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| Why would we want to do vaginal cystology? |
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Definition
| It is helpful in determining the optimal stage of estrous for mating or artificial insemination. |
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| What are the basic steps for obtaining your cystological sample? |
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Definition
| 1-animal restrained, tail up 2-vulva cleaned and rinsed 3- speculum inserted just cranial of the urethral orifice 4- sterile swab inserted craniodorsally and rotated against vaginal wall to collect cells 5- swab rolled on 2 to 3 slides 6- air dry 7- stain and examine |
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| Name the stages of the estrous cycle. |
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Definition
| Anestrus, Proestrus, Estrus, Metestrus. |
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| What would you see in Anestrus physically? |
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Definition
| No vulvar swelling, Not interested in or attracting males. |
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| What would we see microscopically in Anestrus? |
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Definition
| Noncornified epithelial cells, neutophils, monocytes, but probably no erythrocytes, Debris minimal, may be bacteria. (Parabasal Intermediate cells dominate) |
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| What would we see physically in Proestrus? |
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Definition
| Vulva is swollen, may be some reddish discharge, attracts males, but nonreceptive. |
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| What would we see microscopically in Proestrus? |
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Definition
| Mixture of cornified and noncornified squamous epithelial cells, few neutrophils, fair amount of erythrocyes. ( Parabasal and intermediate cells dominate, WBC's RBC's "dirty" background from mucus) |
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| What do we see physically in Estrus? |
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Definition
| Swollen vulva,pink\yellow discharge, Accepts males. |
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| What do we see microscopically in Estrus? |
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Definition
| cornified squamous epithelial cells, nucleus may be absent, no neutrophils, majority of erythrocytes. (superficial cells dominate > 90%, clear background, few WBC's) |
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| What do we see phyically in Metestrus? |
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Definition
| decreased vulvar swelling, decreased discharge, no longer attracts of accepts males. |
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| What do we see microscopically in metestrus? |
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Definition
| cornified and noncornified cells, debris, no erythrocytes, may be neutrophils and bacteria. (Superficial and intermediate cells 50|50) |
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| What is another name for metestrus? |
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Definition
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| How long does metestrus last? |
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Definition
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| How long does anestrus last? |
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Definition
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| How long does proestrus last? |
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Definition
| 4 to 13 days, average 9 days |
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| How long does estrus last? |
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Definition
| 4-13 days, average 9 days |
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Term
| What animals do not have an estrus cycle? |
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Definition
| Primates, they have a menstual cycle. (Like we don't know about that) |
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Term
| What are the main differences in feline estrus as opposed to canine? |
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Definition
| No vaginal swelling, no erythrocytes present at any time, may be some pink\white discharge. |
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Term
| What are the steps in the changes in a vaginal sqamous epthielial cell during the estrous cycle? |
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Definition
| 1- Parabasal epithelial 2- small intermediate(larger, more cytoplasm), 3-large intermediate( even more fried egg looking) 4- Superficial(nucleus becomes pyknotic) 5- superficial(anuclear- no nucleus) |
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Definition
| Inflammation of vagina or uterus. |
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