Chapter 18 - Cats & Dogs

Question 1

hepatic lipidosis

Answer 1

excess fat in liver of cats

Question 2

induced ovulator

Answer 2

species that ovulates only as a result of sexual activity

Question 3

polydactyly

Answer 3

more digits than normal

Question 4

angora

Answer 4

long fur - cats

Question 5

brindle

Answer 5

black + other colour fur, mixed uniformly

Question 6

calico

Answer 6

black, orange, white cats

Question 7

mackerel tabby

Answer 7

2 toned cat with stripes

Question 8

ruddy

Answer 8

orange-brown with dark brown ticks

Question 9

self

Answer 9

one-colour

Question 10

tabby

Answer 10

2 colours, can be spots or strips

Question 11

ticked coat

Answer 11

darker colours on tips of each hair

Question 12

tortoiseshell

Answer 12

blotched orange + black

Question 13

ad libitum feeding

Answer 13

food available at all times

AKA free choice

Question 14

allogrooming

Answer 14

social grooming

Question 15

bloom

Answer 15

sheen of coat

Question 16

brush

Answer 16

tail of long-haired cat

Question 17

digest

Answer 17

flavoring agent in pet food from digesting animal tissue with enzymes

Question 18

fancier

Answer 18

person who purebreeds

Question 19

food hopper

Answer 19

food-storing device that drops into dish as consumed

Question 20

gloves

Answer 20

white paws

Question 21

guaranteed analysis

Answer 21

nutrient info on commercial food

Question 22

head halter

Answer 22

doesn’t apply pressure to throat like choke chain, but gives owner control

Question 23

limit feeding

Answer 23

only feeding at given time

Question 24

mask

Answer 24

darker colouring around eyes

Question 25

natural breed

Answer 25

from nature, not human selection

Question 26

net quality statement

Answer 26

amount of food present in feed container

Question 27

pet quality

Answer 27

shows characteristic of breed but not good enough to be sold as a show/breeding animal

Question 28

points

Answer 28

colour of nose, ears, tail, feet

Question 29

ruff

Answer 29

hair around neck

Question 30

sexing

Answer 30

determining sex of young animals

Question 31

staunch

Answer 31

strong and steady while on point

Question 32

steatitis

Answer 32

inflammation of fat AKA yellow fat disease feeding cats too much oily fish

Question 33

tie

Answer 33

dogs stick together while mating

Question 34

throwback

Answer 34

showing traits from ancestors that hasn't been expressed for few generations

Question 35

topknot

Answer 35

tuft on top of head

Question 36

undercoat

Answer 36

dense soft short hair beneath long coarse guard hairs

Question 37

unthrifty

Answer 37

not thriving

Question 38

canine adenovirus 2

Answer 38

upper respiratory disease signs

Question 39

canine distemper

Answer 39

associated with respiratory, digestive, muscular, and neurologic signs

Question 40

canine hepatitis

Answer 40

adenovirus 1 ocular (“blue eye”), abdominal, and liver signs

Question 41

canine herpesvirus

Answer 41

associated with listlessness, nasal discharge, rash, neurologic signs, and death

Question 42

canine parainfluenza

Answer 42

contributes to upper respiratory infections and causes subclinical bronchitis

Question 43

canine parvovirus

Answer 43

severe diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and leukopenia

Question 44

coronavirus

Answer 44

gastrointestinal disease in dogs and gastrointestinal and systemic disease in cats that is usually spread through contaminated feces; known as feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in cats

Question 45

crotalus atrox toxoid

Answer 45

toxin from the Western diamondback rattlesnake used in dogs to reduce morbidity and mortality due to envenomation by this snake

Question 46

feline calicivirus

Answer 46

picorna- virus infection in felines that is associated with upper respiratory and ocular infection

Question 47

feline chlamydia

Answer 47

bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly known as Chlamydia psittaci) that is associated with upper respiratory and ocular infections

Question 48

feline immunodeficiency virus

Answer 48

lentivirus infection in felines that initially presents with fever and lymphadenopathy that over a long period of time progresses to a wide range of clinical signs such as anemia, lethargy, weight loss, and secondary infections; abbreviated FIV.

Question 49

feline infectious peritonitis

Answer 49

coronavirus infection in felines that is characterized by an insidious onset, fever, and weight loss

Question 50

feline leukemia

Answer 50

feline retrovirus that may produce elevated numbers of abnormal leukocytes, immune suppression, cancer,

Question 51

feline panleukopenia virus

Answer 51

parvovirus infection of felines that is associated with fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and a decrease in all types of white blood cells AKA distemper

Question 52

feline rhinotracheitis virus

Answer 52

herpesvirus infection in felines that is associated with upper respiratory and ocular infections.

Question 53

giardia lamblia

Answer 53

protozoan that may cause asymptomatic disease or cause diarrhea in dogs and cats

Question 54

infectious tracheobronchitis

Answer 54

upper respiratory infection caused by bacterium that makes severe hacking cough AKA kennel cough

Question 55

leptospirosis

Answer 55

bacterial disease; signs include renal failure, jaundice, fever, and abortion.

Question 56

lyme disease

Answer 56

transported by a tick vector; associated with fever, anorexia, joint disorders, and occasionally neurologic signs

Question 57

rabies virus

Answer 57

fatal zoonotic rhabdovirus infection of all warm-blooded animals that causes neurologic signs; transmitted by a bite or infected body fluid