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Animal Checks Flashcards

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What is ‘normal’ behaviour in Dogs and Cats? 🐶

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Being alert and observing their surroundings. They’re also responsive to sounds.

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What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Dogs and Cats? 🐶

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  • Hissing
  • Growling
  • Showing whites of eyes
  • Bared Teeth
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What are the signs of ‘stress’ in Dogs and Cats? 🐶

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  • Panting
  • Salivating
  • Shedding
  • Lip licking
  • Hiding
  • Avoiding eye contact
  • Low body posture
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What are signs of ‘normal’ behaviour in Rabbits? 🐇

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To be responsive to sound and their surroundings

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What are the signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Rabbits? 🐇

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  • Withdrawing from group
  • Lethargy
  • Being unresponsive
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What are signs of ‘stress’ in rabbits? 🐇

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  • Enlarged eyes
  • Showing whites of eyes
  • Tense posture
  • Ears laid back
  • Growling/squeaking
  • Rapid breathing
  • Flinching
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What does lethargic mean?

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Sluggish and tired

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What are signs of ‘normal’ behaviour in Goats? 🐐

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  • Grazing
  • Chewing the cud
  • Being responsive
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What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Goats? 🐐

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  • Lethargic
  • Loss of appetite
  • Being vocal
  • Withdrawing from herd
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What are signs of ‘stress’ in Goats? 🐐

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  • Increased butting
  • Increased bleating
  • Stomping hooves
  • Withdrawal from herd
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What does ‘chewing the cud’ mean?

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  • It is a part of there digestive system
  • It is food that has been returned by the stomach to be chewed up again
  • Also called RUMINATION
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What are signs of ‘normal’ behaviour in Chickens? 🐔

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  • Moving around
  • Scratching the ground
  • Dust bathing
  • Eating
  • Responsive to sounds
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What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Chickens? 🐔

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  • Lethargic
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Excessive vocalisation
  • Withdrawing from flock
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What are the signs of ‘stress’ in Chickens? 🐔

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  • Loud noises
  • Pacing
  • Loss of appetite
  • Aggression
  • Feather plucking
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What is ‘normal’ behaviour for Bearded Dragons? 🦎

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  • Responsive to movement
  • Laying under heat lamps
  • Moving around the enclosure to THERMOREGULATE
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What does ‘THERMOREGULATE’ mean and why is it important for Bearded Dragons? 🦎

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  • Cannot maintain their body temperature
  • It’s when they sit under a heated lamp
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What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Bearded Dragons? 🦎

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  • Mouth gaping open (they’re overheating)
  • Changes in behaviour
  • Hissing or puffing in defence
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What are signs of ‘stress’ in Bearded Dragons? 🦎

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  • Loss of appetite
  • Lower levels of activity
  • Lethargic
  • Lots of shedding skin
  • Increased aggression
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What are sings of healthy urine in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits and Goats? 🚽

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  • Light yellow colour in Dogs, Cats and Goats
  • Light yellow or dark orange in Rabbits
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What are signs of unhealthy urine in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits and Goats?

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  • Blood or pus in urine 🩸
21
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Chickens and Bearded Dragons don’t past urine, what do they pass?

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URATES
combination of urine and poo

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What are the 4 C’s of testing dog poo? 💩

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  1. Colour
  2. Consistency
  3. Coating
  4. Contents
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What does Brown dog poo indicate?

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A happy, healthy dog

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What does Green dog poo mean?

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Could mean they’re eating too much grass and feel sick

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What does Black poo in dogs mean?

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Caused by bleeding in stomach or intestines

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What does Red streaks in dog poo mean?

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Indicates bleeding

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What does Yellow dog poo mean?

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Indicates problems with the liver, pancreas and gallbladder

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What does White spots in dog poo mean?

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Means they could have worms

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What does healthy goats poo look like? 🐐

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  • Small, well-rounded dark brown balls
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What does unhealthy goats poo look like? 🐐

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  • Loose and pale in colour
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What are signs of unhealthy poo in Rabbits?

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  • Small droppings = dehydration
  • Irregular shape = dehydration or disease
  • Soft stools = disease or stress
  • Diarrhoea = ill-health
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What are caecotrophs and why are they important to Rabbits? 🐇

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  • It’s partially digested food
  • Contains essential vitamins and protein
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Signs of healthy eyes in animals? 👀

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  • Clear, bright and round
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Signs of unhealthy eyes in dogs, cats, rabbits, goats and chickens? 👀

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  • Visible discharge
  • Visible third eyelid
  • Cloudy appearance
  • Bloodshot appearance
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What are unhealthy eyes in Bearded Dragons? 👀

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  • Scales stuck on eyelids
  • Swelling or droopy eyes
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What is the purpose of a third eyelid?

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  • To provide protection
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What are healthy ears in dogs, cats, rabbits and goats? 👂🏼

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  • Moveable and responsive to sound
  • Clean ears
  • Warm to touch
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Signs of unhealthy ears in dogs, cats, rabbits and goats? 👂🏼

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  • Waxy ears
  • Unresponsive to sound
  • Showing signs of ear mites
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What are signs of unhealthy ears in Chickens and Bearded Dragons? 👂🏼

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  • Blockage and damage to the membrane
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Signs of a healthy nose in animals? 👃🏼

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Dogs, Cats and Goats = moist to touch
Rabbits = dry, twitching nose
Chickens and Bearded Dragons = clean and free from discharge

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Signs of an unhealthy nose in animals? 👃🏼

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Dogs, Cats and Goats = dry and cracked
Chickens and Bearded Dragons = thin with stringy mucus
In all animals = discharge

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Signs of a healthy mouth and teeth in animals? 👄

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  • All teeth are present
  • Gums are pink and healthy
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Signs of unhealthy mouth and teeth? 👄

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  • Damaged/missing teeth
  • Overgrown teeth or chipped
  • Foul smelling breath
  • Drooling
  • Red gums
  • Tartar buildup
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Signs of good coat, fur and skin in animals?

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  • Full and glossy
  • Elasticity
  • No visible bumps, cuts or lumps
  • No redness of the skin
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Poor signs of coat, fur and skin in animals?

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  • Dull, greasy, patchy and bald patches
  • Flaky skin and redness
  • Swellings, cuts and abrasions

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