Nutrition Final Flashcards
Define Stage 4 dental disease
Greater than 50% of tooth’s attachments are lost
Define Stage 3 dental disease
25% - 50% of tooth’s supporting structure is lost
What are symptoms of Stomatitis?
Halitosis, pain, tissue ulcerations, extensive plaque, drooling, inappetence, weight loss, inflamed gingiva
Define VOHC
Veterinary Oral Health Council
What condition is caused by a lack of digestive enzymes being produced?
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
What condition is caused by an overproduction of digestive enzymes?
Pancreatitis
What condition is a hereditary pruritic skin disease?
Atopic Dermatitis
Why are owners concerned with pet obesity?
Increase exercise intolerance, less able to endure hot weather, less able to fight off infection, Increased risk of skin disease, high blood-pressure, increased risk for arthritis and joint disease, shorter life-span, reduced QOL
Why are Vet professionals concerned with pet obesity?
Difficultly with auscultation, palpation, venipuncture, restraint, dosing, using too much anesthetic, patient positioning, DVM needing to get around fat, reduced lung function, decreased liver function, greater wound infection risk
Define Hydrolyzed Protein
A protein chain that has been broken down into smaller, unrecognizable parts.
Define Novel Protein
A protein source the pet has never been exposed to
How do food allergies present?
Itchiness, GI upset, weight loss, hyperactivity, irritability
Define Halitosis
Bad Breath
How is regurgitation different from vomiting?
Regurgitation is the passive expulsion of material from the esophagus, where vomiting is expulsion of contents in stomach and upper small intestines, requires active abdominal contractions
Where on a BCS chart would an obese pet fall?
5/5 or 8-9/9
