Critical care Of The Sick Neonatal Kitten

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2. What is a reasonable course of action for this kitten?

3. Where is the best place to sample blood from a neonatal kitten?

4. For Question 4: A kitten presents to the hospital for evaluation of excessive urination.  The caretaker has been hand-raising the kitten and feels that the volume of urine from this kitten is at least twice that produced by the other kittens in the litter.  The kitten is 5 days old and weighs approximately 50 g.  The caretaker is concerned that he is not eating quite as well today as he has previously but the kitten is the same size as its littermates.  The caretaker brought in a urine sample and you perform a urinalysis:             Urine specific gravity= 1.007             Protein 2+             Glucose 1+             Ketone negative             Sediment examination: No cells noted, no crystals noted   What could the urinalysis results indicate?

5. Which correctly describes the landmark indicating the most distal point for nasogastric tube placement?

6. For Questions 5 and 6: You decide to also perform a chemistry and PCV/TP on the kitten.  The PCV/TP= 37%/3.0.  The chemistry panel indicates that the BUN is 60 and the creatinine is 1.0.  The ALT and ALP are within the reference ranges.  What does this bloodwork tell you about this kitten?

7. Which of the following statements is true about orogastric tube feeding in a kitten?

8. Which of the following things indicate normal development in a neonatal kitten?

9. Which of the following is NOT a common cause of neonatal death?

10. You have a kitten that weighs 220 gm and is seven days old.  You would like to administer fluids to him to improve his estimated 8% dehydration.  What is the best way to administer the fluids?

11. Using the same kitten as described in question #7, calculate the fluid rate for the next 12 hours' time, ensuring that the kitten is no longer dehydrated at the end of the 12 hours.