Being An Antibiotic Watchdog

1. Animal sheltering can become the "Perfect Storm" for setting animals up for disease because:

Large number of high risk animals co-mingling

Poor facility design

Untrained personnel making medical decisions

All of the above

2. Many times antibiotics don't work in the shelter because:

Improper selection of an antibiotic

The infection was a viral infection and not responsive to an antibiotic

Failure to address compounding factors such as stress or husbandry

All of the above

3. Gastrointestinal signs can be a side effect of antibiotic usage.

True

False

4. Routine use of prophylactic antibiotics should never be used as a replacement for good animal health care.

True

False

5. Daily rounds are an important health care protocol in shelters.

True

False

6. Other therapeutic options that can be considered prior to antibiotic usage include:

Housing high risk animals off-site

Separate animals by species

Bathe the animal daily several times a day

Both (a) and (b)

7. Culture and Sensitivity or PCR results aid in the selection of antimicrobials when clinically relevant.

True

False

8. Antibiotics should only be used when clinically appropriate.

True

False

9. A good reason for putting an animal on an antibiotic may include which of the following?

The animal seems ill, so why not give it a try

The cage next door has animals with runny noses

The animal had a culture and sensitivity test done on an unusual illness

None of the above

10. You don't have to worry about the disposal of antibiotics because the environment doesn't matter.

True

False

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