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19 Cards in this Set
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Geriatric Animals
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larger dogs - 5-6 years smaller dogs -7-8 years |
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Reasons Why Pets Get Disowned?
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-financial (lower income) -moving -pet is aggressive -pet gets really sick, owner can't pay for treatment -owner gets bored of animal |
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"Rhinitus" = ?
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= Inflammation of the nasal cavity
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"Wet Tail" is the inflammation of what?
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Camblylofactor infection (very contagious), isolate animals, can lead to death, use fluid therapy and antibiotics right away. [issue of the GI tract/small intestines].
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Born Altricial means?
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= Born "helpless," as opposed to being born precocious |
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true or false: fur slip is an unnatural mechanism of defense?
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false, it is a natural defense
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Why is it that overall pets are living longer nowadays?
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- genetic breeding or selective breeding, and disease resistance. - seen more as a member of the family - medical advances keeping them healthier longer - more animals in the population (general increase) |
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Unwanted Horse Coalition, what do they do?
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- inform about longterm responcibilites of horse ownership - educate options - facilities that will aid |
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how many puppies/kittens born kin the US each day?
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= 70,000
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Zeuterin is used for what?
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= neutering and spaying (99.9% effective) 60 day injectible |
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damage from free radicals consists of?
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- DNA damage -- >mutations, no protein, more problems - antagonistic pleiotropy |
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larger or smaller species live longer?
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longer species in general (but smaller within species)
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plaque is the buildup of what?
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= saliva/ food/ etc.
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"calculus" is what? (*AVS, not math)
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"tartar" - minerals accumulating 9calcium and phosphorus)
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seasonally polyestrous animals means every ____ days for rodents?
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once every 32-42 days
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another name for pregnancy period is what?
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"Gestation Period"
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Which is the domestic species of chinchilla? Laniger or Brevicaudata? |
Laniger
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"Penile Rings" on rodents cause what?
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= cause Necrosis; can't retract the penis, so you(lubricate area, roll it off)
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Where are chinchillas naturally found?
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in the desert
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