Terminology

Question 1

Trichobezoar

Answer 1

Furball

Question 2

Tenesmus

Answer 2

Straining or difficult to pass faeces

Question 3

Inappetence

Answer 3

Loss of appetite

Question 4

Olfactory impairment

Answer 4

Loss of smell can cause inappetence especially in cats.

Question 5

Dysphagia

Answer 5

Difficultly in eating

Question 6

Haemetemesis

Answer 6

Blood in vomit

Question 7

Stercoraceous

Answer 7

Faeces in vomit

Question 8

Haemoatochezia

Answer 8

Fresh blood in faeces indicating lower gi bleeding.

Question 9

Caecotrophs

Answer 9

Pellet of food which is produced by means of digestion and explusion through the anus.

Question 10

Enteritis

Answer 10

Intesinal inflammation

Question 11

Ileitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of lower portion of small intestine. Wet tail in hamsters.

Question 12

Urates

Answer 12

Urine waste materials of birds, reptiles and amphibians

Question 13

Salmonella spp

Answer 13

Gram negative bacterium found in lower intestine, some stereotypes are zoonotic via birds and reptiles.