Knocking The Snot Out Of Feline Uri

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Knocking The Snot Out Of Feline Uri - Quiz

Feline upper respiratory infections are killers. The Association of Shelter Veterinarians list it as the number one health issue in shelters, where stress and close quarters provide the perfect conditions for both exposure and illness. Can shelters really beat URI? Can outbreaks be prevented, or once started, stopped?
Widely acknowledged... see moreas the country’s leading expert on feline URI in shelters, Dr. Kate Hurley, Director of the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, says that yes, outbreaks can be prevented and stopped. see less

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2. This cat had a very severe herpesviral infection resulting in bilateral corneal rupture. When she eventually recovered and had enucleation surgery to remove the injured eyes, which of the following recommendations would be appropriate for her adoption?

Place this cat for adoption only into a home with no other cats.

3. What statement best characterizes the role of lysine as a preventive measure for feline URI in shelters?

4. Which of the following vaccines completely prevents infection and shedding of the pathogen in question?

Calicivirus

Herpesvirus

Chlamydia

None of the above

5. Which of the following is most commonly associated with feline upper respiratory infection (URI) in most shelters in the United States?

Calicivirus

Herpesvirus

Bordetella

Mycoplasma

Chlamydia

Calicivirus and herpesvirus contribute about equally

6. Which of the following is a significant method of spread for feline herpesvirus or calicivirus?

Fomite transmission, e.g., on contaminated hands and clothing.

Droplet spread over distances of less than 5 feet.

Aerosol transmission over distances of greater than 5 feet.

A and B are both significant means of transmission.

A, B, and C are all significant means of transmission

7. Which of the following is true about the role of stress in reactivation of pathogens associated with feline URI?

Stress makes all cats more susceptible to infection, and specifically increases reactivation of feline calicivirus.

Stress makes all cats more susceptible to infection, and specifically increases reactivation of feline herpesvirus.

Stress makes all cats more susceptible to infection, and specifically increases reactivation of both feline herpesvirus and feline calicivirus.

8. Which of the following antibiotics targets the cell wall and therefore would not be effective for treating mycoplasma infection (since mycoplasma lacks a cell wall)?

Enrofloxacin

Doxycycline

Clavamox (amoxicillin-clavulanic acid)

Gentamycin