A 6 month old, intact male Golden Retriever puppy presents with tachycardia (heart rate is approximately 300 beats per minute) and ascites. Thoracic auscultation reveals a loud, systolic murmur with the point of maximal intensity over the right apex. Thoracic radiographs reveal right-sided heart enlargement. An ECG shows atrial fibrillation. Which cardiac disease is most likely in this puppy?

The scientific name Otodectes cynotis is that of:

A 2 year old male neutered mix breed dog presents with a chronic history or weakness, lethargy, and loss of muscle mass. You take radiographs of the pelvic limbs and noticed diffuse periosteal proliferation on all of the bones. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A 7 year old male neutered Weimaraner presents for a distended fluid-filled abdomen and polyuria and polydipsia which have worsened over the past 3 months. CBC reveals a stress leukogram; serum chemistry reveals hypoalbuminemia (1.2g/dl; Ref=2.5-3.9), hypoproteinemia (4.5 g/dl; Ref= 5.5-8), and hypercholesterolemia (400 mg/dl; Ref=140-360). Urinalysis reveals specific gravity of 1.009, pH of 6.5, protein 4+, SSA 4+, glucose negative, ketones negative, bilirubin negative, blood negative, WBC 0-2, epithelial cells rare, lipid droplets negative.To assess the proteinuria, your next diagnostic step would be to perform what test?

Which of the following medications has been shown to improve survival times in dogs with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder?

A 3-year old, miniature poodle is presented 2 weeks after whelping a healthy litter. She has a temperature of 105 F and muscle tremors. Which treatment is most appropriate?

Regarding rattlesnake bites, which part of the canine body is most often bitten by the snake?

The most immediate benefit of glucocorticoid therapy in the treatment of IMHA is thought to be:

You initiate insulin therapy (porcine lente insulin – Vetsulin) in a 7 year old female spayed Sheltie, at 0.25 U/kg. Which of the following is the earliest time you should re-evaluate the dog to possibly increase the insulin dose?

A 12 year old female spayed terrier mix presents to you for a two week history of hematuria and stranguria. Physical exam is unremarkable. A free catch urinalysis shows a urine specific gravity of 1.038 with 4+ protein and abundant red and white cells. On abdominal FAST scan you think you see a mass in the bladder trigone and suspicious of a transitional cell carcinoma. Which of the following tests is MOST likely to result in widespread tumor seeding?