Assignment #1

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1) Is the canine cervix palpable on digital vaginal examination? Give two (2) facts to support your answer.

2) Explain, in your own words, how to collect and stain a vaginal cytology specimen.

3) You see a 2 year old spayed female Schipperke for the complaint of bloody vulvar discharge of 5 days duration. Vaginal cytology is 90% cornified with no PMNs. This dog is under the influence of what hormone? Name one (1) differential for this problem in this spayed dog.

4) REVIEW QUESTION: In your own words, describe normal histology of the canine uterus, cervix, and vaginal during anestrus. Where are the goblet cells located and why is this clinically significant? Is the vagina of the bitch contractile? Why or why not?

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