Animal Delivery and Maternal Care Quiz
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What is the purpose of using acepromazine at low dosages in nervous dams?

  • To relax the dams without sedating neonates (correct)
  • To induce deep sedation in neonates
  • To increase milk production in nervous dams
  • To treat mastitis in lactating bitches

    • Why is it important for the neonates to receive colostrum and be kept warm if the dam is apprehensive or nervous?

  • To prevent mastitis in the dam
  • To initiate milk letdown in the dam
  • To compensate for the lack of maternal instincts in the dam
  • To ensure the neonates' nutritional and thermoregulatory needs are met (correct)

    • What might happen if a nervous dam excessively grooms the neonates?

  • It may cause excessive milk letdown in the dam
  • It may trigger excessive aggression in the dam
  • It may induce deep sedation in the neonates
  • It may lead to evisceration in the neonates (correct)

    • In what animals is mastitis most commonly seen according to the text?

    <p>Postpartum lactating bitches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common type of bacteria associated with mastitis in female dogs?

    <p>E. coli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can predispose female dogs to mastitis?

    <p>Excessive human manipulation of the mammary glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical period of involution in female dogs?

    <p>12-16 weeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be performed before elective cesarean section to ensure adequate lactation?

    <p>Assessment of mammary development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What hormone promotes lactogenesis?

    <p>Estrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What reflex is triggered by nursing and promotes milk letdown?

    <p>Oxytocin release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can result in idiopathic agalactia in female dogs?

    <p>Disruption of the pituitary-ovarian-mammary gland axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can iatrogenic agalactia result from?

    <p>Progesterone supplementation during gestation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be assessed before removal of the ovaries if ovariohysterectomy is elected at a cesarean section?

    <p>Mammary development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can concurrent administration of metoclopramide promote?

    <p>Prolactin release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can result in inadequate lactation as a post-operative complication?

    <p>Removal of ovaries at cesarean section</p> Signup and view all the answers

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