REPRO medicine

It is often difficult to determine by visual inspection whether a mammary gland tumor is malignant.

Feline mammary gland tumors have a lower incidence of malignancy compared with those in dogs.

What is the treatment of choice for male dogs with prostatic hypertrophy?

The normal gestation period for dogs and cats is between _____

Older bitches with pyometra often present for symptoms similar to those seen in kidney failure.

A bitch or queen in active labor for longer than _______ hours without delivering a fetus should be examined

The best way to prevent male reproductive system problems such as prostatic abscesses or testicular tumors is to _______.

Female dogs receiving an ovariohysterectomy before their first heat cycle will develop fewer mammary tumors later in life than those that are spayed later in life.

Breech births are not uncommon in dogs and cats.

The choice of antibiotic for treatment of a prostatic abscess should be based on:

An owner calls and states that her dog is exhibiting weight gain, mammary gland enlargement, lactation and a mucoid vaginal discharge. She also states that before this started to happen, the pet was carrying around stuffed toys and demonstrating increased mothering behavior. When you ask the last time the pet was in estrus, the owner tells you it was about 6-12 weeks ago, and this behavior has been going on for 1 or 2 weeks. What do you believe could be the cause

A bitch comes into the clinic with nervousness, salivation, stiff gait, ataxia, and seizures. The owner states it has been 2 to 3 weeks since whelping. What do you suspect this pet might be experiencing

What is the most common microorganism isolated in pyometra

In diagnostics, a CBC shows leukocytosis, neutrophilia with a left shift, and dehydration and nonregenerative anemia may be seen. What does this suggest

Approximately 15% to 25% of bitches have a recurrence of pyometra within 1 year of medical treatment

In the context of parturition; rectal temperature usually declines below 100°F 24 hours before the beginning of labor

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is an aging change that occurs in dogs as early as 5 years of age.

In the context of benign prostatic hyperplasia, Drug Therapy Results in Temporary Improvement, but the Condition Will Recur When Drug Therapy is Discontinued

The prostate gland is not predisposed to bacterial infection through the urinary system, only direct infection of the gland itself

8y2m intact male dog comes into the clinic with anorexia, fever, lethargy, stiff gait in the rear limbs and caudal abdominal pain, what do you suspect

Long-term antibiotic therapy is essential to control prostatitis.

What is the treatment of choice for prostatic abscessation

Prostatic abscessation care is expensive, and the disease is difficult to treat. Survival rate is approximately 50% after 1 year

Approximately 50% to 75% of all tumors seen in male dogs are testicular tumors.

A 12y/o intact male dog comes into the clinic with cauliflower like masses at the base of the penis, the tumor like mass is friable and bleeds easily, there also some lesions on the face and the rectum. An imprint smear shows large, round to oval cells with abundant pale cytoplasm containing vacuoles; the nuclei contain frequent mitotic figures and visible nucleoli. What do you suspect

In the context of penile, preputial, and scrotal tumors chemotherapy: Vincristine therapy (IV once a week) cures more than 90% of cases.

In the context of mammary gland tumors, In cats with tumors smaller than 2 cm, survival times of up to 3 years have been reported; larger masses usually result in shorter survival times.

6y3m intact female dog presents to the clinic with a firm nodule, palpable in the mammary chain and gland, lymph nodes in the region are also enlarged, what do you suspect