distemper
Common Age of Canine Distemper? - Answer-3-6 months
What are the order of general clinical signs for Canine
Distemper? - Answer-1st= Resp & Ocular
2nd= GI Signs
3rd= CNS signs- *Myoclonus*
Canine Distemper: Main clinical sign is "chewing gum"
seizures + myoclonus. What is Myoclonus? - Answer-
Rhythmic Twitching of Head, neck, or 1 or more limbs
Canine Survivors of Canine Distemper may develop what
3 things? - Answer-1) HyPERkeratosis
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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 -
Answer-Canine Distemper
What is the treatment for Canine Distemper? - Answer-
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? - Answer-Modified Live Vax
From 6 weeks of age through 16 weeks (3-4 weeks)
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What Canine Distemper Vaccine is recommended for
Weimaraner's & Ferrets due to their known complications
with the Modified Live Vaccine? - Answer-Recombinant
CDV (Canary-pox vector)
T/F: CDV is resistant to most disinfectants - Answer-
FALSE- Fragile and sensitive
What type of Virus is Canine Distemper Virus?
How is it transmitted?
How long can the virus be shed? - Answer-*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? - Answer-*Replicate*: Upper Resp.
Epi Tissue Macs
*Multiply*: Tonsils & retropharyngeal & bronchial LN's
*IMmunity:* 14 days
NAVLE Canine Part 2 Super Board Exam for 2025/
2026 Complete Questions And Correct Answers
|Already Graded A+||Newest Exam!!!
Main DDx for *5 month old* mixed breed dog with lethargy,
*ocular & nasal discharge*, cough, vomiting & diarrhea.
(Keratitis, conjunctivitis, uveitis) - Answer-Canine
Distemper
Common Age of Canine Distemper? - Answer-3-6 months
What are the order of general clinical signs for Canine
Distemper? - Answer-1st= Resp & Ocular
2nd= GI Signs
3rd= CNS signs- *Myoclonus*
Canine Distemper: Main clinical sign is "chewing gum"
seizures + myoclonus. What is Myoclonus? - Answer-
Rhythmic Twitching of Head, neck, or 1 or more limbs
Canine Survivors of Canine Distemper may develop what
3 things? - Answer-1) HyPERkeratosis
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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 -
Answer-Canine Distemper
What is the treatment for Canine Distemper? - Answer-
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? - Answer-Modified Live Vax
From 6 weeks of age through 16 weeks (3-4 weeks)
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What Canine Distemper Vaccine is recommended for
Weimaraner's & Ferrets due to their known complications
with the Modified Live Vaccine? - Answer-Recombinant
CDV (Canary-pox vector)
T/F: CDV is resistant to most disinfectants - Answer-
FALSE- Fragile and sensitive
What type of Virus is Canine Distemper Virus?
How is it transmitted?
How long can the virus be shed? - Answer-*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? - Answer-*Replicate*: Upper Resp.
Epi Tissue Macs
*Multiply*: Tonsils & retropharyngeal & bronchial LN's
*IMmunity:* 14 days
