Animal Checks Flashcards
What is ‘normal’ behaviour in Dogs and Cats? 🐶
Being alert and observing their surroundings. They’re also responsive to sounds.
What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Dogs and Cats? 🐶
- Hissing
- Growling
- Showing whites of eyes
- Bared Teeth
What are the signs of ‘stress’ in Dogs and Cats? 🐶
- Panting
- Salivating
- Shedding
- Lip licking
- Hiding
- Avoiding eye contact
- Low body posture
What are signs of ‘normal’ behaviour in Rabbits? 🐇
To be responsive to sound and their surroundings
What are the signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Rabbits? 🐇
- Withdrawing from group
- Lethargy
- Being unresponsive
What are signs of ‘stress’ in rabbits? 🐇
- Enlarged eyes
- Showing whites of eyes
- Tense posture
- Ears laid back
- Growling/squeaking
- Rapid breathing
- Flinching
What does lethargic mean?
Sluggish and tired
What are signs of ‘normal’ behaviour in Goats? 🐐
- Grazing
- Chewing the cud
- Being responsive
What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Goats? 🐐
- Lethargic
- Loss of appetite
- Being vocal
- Withdrawing from herd
What are signs of ‘stress’ in Goats? 🐐
- Increased butting
- Increased bleating
- Stomping hooves
- Withdrawal from herd
What does ‘chewing the cud’ mean?
- 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
What are signs of ‘normal’ behaviour in Chickens? 🐔
- Moving around
- Scratching the ground
- Dust bathing
- Eating
- Responsive to sounds
What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Chickens? 🐔
- Lethargic
- Loss of Appetite
- Excessive vocalisation
- Withdrawing from flock
What are the signs of ‘stress’ in Chickens? 🐔
- Loud noises
- Pacing
- Loss of appetite
- Aggression
- Feather plucking
What is ‘normal’ behaviour for Bearded Dragons? 🦎
- Responsive to movement
- Laying under heat lamps
- Moving around the enclosure to THERMOREGULATE
What does ‘THERMOREGULATE’ mean and why is it important for Bearded Dragons? 🦎
- Cannot maintain their body temperature
- It’s when they sit under a heated lamp
What are signs of ‘I’ll health’ in Bearded Dragons? 🦎
- Mouth gaping open (they’re overheating)
- Changes in behaviour
- Hissing or puffing in defence
What are signs of ‘stress’ in Bearded Dragons? 🦎
- Loss of appetite
- Lower levels of activity
- Lethargic
- Lots of shedding skin
- Increased aggression
What are sings of healthy urine in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits and Goats? 🚽
- Light yellow colour in Dogs, Cats and Goats
- Light yellow or dark orange in Rabbits
What are signs of unhealthy urine in Dogs, Cats, Rabbits and Goats?
- Blood or pus in urine 🩸
Chickens and Bearded Dragons don’t past urine, what do they pass?
URATES
combination of urine and poo
What are the 4 C’s of testing dog poo? 💩
- Colour
- Consistency
- Coating
- Contents
What does Brown dog poo indicate?
A happy, healthy dog
What does Green dog poo mean?
Could mean they’re eating too much grass and feel sick
What does Black poo in dogs mean?
Caused by bleeding in stomach or intestines
What does Red streaks in dog poo mean?
Indicates bleeding
What does Yellow dog poo mean?
Indicates problems with the liver, pancreas and gallbladder
What does White spots in dog poo mean?
Means they could have worms
What does healthy goats poo look like? 🐐
- Small, well-rounded dark brown balls
What does unhealthy goats poo look like? 🐐
- Loose and pale in colour
What are signs of unhealthy poo in Rabbits?
- Small droppings = dehydration
- Irregular shape = dehydration or disease
- Soft stools = disease or stress
- Diarrhoea = ill-health
What are caecotrophs and why are they important to Rabbits? 🐇
- It’s partially digested food
- Contains essential vitamins and protein
Signs of healthy eyes in animals? 👀
- Clear, bright and round
Signs of unhealthy eyes in dogs, cats, rabbits, goats and chickens? 👀
- Visible discharge
- Visible third eyelid
- Cloudy appearance
- Bloodshot appearance
What are unhealthy eyes in Bearded Dragons? 👀
- Scales stuck on eyelids
- Swelling or droopy eyes
What is the purpose of a third eyelid?
- To provide protection
What are healthy ears in dogs, cats, rabbits and goats? 👂🏼
- Moveable and responsive to sound
- Clean ears
- Warm to touch
Signs of unhealthy ears in dogs, cats, rabbits and goats? 👂🏼
- Waxy ears
- Unresponsive to sound
- Showing signs of ear mites
What are signs of unhealthy ears in Chickens and Bearded Dragons? 👂🏼
- Blockage and damage to the membrane
Signs of a healthy nose in animals? 👃🏼
Dogs, Cats and Goats = moist to touch
Rabbits = dry, twitching nose
Chickens and Bearded Dragons = clean and free from discharge
Signs of an unhealthy nose in animals? 👃🏼
Dogs, Cats and Goats = dry and cracked
Chickens and Bearded Dragons = thin with stringy mucus
In all animals = discharge
Signs of a healthy mouth and teeth in animals? 👄
- All teeth are present
- Gums are pink and healthy
Signs of unhealthy mouth and teeth? 👄
- Damaged/missing teeth
- Overgrown teeth or chipped
- Foul smelling breath
- Drooling
- Red gums
- Tartar buildup
Signs of good coat, fur and skin in animals?
- Full and glossy
- Elasticity
- No visible bumps, cuts or lumps
- No redness of the skin
Poor signs of coat, fur and skin in animals?
- Dull, greasy, patchy and bald patches
- Flaky skin and redness
- Swellings, cuts and abrasions
