Companion Animal Industry

Question 1

cat brought into practice?

Answer 1

legal to keep for 7 days and advertise it
after that, you can rehome it

Question 2

NTCSs?

Answer 2

non-traditional companion animals

Question 3

dog breed groups?

Answer 3

gun, hound, pastoral, terrier, toy, utility, working, dangerous

Question 4

gun dogs, divided into 4 categories, what are they?

Answer 4

retrievers, spaniels, hunt/point/retrieve, pointers and setters

Question 5

hounds?

Answer 5

Originally used for hunting by scent/sight

Question 6

scent hounds?

Answer 6

beagle and bloodhound

Question 7

sight hounds?

Answer 7

greyhounds

Question 8

pastoral?

Answer 8

herding dogs associated with working cattle, sheep, reindeer etc.

Question 9

pastoral dog coat?

Answer 9

usually have a weatherproof double coat to protect it from the elements when working in severe conditions e.g border collie, german shepherd

Question 10

terriers?

Answer 10

originally bred for hunting vermin
e.g. fox, badger, rat and otter above and below ground

Question 11

gestation period for dogs?

Answer 11

63 days

Question 12

whelping, 3 stages?

Answer 12

starts contractions
delivery of puppy
delivery of placenta

Question 13

whelping duration?

Answer 13

between 2 and 24 hours

Question 14

signs of whelping?

Answer 14

of food, temp drops, licking genitals within 24 hours prior

Question 15

how long does it take for eyes to open after newborn puppy?

Answer 15

10 days

Question 16

how long does it take for ears to open from a newborn puppy?

Answer 16

14 days

Question 17

socialisation period for puppy?

Answer 17

from birth up to 16 weeks

Question 18

foreign cat breeds?

Answer 18

abyssinian
bengal
cornish rex
devon rex
sphynx

Question 19

oriental cat breed group?

Answer 19

oriental and siamese

Question 20

persian and burmese cat breeds?

Answer 20

persian
burmese, tonkinese

Question 21

persians?

Answer 21

matted fur and eye discharge

Question 22

british cat breeds groups?

Answer 22

british shorthair
british longhair
manx

Question 23

cat breeds - semi - longhair group?

Answer 23

birman, ragdoll, maine coon, norweigan forest cat

Question 24

raw diet for cats?

Answer 24

saliva can become infectious, then the cat licks themselves, sheds coat around house and can likely affect owners too

Question 25

when can you start handling kitten?

Answer 25

2 weeks

Question 26

when can you start handling puppies?

Answer 26

3 weeks

Question 27

when does weaning begin for a kitten?

Answer 27

between 3-4 weeks of age

Question 28

6 months of age, bodyweight?

Answer 28

most cats reach 75% bodyweight and fully grown at one year
exception for maine coon and norweigan forest as they can normally take up to 2-3 years to be fully grown

Question 29

multi cat household?

Answer 29

make sure each cat has a separate area to go to to be solitary

Question 30

catnip?

Answer 30

cats can become hyperactive, sleepy, drooling basically they’re as high as a kite

Question 31

cat vaccinations?

Answer 31

• Kitten vaccination from 8-9 weeks (2 vaccinations, 3-4 weeks apart)
• Annual cat Vaccination/check up
• Covers: feline infectious enteritis, feline herpes virus (cat flu), feline calicivirus (cat flu),
  + feline leukaemia virus (outdoor)

Question 32

queen?

Answer 32

female cat

Question 33

tom?

Answer 33

male cat

Question 34

middening?

Answer 34

defacating

Question 35

queening/kittening?

Answer 35

giving birth to kittens

Question 36

feral?

Answer 36

a wild, non-domesticated cat

Question 37

moggy?

Answer 37

mixed breed, cross bred or random bred cat, one which is not pedigreed or pure bred

Question 38

stopping?

Answer 38

dragging claws against a rough surface to sharpen claws/remove old outer sheath